Commercial Account Executive, East

Glean Open · verified Sep 11, 2026

New York Mid-level Account Executive

Mid-level Account Executive role at Glean. New York · $216,000–$250,000 base.

On-target earningsStated by Glean

$216,000 – $250,000

On-target earnings for this role, in USD per year, as published in the posting. Base plus commission; the split is in the posting.

Role brief

Growth Roles summary, based on the employer's posting.

What you'll do

Win new logos and expand business across your assigned commercial or mid-market territory
Research customer priorities, tailor your message, and build internal champions
Turn inbound demo requests and event follow-ups into qualified sales opportunities
Create pipeline plans, deliver ARR targets, and run a measurable, repeatable sales process
Lead ROI cases and focused POCs while coordinating with internal partners on customer success

What you bring

At least three years closing enterprise cloud software through direct field sales, including commercial or mid-market accounts
You can learn, demonstrate, and sell a technical SaaS product covering integrations, APIs, infrastructure, security, and analytics
A record of closing complex deals with complex organizations and building relationships with senior leaders in person
A repeatable approach to finding greenfield opportunities and establishing a new territory
Experience working with SEs, BDRs, PMs, executives, and engineers

Who this fits

You’ll suit a metrics-oriented seller who can navigate complex organizations, explain technical products, and adjust in a fast-changing environment. The role is hybrid from Glean’s NYC office and includes an AI-focused interview exercise. The title says East, while the role description refers to building a west-region territory.

From the employer

About Glean: Glean is the Work AI platform that helps everyone work smarter with AI. What began as the industry’s most advanced enterprise search has evolved into a full-scale Work AI ecosystem, powering intelligent Search, an AI Assistant, and scalable AI agents on one secure, open platform. With over 100 enterprise SaaS connectors, flexible LLM choice, and robust APIs, Glean gives organizations the infrastructure to govern, scale, and customize AI across their entire business - without vendor lock-in or costly implementation cycles. At its core, Glean is redefining how enterprises find, use, and act on knowledge. Its Enterprise Graph and Personal Knowledge Graph map the relationships between people, content, and activity, delivering deeply personalized, context-aware responses for every employee. This foundation powers Glean’s agentic capabilities - AI agents that automate real work across teams by accessing the industry’s broadest range of data: enterprise and world, structured and unstructured, historical and real-time. The result: measurable business impact through faster onboarding, hours of productivity gained each week, and smarter, safer decisions at every level. Recognized by Fast Company as one of the World’s Most Innovative Companies (Top 10, 2025), by CNBC’s Disruptor 50, Bloomberg’s AI Startups to Watch (2026), Forbes AI 50, and Gartner’s Tech Innovators in Agentic AI, Glean continues to accelerate its global impact. With customers across 50+ industries and 1,000+ employees in more than 25 countries, we’re helping the world’s largest organizations make every employee AI-fluent, and turning the superintelligent enterprise from concept into reality. If you’re excited to shape how the world works, you’ll help build systems used daily across Microsoft Teams, Zoom, ServiceNow, Zendesk, GitHub, and many more - deeply embedded where people get things done. You’ll ship agentic capabilities on an open, extensible stack, with the craft and care required for enterprise trust, as we bring Work AI to every employee, in every company. About the Role: Glean is seeking a Commercial Account Executive who will drive new business and growth within commercial and mid-market-sized prospects by developing tailored strategies to break into and expand these accounts. This role demands account research, compelling messaging, and champion-building to deliver on customer pain points and priority business outcomes. You will have the opportunity to build a territory in the west region and play a key role in shaping Glean’s presence among industry-leading organizations and advancing our mission to transform work with AI. You will:

Source and close net new logos within a given territory in your book of business
Have a proven track record of overachieving your targets
Respond to inbound leads, including demo requests and event followups
Have the ability to navigate organizational structures and identify sponsors and champions
Research and understand the business objectives of your customers and have the ability to perform a value drive sales cycle
Sales methodologies such as MEDDPICC and Command the message preferable
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 to other corporate functions
Create ROI and business justification reports based on a data-driven approach
Run tight POCs based on business success criteria

About you:

3+ years of closing experience with direct field sales experience selling enterprise cloud software (SaaS) to companies.
Commercial / Mid Market / Corporate segment selling experience is a MUST
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 senior leaders.
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
You have previous experience working with multiple teammates, including SEs, BDRs, PMs, Executives & Engineers

Location:

This role is hybrid in our NYC office

Compensation and Benefits: The standard OTE range for this position is $216,000 - $250,000 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 offer a comprehensive benefits package including competitive compensation, Medical, Vision, and Dental coverage, generous time-off policy, and the opportunity to contribute to your 401k plan to support your long-term goals. When you join, you'll receive a home office improvement stipend, as well as an annual education and wellness stipends to support your growth and wellbeing. We foster a vibrant company culture through regular events, and provide healthy lunches daily to keep you fueled and focused. 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. AI-First Mindset at Glean: At Glean, AI fluency is core to how we work and we're committed to ensuring every new hire feels confident integrating AI into their everyday work. As part of the interview process, you'll complete a brief AI-focused exercise or discussion so we can understand how you think about, design, and use AI to drive impact in your role. Feel free to reference any tools, platforms, or workflows you use today — prior Glean experience isn't required. Global Data Privacy Notice for Job Candidates and Applicants: Depending on your location, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), or other privacy laws may regulate the way we manage the data of job applicants. Our full notice outlining how data will be processed as part of the application procedure for applicable locations is available in our Privacy Policy. By submitting your application, you are agreeing to our use and processing of your data as required. US applicants and their applications are subject to arbitration of disputes as outlined in our Applicant Arbitration Agreement.
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