SMB Account Executive
Own the full sales cycle as an SMB Account Executive at Algolia, driving revenue growth and building customer relationships.
AI in the day-to-day
Familiarity with AI-enabled solutions and tools like OpenAI, Claude.
Requirements
- Experience
- 2+ years
Benefits
Joblaze summary
The SMB Account Executive at Algolia is responsible for managing the entire sales cycle within their designated territory, focusing on driving new revenue and fostering relationships with both potential and existing clients. This role requires expertise in B2B SaaS sales, particularly with AI-enabled solutions, and a strong ability to align Algolia's offerings with customer needs. Ideal candidates have at least two years of closing experience and thrive in dynamic environments, making them well-suited for a fast-paced tech landscape. Algolia emphasizes a collaborative culture, valuing autonomy and continuous improvement among its team members.
Joblaze insights
- Listed 5 days ago on Joblaze — tracked directly from Algolia's career page.
- Algolia has 39 other open roles including Partner Manager - German, Employee Experience Specialist, Partner Manager - German Speaker.
- 1815 active AI/ML roles on Joblaze right now.
- 692 active SaaS roles on Joblaze right now.
- Salary band is below the typical range for Sales/Marketing roles (median ~$148,700).
- Pays more than 9% of the 1077 salaried AI/ML roles we track (median $190,000). See AI/ML salary trends
Quick facts
- Is the SMB Account Executive role remote?
- It's hybrid — Algolia expects some on-site time in Remote - United States.
- What's the salary range?
- Algolia lists $108,000–$144,167 for this role.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 2 years of relevant experience for this SMB Account Executive role.
- Where is the role based?
- Algolia is hiring for this position in Remote - United States.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: AI/ML, SaaS.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Algolia targets mid-level candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this SMB Account Executive role at Algolia.
From the original posting
At Algolia, we’re proud to be a pioneer and market leader in AI Search, empowering 18,000+ businesses to deliver blazing-fast, predictive search and browse experiences at internet scale. Every week, we power over 30 billion search requests — four times more than Microsoft Bing, Yahoo, Baidu, Yandex, and DuckDuckGo combined.
In 2021, we raised $150 million in Series D funding, quadrupling our valuation to $2.25 billion. This strong foundation enables us to keep investing in our market-leading platform and serving incredible customers like Under Armour, PetSmart, Stripe, Gymshark, and Walgreens.
As an SMB Account Executive, you will own the full sales cycle within your territory, drive new revenue growth, and develop meaningful relationships with both prospective and existing customers. This role requires thoughtful discovery, strategic account engagement, and the ability to translate customer objectives into measurable business outcomes using Algolia’s platform.
Your Role Will Consist Of:
- Own, manage, and grow your sales pipeline for your assigned prospect territory
- Engage in thoughtful, research-driven prospecting within your territory to identify high-potential opportunities
- Lead and drive thoughtful discovery conversations to fully understand each customer’s business objectives, technical ecosystem, and desired outcomes
- Align Algolia’s solutions to customer business objectives, articulating clear value and ROI tailored to each account
- Collaborating closely with Solutions Engineers, Customer Success, and Renewal Managers to shape value-driven proposals improving renewals for your assigned customer territory
- Identify and manage expansion opportunities for your assigned customer territory
- Delivering compelling demonstrations and sales collateral that address both technical and business objectives
YOU MIGHT BE A FIT IF YOU HAVE:
- 2+ years in a closing role (in B2B, SaaS tech sales)
- Familiarity with AI-enabled solutions and their value propositions
- A passion for building strong relationships, you view each customer as a long-term partner
- Comfortable handling live objections and ability to confidently address questions in real time
- Ability to thrive in dynamic environments, you bring both curiosity and initiative
- Are familiar with AI tools like OpenAI, Claude and others to work more efficiently
- Desire and confidence to represent Algolia at industry events and conferences
- A mindset of continuous improvement and collaboration
#LI-Remote
Algolia does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, military status, veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
The annual total cash compensation range (base salary and commission) for this role reflects market pay data within this location. The exact compensation offered for this role may vary depending on specific location and job-related knowledge, technical skills, and experience; and is only one part of our Total Rewards philosophy to compensate and recognize employees for their work.
FLEXIBLE WORKPLACE STRATEGY:
Algolia’s flexible workplace model is designed to empower all Algolians to fulfill our mission to power search and discovery with ease. We place an emphasis on an individual’s impact, contribution, and output, over their physical location. Algolia is a high-trust environment and many of our team members have the autonomy to choose where they want to work and when.
We have a global presence with offices in Paris, NYC, London, Sydney and Bucharest, however we also offer many of our team members the option to work remotely either as fully remote or hybrid-remote employees. Positions listed as "Remote" are only available for remote work within the specified country. Positions listed within a specific city are only available in that location - depending on the role it may be available with either a hybrid-remote or in-office schedule.
WE’RE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE WHO CAN LIVE OUR VALUES:
- GRIT - Problem-solving and perseverance capability in an ever-changing and growing environment.
- TRUST - Willingness to trust our co-workers and to take ownership.
- CANDOR - Ability to receive and give constructive feedback.
- CARE - Genuine care about other team members, our clients and the decisions we make in the company.
- HUMILITY - Aptitude for learning from others, putting ego aside.
We’re looking for talented, passionate people to help build the world’s best search and discovery technology. We value autonomy, diversity, and collaboration. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is respected and supported—regardless of race, age, ancestry, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, color, veteran status, disability, or socioeconomic background.
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- Our open positions may appear on third-party job boards, but the best way to apply safely is directly through our careers page.
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READY TO APPLY?
If you share our values and our enthusiasm for building the world’s best search & discovery technology, we’d love to review your application!