Is the Account Executive / Account Manager, SMB (India) role remote?

It's hybrid — Apollo expects some on-site time in Hybrid, Bangalore.

How much experience is required?

At least 2 years of relevant experience for this Account Executive / Account Manager, SMB (India) role.

Where is the role based?

Apollo is hiring for this position in Hybrid, Bangalore.

What seniority level is this role?

Apollo targets mid-level candidates for this position.

Is this full-time or contract?

Full-time for this Account Executive / Account Manager, SMB (India) role at Apollo.

Account Executive / Account Manager, SMB (India) at Apollo

Joblaze summary

In this hybrid role, the Account Executive/Account Manager focuses on managing the full commercial relationship for small to medium-sized businesses, handling both new client acquisition and the expansion of existing accounts. Key skills include a strong background in consultative sales, experience with high-volume deal cycles, and proficiency in using AI tools to enhance productivity. This position is ideal for candidates with at least two years of relevant experience who thrive in competitive environments and are adept at engaging with diverse stakeholders.

Joblaze insights

Listed 4 days ago — first seen on Joblaze September 23, 2026. Last confirmed on Apollo's careers page September 27, 2026.

Quick facts

Is the Account Executive / Account Manager, SMB (India) role remote?: It's hybrid — Apollo expects some on-site time in Hybrid, Bangalore.
How much experience is required?: At least 2 years of relevant experience for this Account Executive / Account Manager, SMB (India) role.
Where is the role based?: Apollo is hiring for this position in Hybrid, Bangalore.
What seniority level is this role?: Apollo targets mid-level candidates for this position.
Is this full-time or contract?: Full-time for this Account Executive / Account Manager, SMB (India) role at Apollo.

From the original posting

Apollo.io is the leading go-to-market solution for revenue teams, trusted by over 500,000 companies and millions of users globally, from rapidly growing startups to some of the world's largest enterprises. Founded in 2015, the company is one of the fastest growing companies in SaaS, raising approximately $250 million to date and valued at $1.6 billion. Apollo.io provides sales and marketing teams with easy access to verified contact data for over 210 million B2B contacts and 35 million companies worldwide, along with tools to engage and convert these contacts in one unified platform. By helping revenue professionals find the most accurate contact information and automating the outreach process, Apollo.io turns prospects into customers. Apollo raised a series D in 2023 and is backed by top-tier investors, including Sequoia Capital, Bain Capital Ventures, and more, and counts the former President and COO of Hubspot, JD Sherman, among its board members.

As a hybrid Account Executive/Account Manager in our SMB segment (accounts of 1 to 200 employees), based in our future Apollo Bangalore office, you own the full commercial relationship for your book: new logo acquisition through inbound leads, and the expansion and renewal of accounts you have already closed or inherited.

Role overview

Single point of contact end to end: first conversation, trial, negotiation, close, onboarding handoff, expansion and renewal
Guide founders, sales leaders and RevOps professionals through evaluating Apollo's all-in-one sales platform, then manage the relationship after they buy
Split motion: part of your time on inbound new-business opportunities, part managing and growing an owned book of existing accounts
Based in Bangalore, open to in-office presence once office opens

Pipeline and sales process execution

Manage the entire sales process, new and existing, from first conversation through trial management, negotiation, legal and close, inside an average cycle of 30 days or less
Manage a pipeline of primarily inbound prospects for new business, and inbound inquiries from your own book for expansion and renewal
Take 5 or more discovery and customer calls per day, and run 25 or more meetings per week combined across new business and book management
Negotiate renewals within your book on a recurring monthly cadence
Consistently create 3x pipeline coverage month over month, across both motions
Achieve and exceed monthly and quarterly quotas for new business bookings and net revenue retention
Own your schedule across buyer and customer research, initial meetings, platform demos, CRM hygiene, escalations, follow-ups and pricing calls
Handle objections confidently, live, whether from a prospect evaluating Apollo or a customer facing a renewal

Sales strategy and deal management

Run consultative discovery, asking layered questions and tying findings back to value and business outcomes, whether the account is new or existing
Communicate directly with Director and above contacts in Sales, Marketing and RevOps
Tier your book to prioritize top new-business opportunities, top expansion accounts and top at-risk renewals
Articulate a clear view of your combined pipeline, deals and renewals at each stage of your funnel
Forecast your most likely outcome, across new business and renewals, within a 10% margin
Hold price and manage discounting inside a 30-day cycle, on both net-new deals and renewals
Apply AI tooling to your own workflow to compress research, prep and follow-up time across a broader scope of work than a single-motion seat

Mindset and culture

Thrive in a competitive environment, embracing challenges, enjoying objection handling and using setbacks as fuel
Take responsibility for successes and failures with a relentless drive to keep improving
Maintain a sharp focus on your goals and a belief that your daily, weekly and monthly activities will get you there
Be a self-starter who proactively identifies opportunities and stays motivated in the face of multiple objections, across both acquisition and retention work
Bring a team-selling approach, proactively engaging leadership to support selling and saving deals
Engage as your unique self in a diverse, inclusive and high-performing team

What we are looking for

2+ years of closing and account management experience combined, carrying a monthly or quarterly quota that included both net-new and existing-book responsibility. Candidates with only one side of this (pure AE or pure AM) should show clear evidence of fast ramp on the other
1+ year running a high-volume motion: 5 or more meetings a day, deals closing inside one to three meetings, and a book of existing accounts managed in parallel
Top performer in current role, at or above 100% attainment across the trailing three quarters, with stack rank known
Deal and book economics consistent with SMB: 30-day-or-less cycles, accounts under 200 employees
A named consultative sales process applied day to day, on new deals and renewal conversations alike
Came up through an SDR, BDR or equivalent high-volume sales seat, or through a book-owning CS/AM seat, before this role
Demonstrated use of AI tools to improve sales and account-management productivity
Excellent communication and the ability to influence stakeholders across technical and non-technical roles
Coachable, and demonstrably so: you take feedback inside the conversation, not after it
Based in Bangalore, India

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