SMB New Business Account Executive

    Zoominfo

    🇺🇸 Bethesda, Maryland, United States; Vancouver, Washington, United States; Waltham, Massachusetts, United States
    SaaS
    Hybrid
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    Work Type

    On-site

    Vertical

    SaaS

    Source

    greenhouse

    About this role

    ZoomInfo is where careers accelerate. We move fast, think boldly, and empower you to do the best work of your life. You’ll be surrounded by teammates who care deeply, challenge each other, and celebrate wins. With tools that amplify your impact and a culture that backs your ambition, you won’t just contribute. You’ll make things happen–fast.

     

    The SMB Account Executive is focused on the SMB (small businesses with employee count of 10-99) sector and will support our growth by executing on high-volume and high-velocity sales to good fit SMBs. This role is designed for an enthusiastic, organized and proactive sales professional who thrives in a dynamic environment. Your leadership team will support your success through coaching, team-selling and strategic decision making but you will be counted on to leverage your expertise to strategically build and nurture relationships, crafting tailored solutions that align closely with customer needs. 

    What You Will Do:

    • Work hard to bring on new clients within the SMB sector through various prospecting methods and support from the SMB SDR team who will be scheduling you with demos as well. 
    • Manage the entire sales process, with support from your leadership team, from initial contact through to closing, including assessment of client needs, presentation of products and services, and finalization of sales.
    • You will conduct demonstrations of the platform and leverage a number of proof of concepts, such as trials & data enrichment reviews, to help provide the evidence needed for these prospects to come onboard as a client. 
    • Engage clients throughout the sales cycle to ensure alignment and understanding of their needs and bus

    Tools & Tech Stack

    ZoomInfo

    Selling Motion

    Sales Cycle

    SMB / Transactional

    Under 1 month, high-velocity closing

    Prospecting

    Outbound-Heavy

    Self-sourced pipeline via cold outreach

    Buyer Persona

    C-Suite

    Selling to executive decision-makers

    Territory

    Vertical-Specific

    Focused on a single industry vertical

    Requirements at a Glance

    Bachelor's Degree·Required
    Prospecting·Required skill

    Typical Day — Account Executive

    Stakeholder meetings3–5/week
    Executive presentations2–3/week
    Business cases & RFPs1–2/week
    Forecast & pipeline2×/week
    Champion coachingDaily

    Estimates based on role type and selling motion — actual may vary by company.

    Role Signals

    Green Flags

    ✓
    SDR Support

    Dedicated prospecting team

    SaaS — Interview Intel

    Typical Sales Cycle

    30–90 days (SMB) · 3–9 months (Mid-Market) · 6–18 months (Enterprise)

    Common Buyer Objections

    • "We're locked into a contract with [competitor]"
    • "We built something in-house already"
    • "We don't have budget until next quarter"
    • "Our team won't adopt another tool"

    Key Industry Metrics

    ARR / MRRNet Revenue Retention (NRR)CAC Payback PeriodLogo Churn vs Revenue ChurnACV (Avg Contract Value)Magic Number

    Hot Topics to Reference

    • • AI-native product disruption
    • • PLG vs sales-led motion debate
    • • Vertical SaaS consolidation
    • • Usage-based pricing models

    Use these insights to speak the buyer's language in interviews.

    Tags

    816 New Sales - Account Executives
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    Walk me through your discovery process.

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    How do you handle a prospect who goes silent mid-deal?

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    Tell me about your largest closed deal and the sales cycle.

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    How do you build business cases for stakeholders?

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    Describe a deal you lost and what you learned.

    Template question
    Research Zoominfo's product, recent news, and key competitors
    Prepare metrics: quota attainment %, average deal size, win rate
    Practice a 2-minute product demo pitch for a mock discovery call
    Review the job description and map your experience to each requirement
    Role Insights

    As an Account Executive with Zoominfo, you'll own the entire revenue pipeline and be measured on quota attainment.

    Expect to work with recurring revenue models where customer retention is as important as acquisition.

    The US market offers the highest OTE potential globally for sales professionals, with a highly competitive talent landscape.

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