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Enterprise Account Executive at SMB
Manages complex sales cycles with enterprise clients, building executive relationships and orchestrating teams to close high-value deals.
In LATAM SMBs, the Sales Manager reports directly to the owner or CEO
Regional economic cycles directly affect deal closings
Network within the vertical industry has tangible value
Ideal OCEAN+ Profile
At SMBs (51-200 employees), the balance between assertive persuasion and active listening
At SMBs (51-200 employees), resilience in the face of constant rejection and long sales cycles
Strengths and Red Flags
Strengths
- Building trusted executive relationships that extend beyond a single sales cycle
- Orchestrating internal teams to respond to RFPs and complex client needs
- Managing long-term relationships where personal trust matters more than the formal contract
- Generating expansion revenue from existing accounts without a dedicated customer success team
Red Flags
- Superficial pipeline management with excessive optimism about close probabilities
- Reliance on a single champion in the account without building relationship breadth
- Doesn't document pipeline or activities in a CRM; everything lives in their head
- Avoids conflict with problematic clients instead of renegotiating terms
Interview Questions
Tell me about the most complex enterprise deal you closed. How did you map the stakeholders and what strategy did you use to align them?
Evaluates: Extraversion and Agreeableness in enterprise sales
Describe a situation where your main champion in the account left the company during the sales cycle. How did you handle it?
Evaluates: Emotional Stability and Extraversion under adversity
How do you balance attention to existing accounts with opening new ones?
Evaluates: Time management and pipeline prioritization
Tell me about an account at risk of churn. What did you do?
Evaluates: Emotional intelligence applied to retention
More about Enterprise Account Executive
Career path, personality archetypes and similar roles in the full profile.
This Role in Other Contexts
Enterprise Account Executive — base profile with no company context
View profile → Startup (1-50 employees)In LATAM startups, the Sales Manager is often also the first AE
View profile → Enterprise (201-1000 employees)In LATAM enterprise, personal relationships remain decisive
View profile → Global (1001+ employees)Must be able to sell upward to HQ in addition to managing local markets
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