Commercial Account Executive

1 Hour ago • 3 Years + • $140,000 PA - $215,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Commercial Account Executive, you will be responsible for sourcing and closing new business within a designated territory. This role involves navigating complex organizational structures, identifying executive sponsors, and understanding customer business objectives to drive sales. You'll collaborate with internal teams, deliver revenue targets, and develop sales strategies. The role requires a data-driven approach to create ROI reports and manage Proof of Concepts. Key responsibilities include building relationships with C-level executives and demonstrating a technical product.

Must have:

3+ years of closing sales experience.
Ability to pitch and demonstrate a technical product.
Experience closing complex deals.
Experience building new territories.
Experience selling to C-level executives.
Knowledge of software and integrations.
Experience selling SaaS solutions.
Experience working with teammates.
Experience with sales methodologies.

Good to have:

Understanding of search infrastructure.
Experience with MEDDIC and Challenger methodologies.

Perks:

Competitive compensation.
Healthcare.
Flexible work environment.
401k.
Flexible time-off policy.
Transparent culture.
Learning and development opportunities.
Company events.
Free meals.

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Job Details

About Glean

We’re on a mission to make knowledge work faster and more humane. We believe that AI will fundamentally transform how people work. In the future, everyone will work in tandem with expert AI assistants who find knowledge, create and synthesize information, and execute work. These assistants will free people up to focus on the higher-level, creative aspects of their work.

We’re building a system of intelligence for every company in the world. On the surface, you can think of it as Google + ChatGPT for the enterprise. Under the hood, our platform is the connective tissue between AI and knowledge. It brings all of a company’s knowledge together, understands it at a deep level, provides industry-leading search relevance over it, and connects it to generative AI agents and applications;

Glean was founded by a seasoned team of former Google search and Facebook engineers who saw a need in the enterprise space for their technical depth and passion for AI. We’re a diverse team of curious and creative people who want to help each other get big things done—so we can help other teams do the same.

We're backed by some of the Valley's leading venture capitalists—including Sequoia, Kleiner Perkins, Lightspeed, and General Catalyst—and have assembled a world-class team with senior leadership experience at Google, Slack, Facebook, Dropbox, Rubrik, Uber, Intercom, Pinterest, Palantir, and others.

What you will do and achieve:

Source and close net new logos within a given territory
Have the ability to navigate complex organizational structures and identify executive sponsors and champions
Research and understand the business objectives of your customers and have the ability to perform a value drive sales cycle
Collaborate with internal partners to move deals forward and ensure customer success
You will consistently deliver ARR revenue targets and drive success through a metric based approach
Develop and execute sales strategies and tactics to generate pipeline, drive sales opportunities and deliver repeatable and predictable bookings
Provide timely and insightful input back to other corporate functions
Create ROI and business justification reports based off of a data driven approach
Run tight POCs based off of business success criteria

Minimum REQUIRED Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

3+ years of closing experience in Sales with a track record of being a top performer
Ability to learn, pitch and demonstrate a highly technical product and have the ability to adapt in a fast growing and changing environment
Have clear examples of closing complex deals and selling into complex organizations
Effectively use a repeatable method for uncovering greenfield opportunities and building out a new territory
Previous experience building relationships and selling face to face to C level executives
Knowledge of best of breed softwares and a technical understanding of integrations, APIs, infrastructure management, security and analytics
Experience selling technical SaaS and cloud based software solutions
Basic understanding of search infrastructure is a plus
You have previous experience working with multiple teammates including SEs, BDRs, PMs, Executives & Engineers
Experience with target account selling, solution selling, and using MEDDIC and Challenger (or similar) methodologies is a plus
Candidates are required to reside in the East Region, ideally NYC

Benefits

Competitive compensation
Healthcare
Flexible work environment
401k
Flexible work environment and time-off policy
Transparent culture
Learning and development opportunities
Company events
Free meals

The standard OTE range for this position is $140,000 - $215,000 annually. Compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, level, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Certain roles may be eligible for variable compensation, equity, and benefits.

We are a diverse bunch of people and we want to continue to attract and retain a diverse range of people into our organization. We're committed to an inclusive and diverse company. We do not discriminate based on gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, civil or family status, age, disability, or race.

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