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Thought Industries

Account Executive

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In-Office or Remote
Hiring Remotely in Boston, MA
150K-150K Annually
Senior level
In-Office or Remote
Hiring Remotely in Boston, MA
150K-150K Annually
Senior level
As an Enterprise Account Executive, you'll drive new business, manage the sales cycle, and build relationships within the Enterprise market, focusing on pipeline growth and closing complex deals.
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Company Description

At Thought Industries, we are disrupting the Customer Learning & Intelligence space with a platform designed to drive measurable outcomes for the world’s most innovative companies. Our team is fueled by a start-up mindset: focused, agile, accountable—and relentlessly committed to solving real business problems for our customers.

We’re scaling rapidly and looking for an entrepreneurial, driven Enterprise Account Executive to join our high-performance sales team.

Job Description

The Opportunity

As an Enterprise AE, you’ll play a pivotal role in building our presence within the Enterprise market. You’ll be responsible for driving net-new business, owning the full sales cycle—from strategic prospecting to closing complex, multi-stakeholder deals.

This role is designed for someone who thrives in fast-paced, high-growth environments and is passionate about building new business where playbooks are evolving, not pre-defined.

What You’ll Be Doing

Own and execute a territory plan focused on Enterprise logos in Thought Industries’ Ideal Client Profile (ICP)
✅ Drive pipeline growth through outbound prospecting, strategic networking, and targeted campaigns
✅ Lead value-based discovery and articulate business outcomes aligned to C-level priorities
✅ Navigate complex buying groups and build trusted advisor relationships with key stakeholders
✅ Collaborate with Sales Leadership, Marketing, and Product to refine messaging and identify whitespace
✅ Forecast with precision and operate with accountability to monthly and quarterly targets
✅ Serve as the face of our brand to some of the world’s most recognizable companies

Qualifications

What You Bring to the Table

✔️ Five to eight years of successful SaaS sales experience, prior experience in the LMS or Customer Learning space is a plus

 ✔️ Familiarity with a modern Go-to-Market sales technology stack including Salesforce, Apollo, LinkedIn Sales Navigator and Gong.
✔️ Demonstrated ability to close complex new business deal with multiple stakeholders
✔️ Strong and repeatable sales process, prior experience with MEDDIC/MEDDPICC a plus
✔️ Excellent written and verbal communication skills
✔️ Highly collaborative and able to partner effectively with the internal ecosystem across marketing, product, finance, legal, account management and delivery team

✔️Strong G-suite skills

✔️Comfortable in a startup environment: we move quickly and wear many hats in a dynamic environment
✔️ Willingness to travel as needed (estimated 10%) 

 

Why Join Us?

  • High-growth, fast-paced environment with room for ownership and impact

  • Direct exposure to executive leadership, including the CRO

  • Opportunity to shape GTM strategy and influence company trajectory

  • Competitive compensation and commission structure

  • Culture that values grit, accountability, and celebrating success

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. 

The annual base salary for this role is $150,000 with commission earnings up to $150,000.

Thought Industries does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. Employment decisions at Thought Industries are based on merit, qualifications, and abilities.

Top Skills

Apollo
Google Suite
Gong
Linkedin Sales Navigator
Salesforce

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