Commercial Account Executive

Perplexity is an AI-powered answer engine that provides real-time, cited answers and research capabilities.

San Francisco, United States
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

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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
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