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Regional Account Executive

Impec Group · Pleasant Hill, CA

Base
Not disclosed
OTE
Not disclosed
Quota attainment
Not disclosed
Posted
9mo 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 Impec Group's careers page

The job

What you'd do
You sell environmental branding, architectural signage, and wayfinding design to new clients, sourcing leads through research, cold calls, referrals, and industry events, then running deals to close.
Who you'd sell to
Still reading the posting. Check back within the hour.
Where deals come from
Mostly you. Expect a lot of outbound: cold calls, emails and LinkedIn.

The Braun Read

Ask hard questions

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

Pay
No pay listed at all.
Transparency
Says nothing about quota, attainment, deal size, territory or sales cycle.
Time on market
Open 269 days. Ask why it's been hard to fill.
Company hiring
3 sales roles open, hiring at a steady pace.

Red lights

None spotted.

Yellow lights

  • 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 lights

None spotted.

Based only on what the posting says. Lights 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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Full posting
GNU Group is an integral division of Impec Group, LLC, delivering services aligned with the organization’s broader mission. GNU Group helps people find their way by planning, designing, and building possibilities through a human-centered design approach to environmental branding, architectural signage, and wayfinding strategy. GNU Group has a 50-year-plus history of impacting people’s lives—founded in our practice of design and creativity. Our success has been a product of award-winning, inventive and innovative design. Design that solves problems. Design that is appropriate to the situation and context. Design and language that works. The Regional Account Executive plays a key role in driving new revenue by identifying opportunities, building strong client relationships, and managing prospects through the full sales cycle. This position is essential for expanding GNU Group’s presence and ensuring high levels of customer satisfaction. Success in this role depends on effective lead generation, pipeline management, close collaboration with GNU Group Leadership Team, and ongoing engagement with clients. Department: Business Development Reports To: Senior Vice President Compensation: The role offers a compensation range of $125K–$135K along with the commission and bonus incentives. Key Responsibilities - Proactively research, qualify, and cultivate new leads - Lead high-level conversations with decision-makers to uncover opportunities - Manage pipeline of new client acquisition, collaborate on proposals and close deals - Works with principal team to screen or pre-qualifies client or project leads from market research, referrals, contacts, cold calls, and other sources to establish new client relationships and to ascertain project opportunities, interest/appropriateness, and requirements of follow-up calls. - Represent GNU Group at industry events and client meetings to enhance brand visibility and foster new relationships through networking - Maintain CRM with up-to-date activities, prospects, and client information - Keep adequate activity levels to ensure consistent quota achievement - Consistently meet monthly sales quotas and contribute to sales process improvements - Support marketing by identifying emerging needs, trends, and competitive intelligence - Uncover client needs for the team to deliver compelling presentations tailored to the pain points and aspirations of each prospect - Strengthen relationships with strategic accounts and industry associations - Partner with internal teams to ensure smooth hand-offs and client satisfaction - Demonstrate a “how can we” mindset to overcome challenges creatively and collaboratively Requirements - Bachelor’s degree preferred but not required - Minimum of 4 years’ successful experience as a new business sales representative - Experience in consultative B2B sales models is preferred but not required - Proficiency in experiential design, signage, architecture or CRE is highly valued - Demonstrated ability to engage with managers and decision makers - Proven track record of consistently meeting or exceeding assigned annual/quarterly goals - Strong communication, problem-solving, and relationship-building skills - Positive, goal-oriented mindset with a commitment to integrity and collaboration - Possess a high level of technical product knowledge and an understanding of the industries, applications, companies, and contacts in our market - Proficiency with CRM systems (HubSpot), Microsoft Office, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, ZoomInfo Benefits - Choice of select medical plans - Dental Plan - Vision Plan - Paid time off - Bereavement Leave - IRA - Life Insurance
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