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Enterprise Account Executive

Greenhouse · London, UK

Base
Not disclosed
OTE
Not disclosed
Quota attainment
Not disclosed
Posted
12d 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 3h agoon Greenhouse's careers page

What Greenhouse sells

Software that helps companies hire well

Hiring is hard when many people in a company, from HR to finance, all need a say. Greenhouse makes software that helps companies hire, so the right person gets picked for each job. Its goal is to make hiring work for everyone.

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The Braun Read

Ask hard questions

Too much is left unsaid. Make them answer before you invest.

Pay
No pay listed at all.
Transparency
Shares 2 of 5: quota, attainment, deal size, territory, sales cycle.
Pipeline
Mostly self-sourced. Great if you like outbound, rough if you don't.
Time on market
Open 11 days.
Company hiring
2 sales roles open, hiring at a steady pace.

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.

    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.

  2. 2.

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

    Tenure shows whether people stay long enough to get paid.

  3. 3.

    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.

  4. 4.

    Who sits with reps and reviews calls each week?

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

  5. 5.

    What are the base and the OTE for this role?

    No point investing hours before you know the 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

Sell Greenhouse's hiring platform to UK organisations with 1,000+ employees, selling new logos into HR and Talent buyers. Work SDR-sourced leads while building your own pipeline through prospecting and in-person meetings.

Enterprise · New Logo · Outbound

Selling motion

New Logo

Who you're selling to

Buyer:
HR, Talent, IT, Finance and Procurement teamsIn their words: “you build consensus across HR, Talent, IT, Finance and Procurement”
Company size:
Enterprise

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

The questions above cover the big ones.

Full posting
Our mission at Greenhouse is to make hiring work for everyone – so we go to great lengths to hire great people because we believe that they’re the foundation of our success. At Greenhouse, you’ll join a team that collaborates purposefully, fosters inclusivity, and communicates with transparency and accountability so we can achieve our mission. Join us to do the best work of your career, solving meaningful problems with remarkable teams. Greenhouse is looking for an Enterprise Account Executive to join our UK Enterprise Sales team! You’ll be a new business hunter selling to some of the UK’s largest organisations (1,000+ employees). You’ll work leads from a mature Sales Development team and build your own pipeline through strategic prospecting and showing up in the market. Who will love this job - A bold closer – you’re confident running complex, six-figure deals from first meeting to signature - A consultative seller – you lead with a clear methodology (MEDDICC, Command of the Message, Challenger or similar) and you’re comfortable having hard commercial conversations - A strategic hunter – you don’t wait for inbound; you build your own pipeline and love opening new logos - A multi-threader – you build consensus across HR, Talent, IT, Finance and Procurement - A face in the market – you’d rather meet a customer in person than send another email, and you enjoy representing Greenhouse at events and in the London sales community - A builder – you like improving how things work and sharing what wins with your team What you’ll do - Own the full new business sales cycle for UK enterprise prospects, from discovery to close - Prospect strategically into target accounts alongside your SDR partners - Run multi-stakeholder, multi-month deals with clear qualification and mutual close plans - Position Greenhouse against suite and specialist competitors, and build the business case for a best-in-class hiring platform - Build relationships through in-person meetings, events and industry engagement to grow Greenhouse’s UK presence - Forecast accurately and keep Salesforce up to date - Share best practices across the Enterprise Sales team - Additional projects and responsibilities as business needs require You should have - 5+ years of closing experience in SaaS, including 2+ years selling new business into enterprise organisations (1000+) - A track record of closing six-figure deals and hitting or beating quota in complex enterprise sales - Proven strategic prospecting experience, not only inbound - Experience selling HR tech, HCM, ATS or other enterprise platforms to HR and TA buyers, a plus - Proficiency with Salesforce and a modern sales stack such as Gong, Outreach or Clari Applicants must be legally eligible to work in the United Kingdom as of the start date chosen by the Company. #LI-MS2 Who we are At Greenhouse, we live by our mission through using our own product to help us hire the right person for the job, every time. We’re committed to designing and responsibly using AI tools to transform how we work while keeping people at the center. We are a remote-first company and have shared office spaces in New York City and Ireland, and optional co-working spaces that give us flexibility to do our best work anywhere. We take an active role in our growth through a performance review program that’s committed to providing actionable feedback, and a bonus structure that rewards great performance. We believe that bringing together a variety of perspectives makes us a stronger company – and we nurture leaders who create an inclusive culture and invest into employee resource groups that celebrate our differences and life experiences. We’re proud to have built an award-winning culture that’s been recognized as Fortune’s Best Places to Work and Inc.’s Best Workplaces multiple years in a row. – Greenhouse Software is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation during the application process, reach out to accommodations@greenhouse.io. Emails about job opportunities at Greenhouse Software are only offered by employees with @greenhouse.io email addresses. See this page on our website if you suspect a phishing scam.
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