Commercial Account Executive
50 minutes agoSalary: 140K - 220KSan Francisco; Austin; New York CityHybridFull TimeSalesJobs by Perplexity
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Perplexity is an AI-powered answer engine that provides real-time, cited answers and research capabilities.
San Francisco, United States
Funding history
About Perplexity
Private AI company founded in 2022. Its products combine conversational search and research with cited web sources; it also offers developer-facing Search, Agent, Router, and Embeddings APIs.
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Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will drive new business with small and mid-sized organizations through prospecting, pitching, and closing. You will convert self-serve customers, develop account strategies and outreach, deliver product demonstrations, manage technical evaluations and negotiations, collaborate across functions, and maintain accurate pipeline records.
Requirements
- Full-cycle SaaS sales experience
- New-business closing experience
- Sales-cycle management
- Messaging tailored to buyer personas and decision makers
- Outbound prospecting
- Executive and technical presentation skills
- Client pain-point analysis
- Cross-functional collaboration
- CRM experience including Salesforce
Responsibilities
- Prospect, pitch, and close enterprise solutions
- Convert self-serve customers into enterprise relationships
- Research prospects and develop account strategies
- Execute tailored outreach campaigns
- Conduct product demonstrations and respond to technical inquiries
- Lead client engagements from presentation through onboarding
- Qualify account potential and coordinate larger sales motions
- Collaborate with Product, Marketing, and Customer Success
- Maintain platform, industry, and competitor knowledge
- Meet revenue, logo, and activity targets
- Maintain pipeline and account records in CRM tools
Benefits
- Equity
- Commission
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Retirement benefits
- Fitness benefits
- Commuter account
- Dependent care account
- Region-tailored benefits for international employees
