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Senior Account Executive jobs: 376 open roles

Open senior account executive jobs taken from employers’ own career sites and checked to still be open. Listings that state pay show a median of $137,500 a year.

The market for senior account executive work

Every figure names its source. Skills and AI-skill shares describe the whole Sales function this title sits in. Outlook, pay and AI-use figures are for the government category “Sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel”, the closest occupation to this title.

Verified open senior account executive jobs
376

Source: NextChapter, checked against employer career sites, last 7 days.

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Median pay in listings that state it
$137,500

Source: NextChapter verified openings.

Employment outlook
Projected to grow 3% from 2025 to 2035 (about as fast as average).

Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2025–2035.

National median pay, all levels
$69,990

Source: BLS OEWS, 2025.

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Openings a year nationally, growth plus replacement
115,700

Source: BLS Employment Projections.

Sales openings that ask for AI skills
6%

Source: NextChapter verified openings.

Sales openings that are remote
7%

Source: NextChapter verified openings.

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Skills most often named in openings

  1. 1. salesforce6%
  2. 2. crm5%
  3. 3. quota5%
  4. 4. forecasting3%
  5. 5. onboarding3%
  6. 6. procurement3%
  7. 7. go-to-market3%
  8. 8. enterprise sales2%

AI skills worth building for this work

  1. 1. AI tools in daily work
  2. 2. Gen-AI assistants (ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude)
  3. 3. Prompt design
  4. 4. AI coding assistants
  5. 5. AI workflow automation
  6. 6. Automation platforms (Zapier, n8n, Power Automate)

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Where senior account executive experience can go next

Career moves the skills carry over to, closest fit first. Time is how long a move usually takes.

  • Customer success

    Close fit · Quick switch (weeks)

    Customer success keeps the relationship side of sales with steadier pay and less rejection.

    Carries over: Customer relationships, Discovery, CRM discipline

  • Partnerships

    Close fit · A few months

    Partnerships sells through other companies: the same skills on longer, bigger deals.

    Carries over: Negotiation, Pipeline management, Executive relationships

  • Sales enablement

    Adjacent · A few months

    Enablement teams hire former sellers to train the next ones; credibility with reps is the job.

    Carries over: Real selling experience, Objection handling, Coaching reps

  • Search-firm or agency recruiting consultant

    Adjacent · A few months

    Search firms need people who can win clients; selling skills matter more there than HR background.

    Carries over: Business development, Closing, Resilience

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Open senior account executive jobs

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Senior Account Executive salary

The middle half of senior account executive listings that state pay run from $96,000 to $179,500. See the full senior account executive salary breakdown.

Sales jobs in the rankings

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Where senior account executive jobs are

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Senior Account Executive jobs by city and state

Employers hiring senior account executives

  • Xometry 12
  • Cloudflare 10
  • Gartner 10
  • Nexxen 7
  • Instructure Holdings 6
  • Horizon3.ai 5
  • Antithesis 5
  • Canon 5
  • Genesys 4
  • Xfinity 4

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