ThoughtSpot

Enterprise Account Executive

ThoughtSpot$210K — $300K *
Business Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in enterprise sales, preferably in Business Intelligence or Analytics
  • Proven track record of achieving or exceeding sales quotas
  • Experience collaborating with AI/ML product teams or early-access programs
  • Expertise in managing complex sales cycles with multiple stakeholders
  • Strong understanding of SaaS and disruptive technology sales
  • Ability to build relationships and develop champions within client accounts
  • Familiarity with MEDDICC or Challenger sales methodologies

Responsibilities

  • Build and maintain a robust deal pipeline and quota coverage
  • Manage complex deal cycles from origination to closure
  • Close new business and expansions through a 'land-and-expand' strategy
  • Utilize generative AI for personalized customer engagements at scale
  • Collaborate in a consultative sales process with customers and partners
  • Experiment with emerging sales tools and share best practices
  • Leverage AI insights for tailored messaging and value propositions
  • Ensure strategic oversight and successful outcomes for assigned accounts

Benefits

  • Mandatory in-office attendance 3 days per week for collaboration
  • Training and resources available for AI tool integration
  • Opportunity for professional growth within a rapidly evolving tech environment
  • Flexible work environment that balances collaboration with personal autonomy
  • Access to leading industry AI tools to enhance productivity
Full Job Description
The Role

We are looking for an experienced Enterprise Account Executive to join our team. The right candidate for this position will have a demonstrated history of success and quota over-achievement selling to enterprise organizations (preferably selling software applications, but software sales not necessary for consideration for role). Ideally, you have sold Business Intelligence, Data Warehousing, or Analytics applications and/or are familiar with the data market.

The ability to work independently in a rapidly growing environment is important. We also value the ability to evangelize an evolving product that provides real value to (both!) technical and non-technical audiences.

What You'll Do:

  • Building and maintaining active deal pipeline and quota coverage (experience working with tools such as LinkedIn, Salesforce, and Clari is a plus)
  • Managing complex deal cycles, from lead origination to closing and expansions
  • Consistently closing net-new business and expansions by leveraging a "land-and-expand" strategy
  • Leverage generative AI and advanced automation to personalize customer engagements at scale, using real-time data to dynamically tailor messaging, demos, and proposals
  • Collaborating with customers, partners, and the larger ecosystem in a consultative sales process
  • Continuously experiment with emerging tools (e.g., conversational AI, autonomous agents, predictive analytics, and AI-powered deal coaching) and share best practices across the organization
  • Harness AI-driven insights to craft highly personalized messaging that resonates with each prospect's unique business challenges, industry context, and decision-making priorities
  • Utilize advanced AI tools to analyze customer data, market trends, and competitive landscapes, enabling the rapid development of differentiated value propositions tailored for each account
  • Maintaining strategic oversight of assigned accounts ensuring engagements achieve their intended outcomes
  • Continuously refine and optimize sales messaging by leveraging AI-powered analytics on engagement metrics, ensuring communications are data-informed and outcome-focused


What You Bring:

  • A hunter's mentality and a consistent track record of achieving and/ or overachieving your sales quota
  • Experience of selling within the Business Insights & Analytics Industry is a must have for this role
  • Experience partnering with AI/ML product teams or participating in early-access / beta programs for new AI technologies
  • Track record of driving measurable results through the creative application of AI and automation in enterprise sales
  • Experience of orchestrating complex, direct and indirect sales cycles with multiple technical and business stakeholders, with a particular focus on SaaS and disruptive technologies.
  • Track record of selling net-new business and expansion opportunities, along with a focus on excellence in pipeline generation & opportunity progression.
  • Track record in building champions and nurturing / developing relationships
  • Strong business acumen coupled with experience in MEDDICC and/or Challenger sales methodologies as well as a willingness to learn and the discipline to work on a proven sales process from beginning to end
  • You have proven ability to engage both high and wide in accounts and can engage effectively with C-level and business line executives
Hybrid Work at ThoughtSpot

Spotters are expected in-office 3 days per week to experience the energy of their local office. This approach balances the benefits of in-person collaboration and peer learning with the flexibility needed by individuals and teams.

Mandatory and Required Skills for All ThoughtSpot Roles

Spotters are expected to demonstrate AI literacy and workflow integration to include to ability to:

  • Comfortably and confidently integrate artificial intelligence into their daily workflow to increase productivity and quality.
  • Hands-on experience to leverage AI tools (industry-leading LLMs) to increase productivity, automate routine tasks, and improve work quality.
  • Speak to the experience of using AI for research, content creation, and document summarization while maintaining ownership of judgment and final decisions.
  • Write effective prompts to get the most accurate and creative results from AI tools.


Spotters are expected to exemplify these key traits and AI Mindset:

  • Curiosity in exploring new AI tools
  • Adaptability to quickly learn and implement new, emerging AI technologies
  • Critical thinking to know when to identify when AI should be used versus when human judgement is necessary


This combination of curiosity, adaptability, and discernment defines the AI mindset, and it's required for every role at ThoughtSpot.

AI Mindset for All Spotters

At ThoughtSpot, we believe AI is a necessary and essential part of how we work. Every role, across every team, is expected to be fluent and comfortable with using AI to do their best work.

All Spotters are expected to experiment with ThoughtSpot's AI tools (like Spotter and SpotterViz) and leading industry LLMs to streamline workflows, enhance output, and uncover new insights. Whether drafting content, analyzing data, or summarizing documents, AI is a daily partner. We value curiosity, openness to learning, and thoughtful application of AI to create real value. Training and resources are provided so every Spotter can confidently create with AI.

The pay range for this role is:

210,000 - 300,000 USD per year (Remote)

About ThoughtSpot

ThoughtSpot is a business intelligence and big data analytics platform that helps businesses make better decisions by providing them with insights from their data. The company was founded in 2012 by a group of former Google engineers and has since grown to become a leader in the industry. ThoughtSpot's platform is designed to be easy to use and allows users to search and analyze their data in real-time, without the need for complex queries or programming skills. The company has received numerous awards and recognition for its innovative technology and has been named a Gartner Cool Vendor in Analytics and Business Intelligence.
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1,000 employees
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Founded
2012

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