Outbound Capital Account Executive
Lightspeed · Hybrid · Montreal, QC, Canada
- Base
- Not disclosed
- OTE
- Not disclosed
- Posted
- 7d ago
Still open · checked 7 min agoon Lightspeed's careers page
The Braun Read
Proceed with cautionA few things here deserve a hard look before you spend time on it.
- Pay
- No pay listed at all.
- Transparency
- Shares 1 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 6 days.
- Company hiring
- Ramping up: posted 8 sales roles in the last 30 days.
Red flags
- "Unlimited earnings," no numbers. It sells uncapped or unlimited earnings but never says what anyone actually earns.
Green flags
None spotted.
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.
What did the median rep and the top rep actually earn last year?
"Unlimited" with no numbers
- 2.
What percent of reps hit quota last year?
Not in the posting
- 3.
Who sits with reps and reviews calls each week?
Explains the attainment number
- 4.
What are the base and the OTE for this role?
No pay listed
- 5.
What's the annual quota, and how was it set?
Not in the posting
- 6.
Why is this role open? Did someone leave, or is it new?
Always ask
The role
Outbound role selling Lightspeed Capital financing to existing SMB retail merchants in North America, working an assigned book through proactive outreach and advisory conversations.
SMB · Expansion · Outbound
Selling motion
Who you are selling to
Pipeline expectations
Compensation
What is not disclosed
This posting doesn't tell you:
- Base salary
- OTE
- Quota size
- Quota attainment
- Average deal size
- Sales cycle length
The questions above cover the big ones.