Application Guide

How to Apply for Enterprise Account Executive

at Klir

🏢 About Klir

Klir is a unique integrated water solution company focused on making utility operations safer, compliant, and ecologically friendly. Unlike generic SaaS companies, Klir operates in the critical infrastructure sector, directly impacting public health and environmental sustainability. Working here means contributing to modernizing essential water utilities while being part of a growth-stage company with a clear mission.

About This Role

As an Enterprise Account Executive at Klir, you'll own approximately 60 strategic water utility accounts across the US, responsible for building multi-year relationships and closing six- to seven-figure deals. This role directly impacts how water utilities operate by driving modernization, compliance, and efficiency initiatives through complex enterprise sales cycles. You'll be orchestrating deal teams and shaping enterprise solutions that materially shift utility operations.

💡 A Day in the Life

A typical day involves strategizing on key account plans for water utilities, conducting deep-dive discovery calls with multiple stakeholders across a utility organization, and collaborating with BDRs on targeted outreach campaigns. You'll spend time orchestrating internal deal teams, preparing for executive sponsor meetings, and developing compelling business cases that align with utility modernization and compliance initiatives.

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🎯 Who Klir Is Looking For

  • Has 5+ years of experience selling six-figure SaaS deals specifically to regulated industries or public sector clients, with proven success in long, complex enterprise sales cycles
  • Demonstrates exceptional ability to multithread across senior leadership (GM/AGM level) in politically complex environments with group decision-making processes
  • Has carried a $1M+ quota successfully and can provide specific examples of navigating regulated industry sales with compliance-focused buyers
  • Thrives in growth-stage environments, is self-directed and resilient, with experience orchestrating cross-functional teams including Product, SE, and Customer Success

📝 Tips for Applying to Klir

1

Quantify your six-figure SaaS deal experience with specific metrics: include average deal size, quota attainment percentages, and examples of regulated industry sales

2

Highlight your water utility or critical infrastructure experience prominently - if you've sold to utilities before, make this the centerpiece of your application

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Demonstrate your multithreading capability by describing specific instances where you navigated complex organizational structures with multiple decision-makers

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Show your understanding of Klir's specific value proposition by referencing how their integrated water solution addresses compliance, efficiency, and modernization challenges

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Include examples of how you've worked with BDRs to build pipeline from scratch and maintained disciplined pipeline hygiene in previous roles

✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter

['Your specific experience selling to regulated industries or public sector clients, particularly water utilities if applicable', 'Examples of navigating complex, multi-year enterprise sales cycles with six- to seven-figure deals', "How you've successfully multithreaded across senior leadership in politically complex environments", 'Your approach to building strategic account plans for long-term relationship development with high-value clients']

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🔍 Research Before Applying

To stand out, make sure you've researched:

  • → Klir's specific integrated water solution components and how they differ from competitors in the water utility software space
  • → Current challenges facing US water utilities (aging infrastructure, compliance regulations, modernization initiatives)
  • → Klir's customer case studies and how their solutions have impacted specific utility operations
  • → The company's growth trajectory and recent funding rounds or strategic partnerships

💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics

Based on this role, you may be asked about:

1 Walk me through your most complex six-figure SaaS deal in a regulated industry and how you navigated the sales cycle
2 How would you approach building relationships across senior leadership, IT, mid-management, and operator teams at a water utility?
3 Describe your experience working with BDRs to build pipeline from scratch and maintain forecasting accuracy
4 How do you build compelling business cases focused on modernization, compliance, efficiency, and risk reduction for utility clients?
5 Tell us about a time you had to orchestrate a cross-functional deal team including Product, SE, and Customer Success
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⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid

  • Applying with only B2C or small business SaaS experience without demonstrating enterprise sales complexity
  • Failing to show regulated industry or public sector sales experience when it's strongly preferred
  • Presenting generic sales accomplishments without specific metrics around six-figure deals and $1M+ quota attainment

📅 Application Timeline

This position is open until filled. However, we recommend applying as soon as possible as roles at mission-driven organizations tend to fill quickly.

Typical hiring timeline:

1

Application Review

1-2 weeks

2

Initial Screening

Phone call or written assessment

3

Interviews

1-2 rounds, usually virtual

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