Account Executive
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Description
About the Role
We are seeking candidates with Account Executive experience for a Solution Specialist job opening in Austin, Texas. The Solution Specialist is a hybrid position at the intersection of Sales, Onboarding, and Customer Success, in a role critical to ensuring customers realize value in the first 90 days - the most important period in their lifecycle. The Solution Specialist will own both new customer acquisition and the early customer experience, ensuring customers adopt our solutions, receive world-class onboarding, and are set up for long-term success.
Key Responsibilities
- Customer Acquisition & Growth
- Drive net-new customer acquisition, with a focus on SMB and marketing-generated leads.
- Conduct consultative sales conversations to uncover needs, demonstrate value, and close deals.
- Onboarding & Implementation (First 90 Days)
- Own the full onboarding journey for new accounts, with an initial focus on AI solutions and expansion to all products over time.
- Deliver onboarding calls, training, and account setup in collaboration with internal Builder resources.
- Ensure smooth activation and that usage milestones are met in the first 90 days.
- Customer Retention & Expansion (Early Lifecycle)
- Proactively manage customer relationships during the early stage, resolving issues and driving adoption.
- Identify opportunities for expansion (e.g., Integrations, Instant Responders, Live Receptionist, etc) during onboarding and early lifecycle.
- Serve as a support contact for non-managed accounts beyond 90 days.
- Collaboration & Handoff
- Partner with Customer Success Managers and Key Account Managers to transition managed accounts after 90 days.
- Collaborate with Marketing teams to refine inbound and overall lead processes.
- Provide structured feedback to Product and Engineering teams to accelerate roadmap delivery.
What Success Looks Like
- Customers are fully activated and realizing value within 90 days.
- Retention and expansion goals in the early customer lifecycle are consistently achieved.
- Net-new acquisition targets are met, with a strong emphasis on inbound and partnership channels.
- Reduced clawbacks and churn due to smooth handoffs and strong early adoption.
Qualifications
- 2-4 years of experience in Sales or Customer Success (SaaS or tech preferred).
- Proven ability to manage both customer acquisition and early-stage onboarding/implementation.
- Strong consultative skills with the ability to uncover customer needs and align solutions.
- Excellent communication and relationship management skills.
- Comfortable working cross-functionally with Marketing, Product, and Engineering.
- High energy, proactive, and adaptable in a fast-paced environment.
- Local to Austin for hybrid role working in-office three days a week.
Why Join Us
- Be part of a redefined Sales and Customer Experience model where your success is directly tied to customer outcomes.
- Help shape how we onboard and support customers in their most critical first 90 days.
- Opportunity to work closely with Product, Engineering, and Marketing teams, driving innovation and growth.
- Join a high-growth company on track to provide SMBs with a Communications and Back-Office solution, simplifying their lives at every opportunity
How this employer is doing
average
- Recent Acquisition
Typical pay for this role
$100,000
Typical range: $60,000 to $140,000
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