Account Executive Jobs in Seattle, USA

Looking for an account executive job in Seattle? Choose from 7 open roles at 5 employers. Explore real salary data and skills breakdown across remote, hybrid and on-site roles.

7 Open roles
5 Companies hiring

The market for Account executives in Seattle

As of 23 September, 6 account executive roles are open in Seattle at 4 employers.

Account executive roles make up a small minority of what is listed on this board for Seattle. The openings currently showing span a range of seniority levels, with lead, senior, manager and director grades each accounting for roughly equal shares among roles that state a level — meaning most postings sit at mid-to-upper career points rather than entry level. A notable share of the postings are around a month old or older, with about a third falling into each of the oldest two brackets and a smaller portion posted within the past two weeks. All hiring here is concentrated among a handful of employers, and the sample is small, so the picture may shift notably as new postings arrive. There is not yet enough weekly history to say anything about how activity has moved over recent weeks.

How recently the open roles were posted

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Last week 0
Two weeks ago 1
Three weeks ago 0
One to two months ago 2
Two to three months ago 1
Earlier 2

Figures are measured every Monday.

What do Account executives in Seattle work on?

Account executives own the commercial relationship between a technology company and its customers or prospects. Day to day that means qualifying leads, running discovery calls, building proposals, negotiating contracts and managing a pipeline in a CRM. In a city whose key industries include software, e-commerce and gaming alongside life sciences and health services, account executives often sell into complex technical buying committees and need to translate product capability into business value. The presence of Amazon's main campus in South Lake Union and Microsoft's headquarters in nearby Redmond means many local buyers are sophisticated technology organisations themselves, which tends to raise the level of commercial conversation expected of sellers working in the area.

Seattle office, hybrid or remote?

Every role among those listed here that states a working arrangement is described as fully on-site. No hybrid or remote options appear in the current listings. Candidates should therefore expect to be based in Seattle and present in an office, and should confirm the exact site location with each employer before applying.

Make your application specific to the work

  1. Review your pipeline evidence Employers at this seniority level will expect concrete examples of deals closed and quotas met. Prepare specific stories that illustrate how you have managed complex sales cycles before you apply.
  2. Tailor your application to the sector Seattle's employer base spans software, e-commerce, life sciences and logistics. Read each job description carefully and align your cover letter to the industry vertical the employer operates in.
  3. Prepare for a multi-stage interview process Account executive interviews in technology companies typically include a pipeline review, a mock discovery call or presentation, and a conversation with sales leadership. Practise each format in advance.
  4. Confirm the on-site arrangement early All current listings require in-person attendance, so clarify the office location, expected hours on-site and any travel requirements during your first conversation with the recruiter.

Questions about Account Executive jobs in Seattle

Among the roles currently listed here that state a seniority level, the spread is even across lead, senior, manager and director grades. There are no entry-level postings visible at this time.

Based on the current listings on this board, all roles that state a working arrangement are fully on-site. No hybrid or remote positions appear in the current data.

The city's key sectors include software, e-commerce, gaming, life sciences, health services and logistics, so account executives here may be selling into any of those verticals depending on the employer.

Amazon's primary headquarters campus sits in Seattle's South Lake Union neighbourhood, and Microsoft's corporate headquarters is in nearby Redmond. Ai2, a non-profit AI research institute, is also based in Seattle.

The mentions in current postings point to full-cycle sales experience, CRM proficiency, enterprise or mid-market deal management, and the ability to work cross-functionally with pre-sales and customer-success teams.

Jobs checked 9 hours ago.