Entry-level account executive jobs (AE): what the job is, skills and open roles
An account executive owns the deal from first meeting to signed contract. At the entry level, "associate" or "junior" account executive roles usually sell smaller deals with a shorter sales cycle than senior AEs.
What a account executive does
In the sales family of jobs. Roles that start conversations with buyers, qualify them and close deals.
A typical day
- 1. Run discovery calls and product demos
- 2. Build proposals and pricing
- 3. Negotiate terms and close
- 4. Forecast your pipeline
- 5. Hand over to customer success
Do you need experience?
Entry-level account executive jobs exist, but none are open on the career sites we track at this moment, so we cannot say how many ask for experience. Each posting states its own requirements, so read the requirements section before you decide a job is out of reach.
Open entry-level account executive jobs
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Skills for account executive jobs
The skills this job uses, most important first. Most can be learned or shown before the first day.
Skills to build or show
- 1. Discovery questioning
- 2. Demoing
- 3. Negotiation
- 4. Pipeline management
- 5. CRM software
- 6. Business case writing
- 7. Presenting
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The market for account executive work
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- Open entry-level account executive jobs
- 0
- Employment outlook, the closest government category
- Projected to grow 3% from 2025 to 2035 (about as fast as average).
Source: NextChapter, checked against employer career sites, last 7 days.
See the detail →Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2025–2035.
Outlook and AI-use figures are for the government category “Sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel”, the closest match to this job.
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Questions about account executive jobs
- What does a account executive do?
- An account executive owns the deal from first meeting to signed contract. At the entry level, "associate" or "junior" account executive roles usually sell smaller deals with a shorter sales cycle than senior AEs. A typical day includes: run discovery calls and product demos; build proposals and pricing; negotiate terms and close; forecast your pipeline; hand over to customer success.
- Can I get an entry-level account executive job with no experience?
- Entry-level account executive jobs exist, but none are open on the career sites we track at this moment, so we cannot say how many ask for experience. Each posting states its own requirements, so read the requirements section before you decide a job is out of reach.
- What skills do you need to be a account executive?
- The skills this job uses most are discovery questioning, demoing, negotiation, pipeline management, CRM software, business case writing. Most can be learned before the first day through coursework, short courses, practice or a related job.
- Where can a account executive job lead?
- People in this job commonly move to account manager, customer success manager, associate sales engineer. The link between jobs is the shared skills; the path is not guaranteed and depends on the employer.
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