Commercial Account Executive
BnBerry · Washington, DC · 2 wk ago
Business DevelopmentFull-time
About the role
We’re hiring a Commercial Account Executive (full-cycle IC) to help drive revenue growth through a high-velocity SMB selling motion with a strong focus on outbound. This role is for someone who can consistently self-generate pipeline and close deals with discipline and repeatable process, while helping establish strong sales culture and habits as the team scales.
Responsibilities
- Sell into hospitality buyers (e.g., owners, GMs, revenue managers, commercial directors)
- Bring commercial curiosity about the industry, even if you haven’t sold hospitality before
- Closing revenue
- Generating pipeline
- Helping establish culture
- Building repeatable sales habits and disciplined CRM process
Requirements
- Must-have experience & profile- 2–5 years overall experience with a sweet spot around 2–4 years in SaaS sales
- - Full-cycle AE experience with strong SMB closing ability (1–3 years closing experience preferred)
- - Proven ability to self-source 50%+ of pipeline (must be able to quantify clearly)
- - Track record of consistently performing at a high level (e.g., 100–130%+ quota attainment)
- - Comfortable in high-activity, high-volume environments and running a disciplined process
- - Strong coachability, curiosity, and continuous learning habits
- - Solid CRM hygiene / process discipline
Ideal background signals (nice to have)
- Growth path of SDR/BDR → promoted to AE (preferred pattern)
- Experience in one of the following (ranked):
- 1) Hospitality SaaS (PMS/RMS/channel mgmt/guest experience/booking engine)
- 2) SMB SaaS (marketing tech/HR tech/ops software)
- 3) Agency or hospitality-adjacent sales
Activity / performance expectations (what “good” looks like)
- Comfortable with 30–60 calls/day
- Driving 30–40 meetings/month
- Able to manage 50+ active opportunities simultaneously
- Able to explain key metrics without checking notes (calls/emails/meetings booked, self-sourced opps, win rate, quota attainment)
- Closing benchmarks: demo → closed won typically 20–35% (good), 35%+ (great)
Traits we actively look for
- High drive (discipline/competitiveness demonstrated outside work)
- Learning orientation (books, trainings, curiosity about hospitality & market trends)
- Team player mindset (examples of helping other reps win)
Benefits
- Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
- Work From Home
- Performance Bonus