Strategic Account Executive - FinServ - Banking
Redis · Remote · US
Full health. Just posted.
New Business + Account Growth: you win new customers and grow existing ones.
- Base
- $154K–$193K
- OTE
- Not disclosed
- Quota attainment
- Not disclosed
- Posted
- 4h 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 Redis's careers page
The job
- What you'd do
- Win new customers and grow existing ones at banks and other financial companies. You'll find and close your own deals, building a plan with each customer for the next one to three years.
- What you'd sell
A fast data store for trading and AI apps
When a hedge fund has to check live prices, trades, and risk, a huge amount of data has to move in an instant. The problem is, most firms are finding that data access and memory hold back the AI tools they're trying to build. Redis is a fast data store that gives trading, risk, and AI tools the data they need in under a millisecond.
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- Who you'd sell to
- Banks and financial services firms at big companiesIn their words: “Experience with Financial Services accounts is required”
- Where deals come from
- Mostly you. Expect a lot of outbound: cold calls, emails and LinkedIn.
The Braun Read
Ask hard questionsToo much is left unsaid. Make them answer before you invest.
- Pay
- Base is listed but not OTE. Ask what the variable is and how many people hit it.
- Transparency
- Says nothing about quota, attainment, deal size, territory or sales cycle.
- Time on market
- Brand new.
- Company hiring
- 8 sales roles open, hiring at a steady pace.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Who sits with reps and reviews calls each week?
Coaching is often what's behind a good or bad attainment number.
- 5.
What's the OTE, and what did the median rep earn last year?
Base is what you're guaranteed. OTE and the median show the upside.
- 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.
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.
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.
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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