Account Executive, APAC

What you’ll do

• Develop deep product expertise and help prospects evaluate and adopt Linear
• Build and own the APAC pipeline end-to-end; consistently exceed quarterly targets
• Partner closely across time zones with Sales, CS, Product, and Engineering to surface customer insights and shape product priorities
• Serve as the voice of the APAC customer internally, identifying blockers to adoption or scale
• Help build the foundation of Linear’s sales motion in APAC—playbooks, processes, tooling, regional feedback loops
• Represent Linear in the region as an ambassador of our craft-driven, customer-obsessed culture

What we’re looking for

• 4+ years in a quota-carrying SaaS sales role
• Experience selling to technical audiences (engineering, product, IT); extra credit for developer tools or collaboration platforms
• Proven success driving net-new business in a new or emerging market
• Comfort operating in a fast-moving startup environment; highly autonomous, resourceful, and proactive
• Strong discovery skills and ability to articulate value and ROI to executive buyers
• Excellent written and verbal communication and product demo skills
• Ability to work across global time zones and collaborate asynchronously
• Bilingual proficiency preferred; English and at least one major Asian language (e.g. Japanese, Korean)