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Account Executive, Enterprise

Granola · San Francisco

Base
Not disclosed
OTE
$260K–$320K
Quota attainment
Not disclosed
Posted
8mo 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 2h agoon Granola's careers page

What Granola sells

AI notepad for busy meeting days

People in back-to-back meetings often can't write down everything that gets said. Granola is an AI notepad that helps them keep track during those meetings, and it can grow into a shared workspace for the whole team. With Granola, a team keeps its meeting notes and ideas in one place.

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The Braun Read

Worth a look

Solid on the basics. Use the first call to fill in the gaps.

Pay
OTE is listed. Ask what the base is.
Transparency
Shares 1 of 5: quota, attainment, deal size, territory, sales cycle.
Pipeline
A mix of self-sourced pipeline and inbound or SDR help.
Time on market
Open 257 days. Ask why it's been hard to fill.
Company hiring
6 sales roles open, hiring at a steady pace.

Red flags

None spotted.

Worth asking about

  • Open 90+ days. This role has been posted for three months or more. Ask why it's been hard to fill, and whether anyone left it.

Green flags

  • Publishes OTE. It tells you the on-target earnings up front. Most postings don't.

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.

    This role has been open a while. What's made it hard to fill?

    The answer tells you what candidates saw that made them walk.

  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'll sell Granola's AI notepad and team workspace to enterprise prospects, owning discovery through close, including security, legal, and procurement reviews, and convert engaged free users to paid.

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Selling motion

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Who you're selling to

Buyer:
Security, legal and procurement teams at enterprise accountsIn their words: “Proven success managing complex sales cycles end to end, including cross-functional stakeholder engagement (security, legal, procurement).”
Company size:
Enterprise

Pipeline expectations

A mix of self-sourced pipeline and inbound / SDR support.

Compensation

$260K–$320K OTE

What is not disclosed

This posting doesn't tell you:

  • Base salary
  • Quota size
  • Quota attainment
  • Average deal size
  • Territory

The questions above cover the big ones.

Full posting
ABOUT US We’re Team Granola 👋, building tools that help humans think and work better. What began as an AI notepad for back-to-back meetings has become a shared team workspace and second brain. Granola spreads organically inside companies, often starting with a senior leader and quickly cascading across teams. Today, Granola is used at many of the world’s top and fastest-growing companies, including leading enterprises like DoorDash, Gusto, Salesforce. Designed and built in London, Granola now serves a predominantly US customer base. To support that growth, we’ve opened a San Francisco office as the hub for our North American go-to-market efforts. ABOUT THE ROLE You’ll help define our go-to-market approach and make an immediate contribution to revenue growth, closing deals where Granola is already loved and converting engagement into paid business. You’ll be at the forefront of our growth: owning the sales cycle, engaging with high-potential prospects, and working closely with internal teams to deliver value to customers. WHAT YOU’LL DO - Engage with our highest-potential prospects and qualified opportunities. - Own the full sales cycle: from discovery to close. - Navigate security reviews, procurement, legal processes, and vendor management systems. - Help build and optimize our sales playbook and processes based on what works. - Conduct warm outreach to convert highly engaged free users into paid accounts.. - Play a pivotal role in building the SF office and sales team culture. WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR Background & Experience - 5+ years of experience selling SaaS into Enterprise accounts with a strong track record of success. - Proven success managing complex sales cycles end to end, including cross-functional stakeholder engagement (security, legal, procurement). - Comfortable with 3+ months sales processes. - Exposure to formal sales training and methodologies. Skills & Traits - Highly autonomous with strong prioritisation skills. - Thrive in a startup environment where you help build processes, not just follow them. - Strong written and verbal communication skills that build trust quickly. - Excited to work collaboratively across functions and time zones. Personal Characteristics - A builder who gets energized creating something from scratch. - Excited to work in-person in the SF office. - Creative, initiative-driven, curious about customer behavior, and eager to own challenges without perfect information. - Values working with people who are kind, ambitious, and pragmatic. ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY We are living in the most exciting time for tool builders since Engelbart's demo in 1968 and we want to assemble the best crew to build this future together, in London and SF. Our compensation philosophy is to hire the best people in the market and pay them accordingly with salary, variable, and equity. COMPENSATION: OTE $260K – $320K • with equity and benefits! Our compensation philosophy is to hire the best people in the market and pay them accordingly with salary, variable, and equity. LOCATION We are excited to work in-person from our office in San Francisco (most of the time). We are happy to offer relocation assistance to candidates who’ll be moving to SF to join us. Lastly, we think amazing talent comes from all kinds of life journeys and experiences. If what is written above speaks to you, whether you look like a fit on paper or not, please reach out.
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