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What an Account Executive does

They take qualified opportunities from discovery to closed-won and own the revenue number. Day to day that means:

Running discovery calls and understanding what the prospect actually needs versus what they're asking for

Running product demos that connect specific features to the prospect's specific situation

Building proposals, navigating procurement, and managing the buying committee on the prospect's side

Forecasting accurately and updating the CRM honestly, not optimistically

Closing deals on terms that don't create problems for support, finance, or implementation downstream

A strong account executive runs a process consistently and adjusts based on data, not feel. They can tell you their win rate, their average deal size, their sales cycle length, and which of those they're working on improving. Most companies hire AEs once SDRs are booking meetings faster than founders can close them, and the pipeline starts backing up.

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What to look for in an Account Executive

The tell is how they describe a recent deal that pushed past the original close date. A strong AE walks you through the specific objection or stakeholder issue and what they did about it. When you interview, look for:

Quota history with specifics: number, attainment, average deal size, sales cycle

Comfort with both transactional and consultative selling, depending on what your motion requires

A real point of view on discovery. The good ones know that bad discovery is the root cause of most lost deals

Avoid anyone whose answers stay at 'I'm a good closer' without specifics on process.

Tools a strong one should know:

Salesforce or HubSpotOutreach or SalesloftGong or ChorusLinkedIn Sales NavigatorCalendlyDocuSign or PandaDoca deal review tool like Clari

What an Account Executive costs

One flat $1,999 placement fee when you hire, whatever the rate. No percentage of salary.

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Scout OS vs the alternatives

Hiring locallyJob boardsTraditional recruiterScout OS
Cost$90k–$130k/yr salaryFree to post, costly in time15–30% of salary, $15k–$30k on a $100k hire
Time to shortlistWeeksDays of sorting1–4 weeks
Who vetsYouNobodyThe recruiter
Who picksYouYouThe agency
If it failsYou eat itStart overSometimes a replacement
Lock-inFull salaryNoneRetainer or contract

A recruiter's fee scales with the salary, so the better the hire, the more it costs you. On Scout OS it's flat. $1,999 is $1,999 whether the person earns $40,000 or $120,000.

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Because you see the actual person, their work, and their rate before you talk to anyone — no blind trust in a recruiter's shortlist.

Every profile goes through skills verification and reference checks before it’s searchable. Roughly 1 in 300 applicants makes it onto the platform.

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Your next placement is free — no separate agency fee, no starting the search over from zero.

Everything you need to onboard and pay your hire compliantly is included once you place them.

$100/mo for full access to profiles and messaging, plus a flat $1,999 placement fee when you hire — no percentage of salary.

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