Account Executive, Commercial
At a glance
Mid-level Account Executive role at Nooks. United States (Any Time Zone) · full-time · $85,000 OTE.
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What you'll do
- Lead discovery, bring decision-makers into alignment, and move Commercial opportunities through close
- Create your own pipeline while building outreach, onboarding, activation, and expansion motions
- Represent the product in customer conversations and help win Commercial-segment business
- Coordinate with Engineering, Product, and Marketing to improve how deals are won
- Define inbound lead standards and keep every sales-stage update visible
What you bring
- At least two years in relevant sales, with results showing you surpassed quota
- Background selling to Commercial customers and experience at a fast-moving SaaS company
- Strong command of sales methods, plus the ability to teach those methods to teammates
- Comfort using metrics and quantitative analysis to support recommendations and next actions
- Effective problem solving, prioritization, leadership, and team-building skills
Who this fits
This role suits a hands-on mid-level seller who can prospect independently, close deals, and help sharpen an evolving sales process. You should be comfortable working across teams and using data to guide decisions. The posted base salary is $85,000, with stated on-target earnings of $170,000 including variable pay.
From the employer
About Nooks.ai:
Nooks is an applied AI lab building the Agent Workspace for GTM. We design AI agents that operate across the full sales action set, from account strategy to prospect research and outreach. Building 0→1 has never been easier, but selling at the speed of the market remains the last frontier for AI. Our mission is to 10x every seller by automating the busywork so they can focus on what humans do best: closing deals.
Today, over 1,500 customers run on Nooks, including Notion, HubSpot, Cursor, and Rippling. We’ve raised $70M+ from top VCs like Kleiner Perkins, which made its first sales-tech investment in over a decade with us. Since then, we’ve tripled ARR each year for 3 years running and grown a high-caliber team turning the art of sales into a scalable science.
The role
We’re looking for an early Account Executive, Commercial to execute and refine our sales playbook from lead generation to closing. You shouldn’t be afraid to get your hands dirty and prospect yourself. You’ll be involved in closing deals and improving our sales strategy.
Responsibilities
You’ll run discovery calls, align key stakeholders and close deals
Source pipeline to help you hit revenue goals
Land and expand: build process and funnel for manual top-down reach out, onboarding, activation, and expansion
Evangelize the product and help close deals within our Commercial segment
Work collaboratively across teams - including Engineering, Product and Marketing
Establish the inbound lead requirements needed to meet your sales objectives
Provide full visibility into the sales pipeline at every stage of development
Requirements
2+ years of relevant sales experience and a track record of exceeding quota (SDR / AE management experience a strong plus)
Experience selling to Commercial
Experience working as a Senior Sales Manager or Account Executive at a fast-paced SaaS company
Possess extensive knowledge of sales principles and practices, and an ability to coach others on them
Strong analytical and quantitative skills; ability to use hard data and metrics to back up assumptions, recommendations, and drive actions.
Strong problem solving, issue-resolution, and multi-tasking skills, the ability to work in a deadline-driven work environment, and a keen attention to detail
Strong leadership and team building skills
Bonus if you have
Been an early AE at another startup
Sold to sales leaders in the past
We pay all employees competitively relative to the market. In compliance with pay transparency laws and in pursuit of pay equity and fairness, we publish salary ranges for our open roles. The OTE for this role is $170k ($85k base / $85k variable). On top of this, we offer equity, generous perks, and comprehensive benefits.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Nooks is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workforce. We believe in providing equal employment opportunities to all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Nooks does not discriminate in hiring, promotion, compensation, or any other employment practices, and we are committed to ensuring a workplace that is free from discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. We encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply and join our team.
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