Senior Account Executive, Growth
Temporal · Remote · UK
- Base
- £104K–£136K
- OTE
- Not disclosed
- Quota attainment
- Not disclosed
- Posted
- 6d 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?”
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What Temporal sells
Keeps apps running even when parts fail
Software teams often struggle to keep their apps running when one part breaks partway through a job. Temporal helps companies build, scale, and run resilient applications, so the work keeps going even when things go wrong. Engineers can then trust that their important software will keep working.
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Worth a lookSolid on the basics. Use the first call to fill in the gaps.
- Pay
- Base is listed but not OTE. Ask what the variable is and how many people hit it.
- Transparency
- Shares 2 of 5: quota, attainment, deal size, territory, sales cycle.
- Pipeline
- Mostly inbound or an assigned book.
- Time on market
- Open 5 days.
- Company hiring
- 4 sales roles open, hiring at a steady pace.
Red flags
None spotted.
Green flags
- SDR or inbound support. You won't be building all of your own pipeline from zero.
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 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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The role
Owns a small portfolio of named enterprise accounts in EMEA, selling developer-focused application infrastructure via multi-year, multi-threaded expansion and renewal motions over long cycles.
Enterprise · Expansion · Inbound
Selling motion
Who you're selling to
- Buyer:
- Software engineers, engineering leaders, architects, and executivesIn their words: “selling to highly technical personas such as software engineers, engineering leaders, architects, and executive stakeholders”
- Company size:
- Enterprise
Pipeline expectations
Compensation
What is not disclosed
This posting doesn't tell you:
- OTE
- Quota size
- Quota attainment
- Average deal size
The questions above cover the big ones.