Remote

Associate Account Executive - PEO

Remote$74K — $112K *
US-AnywhereRemote in Canada
Business Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of sales or business development experience in SaaS/HR
  • Must have experience with PEO and a strong interest in HR solutions
  • Demonstrated ability to work with multiple stakeholders
  • Strong organizational and time management skills
  • Ability to engage prospects through various outbound channels
  • Fluent in English, both spoken and written
  • Experience with CRM tools, particularly Salesforce, is preferred

Responsibilities

  • Support the US PEO sales team in building and progressing sales pipeline
  • Generate and qualify new leads via outbound prospecting and inbound follow-up
  • Collaborate with senior Account Executives on deal preparation and execution
  • Maintain accurate records in CRM for tracking and performance assessment
  • Assist in managing opportunities for quick follow-up and engagement
  • Understand Remote’s PEO offerings and market positioning
  • Participate in cross-functional collaboration for enhanced customer experience and sales process improvement

Benefits

  • Work from anywhere with a remote-first policy
  • Flexible paid time off and working hours
  • 16 weeks of paid parental leave
  • Mental health support services
  • Stock options and learning budget
  • Home office budget and IT equipment provided
  • Budget for team social events or co-working spaces
Full Job Description
  • Build understanding of the US PEO landscape (compliance, co-employment, use cases)
  • Support more consultative, multi-stakeholder deals vs Payroll
  • Mirror Payroll best practices while adapting to PEO-specific sales cycles
  • Educate prospects on PEO value for workforce management and compliance
What you bring
  • Experience in sales, business development, SDR, or related SaaS/HR environment
  • Strong interest in HR, PEO, or global employment solutions (PEO experience is a must)
  • High level of integrity and strong work ethic
  • Coachable and able to apply feedback quickly
  • Strong organizational, prioritization, and time management skills
  • Ability to support sales cycles involving multiple stakeholders
  • Comfortable engaging prospects via outbound channels (calls, email, LinkedIn)
  • Ability to build trust and credibility with clients
  • Strong communication skills (verbal and written English)
  • Experience with CRM tools (e.g. Salesforce) preferred
  • Self-motivated and able to work independently and as part of a team
  • Demonstrates strong automation and AI capabilities.
  • Writes and speaks fluent English.
  • It's not required to have experience working remotely, but considered a plus.
  • Demonstrates strong automation and AI capabilities
Key Responsibilities
  • Support the PEO sales team in building and progressing pipeline across the US market
  • Generate and qualify new opportunities through outbound prospecting and inbound follow-up
  • Partner with senior AEs on deal execution, including discovery, demos, and follow-ups
  • Maintain accurate CRM data and pipeline tracking
  • Assist in managing high-velocity opportunities and timely follow-up
  • Develop a strong understanding of Remote's PEO offering and market positioning
  • Collaborate cross-functionally to support customer experience and deal progression
  • Contribute to messaging, outreach strategies, and sales process improvements
  • Meet and exceed activity and pipeline generation targets
  • Continuously develop toward a Senior AE role
Practicals
  • You'll report to: Manager, Sales (Global Payroll and PEO)
  • Team: AMER Sales (PEO)
  • Location: For this position we welcome everyone to apply, but we will prioritize applications from the following locations as we encourage our teams to diversify; USA
  • Start date: As soon as possible
Application process

Roughly 2.5 hours across 3 weeks
  1. Interview with recruiter
  2. Async Video Exercise
  3. Interview with with future manager
  4. Interview with an executive
  5. Bar Raiser Interview
  6. Prior employment verification check


Remote's Total Rewards philosophy is to ensure fair, unbiased compensation and fair equity pay along with competitive benefits in all locations in which we operate. We do not agree to or encourage cheap-labor practices and therefore we ensure to pay above in-location rates. We hope to inspire other companies to support global talent-hiring and bring local wealth to developing countries.

At first glance our salary bands seem quite wide - here is some context. At Remote we have international operations and a globally distributed workforce. We use geo ranges to consider geographic pay differentials as part of our global compensation strategy to remain competitive in various markets while we hiring globally.

Our salary ranges are determined by role, level and location, and our job titles may span more than one career level. The actual base pay for the successful candidate in this role is dependent upon many factors such as location, transferable or job-related skills, work experience, relevant training, business needs, and market demands. The base salary range may be subject to change.

At Remote, we foster internal mobility as a key element of our culture of employee growth and development, supported by a compensation philosophy that guarantees pay equity and fairness. Therefore, all compensation changes associated with an internal move will be reviewed by the Total Rewards & People Enablement team on a case by case basis.

The annual salary range for this full-time position is

$74,900-$112,300 USD

Benefits

Our full benefits & perks are explained in our handbook at remote.com/r/benefits. As a global company, each country works differently, but some benefits/perks are for all Remoters:
  • work from anywhere
  • flexible paid time off
  • flexible working hours (we are async)
  • 16 weeks paid parental leave
  • mental health support services
  • stock options
  • learning budget
  • home office budget & IT equipment
  • budget for local in-person social events or co-working spaces

How you'll plan your day (and life)

We work async at Remote which means you can plan your schedule around your life (and not around meetings). Read more at remote.com/async.

You will be empowered to take ownership and be proactive. When in doubt you will default to action instead of waiting. Your life-work balance is important and you will be encouraged to put yourself and your family first, and fit work around your needs.

If that sounds like something you want, apply now!
How to apply
  1. Please fill out the form below and upload your CV with a PDF format.
  2. We kindly ask you to submit your application and CV in English, as this is the standardised language we use here at Remote.
  3. If you don't have an up to date CV but you are still interested in talking to us, please feel free to add a copy of your LinkedIn profile instead.

About Remote

Remote is a global HR tech company that provides a platform for remote work. The company was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Porto, Portugal. Remote?s platform enables businesses to hire and manage remote employees from anywhere in the world. The platform provides tools for payroll, compliance, benefits, and more. Remote has over 200 employees and serves over 2,500 businesses in more than 140 countries. The company has raised over $35 million in funding from investors including Index Ventures and Two Sigma Ventures.
Learn more about Remote
Size
200 employees
Industry
Founded
2019

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