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Account Executive, SMB

Apollo.io

Hybrid, Salt Lake City · Salt Lake City · USD 120,000-140,000 / year · 1-3 years experience · Hybrid · Posted Oct 14, 2026

At a glance

Experience
1-3 years experience
Workplace
Hybrid
Location
Hybrid, Salt Lake City · Salt Lake City
Salary
USD 120,000-140,000 / year · Base salary

About the role

  • Join Apollo as an Account Executive in our dynamic Small and Medium Business (SMB) segment, serving businesses with 1 to 200 employees.
  • In this role, you’ll play a critical part in driving growth and guiding entrepreneurs, sales leaders, and operations professionals through their evaluation of Apollo’s powerful, all-in-one sales platform.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the entire sales cycle—from initial discovery and product demonstrations to negotiation and closing—typically within 30 days.
  • Manage predominantly inbound leads, identifying and nurturing relationships with potential clients.
  • Conduct 5-8 initial discovery calls daily, facilitating 25-40 weekly meetings, and generating approximately 14 qualified (Stage 2) opportunities per week.
  • Maintain a consistent pipeline growth of at least 3x month-over-month.
  • Confidently close around 15 deals monthly, ranging from $5,000 to $20,000 each.
  • Consistently meet or exceed a quarterly sales quota of $165,000 ($55,000/month).
  • Skillfully manage your schedule to balance buyer research, demos, Salesforce administration, follow-ups, pricing discussions, and internal meetings.
  • Effectively handle objections and confidently drive conversations to closure.
  • Master the Discovery phase—asking strategic, consultative questions to uncover customer challenges and align Apollo’s solutions.
  • Provide clear, accurate pipeline forecasting, confidently predicting outcomes within a 10% margin.

Requirements

  • 1-3 years experience handling high-volume inbound sales opportunities.
  • 1+ years closing experience, preferably in SaaS or technology sales.
  • Proven track record as a top performer.
  • Exceptional consultative selling skills, able to clearly link Apollo’s capabilities to customer pain points.
  • Comfortable thriving in a fast-paced, target-driven environment with a history of exceeding revenue goals.
  • Goal-oriented, collaborative individuals passionate about problem-solving.
  • Strong communicator able to influence stakeholders across technical and non-technical roles.
  • Agile learner who quickly adapts to new technologies and strategies.
  • Coachable with an eagerness to learn, grow, and elevate their skillset
  • Must be willing to be in our Lehi office 3 days per week

Benefits

  • equity
  • company bonus or sales commissions/bonuses
  • 401(k) plan
  • at least 10 paid holidays per year
  • flex PTO
  • parental leave
  • employee assistance program and wellbeing benefits
  • global travel coverage
  • life/AD&D/STD/LTD insurance
  • FSA/HSA and medical, dental, and vision benefits

Workplace

  • Must be willing to be in our Lehi office 3 days per week

Skills

  • Salesforce

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