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Account Executive, Commercial

Dialpad · Austin, TX

Base
Not disclosed
OTE
Not disclosed
Quota attainment
Not disclosed
Posted
9d ago

Why it matters: OTE tells you what you could earn. Attainment tells you how realistic it is.

Ask: “What percentage of fully ramped reps hit quota last year?”

Still open · checked 1h agoon Dialpad's careers page

What Dialpad sells

AI solves customer issues, hands off to people

Customers reach out by phone or online with a problem, and too often they get routed around without a real answer. Dialpad's AI agents learn from a company's best human agents and work to solve the problem right away. When a person is needed, the conversation moves to them with the full history, so the customer never has to start over.

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The Braun Read

Proceed with caution

A few things here deserve a hard look before you spend time on it.

Pay
No pay listed at all.
Transparency
Says nothing about quota, attainment, deal size, territory or sales cycle.
Pipeline
Mostly self-sourced. Great if you like outbound, rough if you don't.
Time on market
Open 9 days.
Company hiring
Pulling back: closed 9 sales roles in 30 days and posted 1. Ask what changed.

Based only on what the posting says. Flags are a starting point for your first call, not a final judgment.

Questions to ask on the first call

Built from what this posting leaves out. How they answer tells you as much as what they say.

  1. 1.

    I noticed fewer open sales roles lately. What changed?

    Fewer openings can mean cuts. Better to hear it now.

  2. 2.

    What percentage of fully ramped reps hit quota last year?

    OTE is what you could earn. This is how likely you are to earn it.

  3. 3.

    What percentage of reps on the team have been here more than 18 months?

    Tenure shows whether people stay long enough to get paid.

  4. 4.

    Has the comp plan changed in the last 12 to 18 months? What changed?

    A plan that changes every year means the goalposts keep moving.

  5. 5.

    Who sits with reps and reviews calls each week?

    Coaching is often what's behind a good or bad attainment number.

  6. 6.

    Why is this role open? Did someone leave, or is it new?

    New headcount is growth. A replacement means someone left. Ask why.

When the offer comes

Save these for later. They land better once they've said yes to you.

  1. 1.

    Can I see the full comp plan in writing, including clawbacks and accelerators?

    What's in writing is what gets paid. Read it before you sign.

  2. 2.

    Can I see the actual comp distribution for the team last year, not just the OTE?

    The spread shows what most reps really take home. OTE is just the target.

  3. 3.

    I'd be walking away from earned commission to join. Is there room for a sign-on bonus to help cover that?

    Leaving money behind is a fair reason to ask. The worst answer is no.

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The role

You own the full sales cycle for Dialpad Talk, Contact Center, and Sell, turning small-business prospects into active clients. The role centers on working leads, generating your own pipeline, and tailoring talk tracks to use cases.

SMB · New Logo · Outbound

Selling motion

New Logo

Who you're selling to

Buyer:
Small businessesIn their words: “turn a small-business prospect into an active Dialpad client”
Company size:
SMB

Pipeline expectations

Mostly self-sourced. Expect a lot of outbound.

Compensation

The posting doesn't list pay.

What is not disclosed

This posting doesn't tell you:

  • Base salary
  • OTE
  • Quota size
  • Quota attainment
  • Average deal size
  • Territory
  • Sales cycle length

The questions above cover the big ones.

Full posting
About Dialpad Dialpad is the AI platform for customer experience, built to resolve customer problems in real time across voice and digital. Our AI agents learn from your best human agents and improve with every interaction, helping organizations understand their customers, deliver better experiences, increase operational efficiencies, and build a lasting competitive advantage. Unlike legacy systems built to route and answer, or standalone agentic bot vendors built to deflect, Dialpad was built to resolve. Our AI agents and human agents operate on a single platform with shared context, allowing Agentic AI to resolve issues, advance deals, and eliminate busywork through automation while seamlessly handing conversations to humans when needed, with full context preserved. Market-leading brands, including Randstad, Motorola Solutions, Netflix, the San Diego Padres, the Colorado Rockies Baseball Club, and Cal Athletics, trust Dialpad. Dialpad is backed by Andreessen Horowitz, GV, ICONIQ Capital, and T-Mobile. Being a Dialer At Dialpad, AI isn’t just a feature; it’s how our teams do their best work every day. We put powerful AI tools in every employee’s hands so they can move faster, think bigger, and achieve more. We believe every conversation matters. And we’ve built the platform that turns those conversations into insight and action, for our customers and ourselves. We look for people who are intensely curious and hold themselves to a high bar. Our ambition is significant, and achieving it requires a team that operates at the highest level. We seek individuals who embody our core traits: Scrappy, Curious, Optimistic, Persistent, and Empathetic. Your role As a Commercial Account Executive, you’ll own the entire sales process from start to finish. You’ll work closely with Sales Managers and Sales Engineers to turn a small-business prospect into an active Dialpad client. In addition, you’ll help businesses solve complex communication problems felt by everyone around the world. Dialpad’s Account Executive, Commercial will solve tangible client obstacles by redefining their understanding of what’s possible through the implementation of Dialpad Talk, Contact Center, and/or Sell. In this role, you’ll combine acquiring new customers and uncovering market opportunities to get the market talking about Dialpad! Dialpad’s Commercial Sales team plays an essential role in achieving corporate business objectives. This team collaborates closely with Sales Engineers, Sales Managers, and their peers to constantly improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the entire sales process. This in-office position reports to our Commercial Sales Manager. What you’ll do - Own the entire sales process, including working leads and generating pipeline. - Build talk tracks to align with specific client use cases. - Have weekly 1:1s with your Manager consisting of coaching, key deal reviews, forecasts, and career roadmap discussions. Skills you’ll bring - 1-2+ years of sales experience in an ever-changing environment. - Experience with Salesforce, Outreach, Clari & Highspot. - Preferred expertise in SaaS Sales. Why Join Dialpad - Work at the center of the AI transformation in business communications - Build and ship agentic AI products that are redefining how companies operate - Join a team where AI amplifies every employee’s impact - Competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and real opportunities for growth We believe in investing in our people. Dialpad offers competitive benefits and perks, cutting-edge AI tools, and a robust training program that help you reach your full potential. We have designed our offices to be inclusive, offering a vibrant environment to cultivate collaboration and connection. Our exceptional culture, repeatedly recognized as a Great Place to Work, ensures that every employee feels valued and empowered to contribute to our collective success. Don’t meet every single requirement? If you’re excited about this role and possess the fundamental traits, drive, and strong ambition we seek, but your experience doesn’t meet every qualification, we encourage you to apply. Dialpad is an equal-opportunity employer. We are dedicated to creating a community of inclusion and an environment free from discrimination or harassment.
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