Strategic account executive (Central)
Writer · Hybrid · Chicago
Posted today
New Business: you win brand-new customers.
- Base
- Not disclosed
- OTE
- $340K–$350K
- Quota attainment
- Not disclosed
- Posted
- 8h 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 1h agoon Writer's careers page
The job
- What you'd do
- Find and win new customers among very big companies with 8,000+ employees, selling AI software that carries out tasks on its own, working remotely from anywhere in the US. You'll do a lot of your own prospecting.
- What you'd sell
Helps big companies build AI that uses their own data
When a big company wants AI to help its staff, it has to decide which information the AI should draw from. The problem is, AI that isn't tied to the company's real data can give answers nobody can rely on. Writer builds AI grounded in a company's own data, so staff get answers based on the information the company actually has.
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- Who you'd sell to
- Marketing and revenue teams at big companiesIn their words: “built for the world’s most ambitious marketing and revenue teams”
- Where deals come from
- Mostly you. Expect a lot of outbound: cold calls, emails and LinkedIn.
The Braun Read
Worth a lookSolid on the basics. Use the first call to fill in the gaps.
- Pay
- OTE is listed. Ask what the base is.
- Transparency
- Shares 1 of 5. Mentions territory. Ask about quota, attainment, deal size and sales cycle.
- Time on market
- Brand new.
- Company hiring
- Ramping up: posted 9 sales roles in the last 30 days.
Red lights
None spotted.
Green lights
- Publishes OTE. It tells you the on-target earnings up front. Most postings don't.
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 base, and how is the rest paid out?
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Full posting
🚀 About WRITER
WRITER is the AI platform built for the world’s most ambitious marketing and revenue teams, bringing the frontier of AI to the people who drive enterprise growth. With WRITER, autonomous agents work across the buyer journey, continuously executing on market signals and enterprise intelligence to grow revenue faster. Every agent action and asset is grounded in trust, built on an Enterprise Brain that unites brand, product, and company knowledge with fiduciary-grade governance and compliance.
Fortune 500 companies are transforming how they go to market with WRITER, including 3 of the top 5 US banks, 2 of the 5 largest global CPG conglomerates, and 4 of the top 5 US healthcare insurers. Founded in 2020, WRITER is backed by investors including Insight Partners, ICONIQ, Radical Ventures, Premji Invest, Balderton, B Capital, Salesforce Ventures, Adobe Ventures, Accenture, Citi Ventures, IBM Ventures, WndrCo, and others. Learn more at WRITER.com http://WRITER.com.
📐 About the role
Join WRITER's sales team as an Strategic Account Executive and help shape the future of work. You'll empower global enterprises (8,000+ employees) to transform their operations through our cutting-edge AI agent platform, enabling organizations to deploy AI at scale and unlock unprecedented productivity.
This role is perfect for high performers who thrive in fast-paced, intellectually stimulating environments where you have the autonomy to drive results and build lasting relationships with both clients and teammates. If you're energized by meaningful work and the opportunity to make a real impact, we want to hear from you.
This role can be based remotely anywhere in the US, with opportunities for hybrid work at our office hubs in San Francisco, New York City, Seattle, Austin, Chicago, or London. You'll report to a regional vice president.
🦸🏻♀️ What you'll do
- Drive net-new revenue by managing the full sales cycle for WRITER’s enterprise AI agent platform
- Prospect, qualify, and develop new strategic opportunities in target verticals and target account lists
- Partner cross-functionally to refine value propositions and co-create tailored solutions for strategic clients
- Guide executive-level discussions and negotiations, ensuring alignment with customer business goals
- Own your book of business with a high degree of accountability and a bias for long-term impact
- Collaborate closely with product and customer success teams to ensure smooth deployments and ongoing value
- Consistently input accurate pipeline data to forecast and report sales progress to leadership
- Become a trusted product expert, educating users on how to set up WRITER to unlock value, going hands-on where needed
⭐️ What you need
- 5-8+ years of quota-carrying strategic SaaS sales experience, ideally in high-growth or complex value based sales motion
- Track record of meeting or exceeding annual quotas
- Skilled in outbound prospecting, consultative selling, and executive stakeholder management
- Strong communicator with the ability to connect across functions and listen actively to diverse perspectives
- Comfortable working with ambiguity and owning outcomes in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
- Strong executive level presentation skills
🍩 Benefits & perks (US Full-time employees)
- Generous PTO, plus company holidays
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your family
- Paid parental leave for all parents (16 weeks)
- Fertility and family planning support
- Early-detection cancer testing through Galleri https://www.galleri.com/partner/writer
- Flexible spending account and dependent FSA options
- Health savings account for eligible plans with company contribution
- Annual work-life stipends for:
- Wellness stipend for gym, massage/chiropractor, personal training, etc.
- Learning and development stipend
- Company-wide off-sites and team off-sites
- Competitive compensation, company stock options and 401k
WRITER is an equal-opportunity employer and is committed to diversity. We don't make hiring or employment decisions based on race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, citizenship, or any other basis protected by applicable local, state or federal law. Under the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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