Inbound Account Executive - Hospitality

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Lightspeed is looking for an Account Executive to join our Hospitality sales team. Ideally, you will be based in Toronto or Montreal, where you’ll collaborate closely with your teammates in a flexible hybrid environment.

In this role, you will help restaurants across North America discover how Lightspeed can power and grow their business.

You’ll work primarily with qualified inbound leads, running product demonstrations, understanding the operational needs of restaurant owners, and guiding prospects through the full sales process.

This is an excellent opportunity for a SaaS Account Executive who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment, running demos, and helping customers adopt technology that improves their business.

If you enjoy sales, technology, and working with entrepreneurs in the hospitality industry, this could be the perfect role for you.

What you’ll be doing:

Manage and follow up with qualified inbound leads generated by our marketing and SDR teams

Run product demonstrations via video calls and screen sharing for prospective restaurant customers

Understand the operational needs of restaurant owners and recommend the right Lightspeed solution

Guide prospects through the full sales cycle from demo to close

Collaborate closely with Sales Development Representatives (SDRs) to coordinate demos and opportunities

Work with internal stakeholders on pricing and deal structuring when required

Maintain accurate deal progression and pipeline management in Salesforce

Achieve and exceed monthly and quarterly sales targets

Support new customers through the initial stages of onboarding and go-live

What you need to bring:

2–4 years of sales experience, ideally in SaaS or technology sales

Experience running product demonstrations or consultative sales conversations

Strong communication and presentation skills

Ability to manage multiple opportunities in a high-volume sales environment

A proactive mindset with strong ownership and accountability

Curiosity and a willingness to continuously learn and improve

Excellent written and spoken English

As a global company with employees and clients outside of Quebec, fluency in English as a working language is required for this position.

And a little bit of…

Experience selling SaaS or software solutions

Experience selling to SMB customers

Experience in the hospitality or restaurant industry

Familiarity with POS, payments, or business management software

Experience using Salesforce or similar CRM platforms

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• You’ll enjoy:

A flexible work environment that empowers you to do your best work

A culture that celebrates performance

The chance to make an impact in a team that’s big enough for career growth, but lean enough to make your voice heard

Career-defining opportunities

Plus benefits designed to keep you happy, healthy and fulfilled.

Flexible paid time off and remote work policies

Equity options, because this is your company too

Contributions to your pension plan. Your future matters

Training opportunities to grow your skills and career

Health and wellness credit so you feel your best

Time off to volunteer and give back to your community

Interest groups, employee led networks, social committees to sponsored sports teams

Computer purchase program to get your personal Macbook

Enhanced parental leave to support growing families

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• At Lightspeed, your growth is our priority. We invest in you with continuous learning opportunities, global mobility and benefits designed to support you—all within a driven, diverse and inclusive team that’s passionate about empowering our communities.

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Lightspeed is a proud equal opportunity employer and we are committed to creating an inclusive and barrier-free workplace. Lightspeed welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

Where to from here?

Obviously, this has to be mutually beneficial: we want you to step into a role you love, and we want to offer you a place you’re proud to come to every day. For a glimpse into our world check out our career page here .

Lightspeed is building communities through commerce, and we need people from all backgrounds and lived experiences to do that. We were founded in 2005, in Montreal’s gay village and our original members were all part of the LGBTQ+ community. The ethos of our business has been about inclusion from the very beginning, and we strive to provide a workplace where everyone belongs.

Who we are:

Powering the businesses that are the backbone of the global economy, Lightspeed's one-stop commerce platform helps merchants innovate to simplify, scale, and provide exceptional customer experiences. Our cloud commerce solution transforms and unifies online and physical operations, multichannel sales, expansion to new locations, global payments, financial solutions, and connection to supplier networks.

Founded in Montréal, Canada in 2005, Lightspeed is dual-listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: LSPD) and Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: LSPD). With teams across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific, the company serves retail, hospitality, and golf businesses in over 100 countries.

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