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Mid-Market Account Executive, Corporate

AlphaSense · Chicago, IL · Corporate Sales

Posted Sep 18, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

Tell me about a deal you closed where the buyer had no budget at the start.

What they are checking: Whether they can build a business case that creates budget.

How do you manage your time across a large number of mid-market prospects?

What they are checking: Whether they can handle volume and prioritize the best opportunities.

How do you work remotely and still build strong relationships with buyers in ET and CT time zones?

What they are checking: Whether they can sell effectively in a remote setup.

Tell me about a time you worked closely with a sales director by vertical to win a deal.

What they are checking: Whether they use their manager and team to win rather than going it alone.

What's your track record against quota over the last two years?

What they are checking: Whether they have consistent results and can explain them clearly.

What would you do

How would you open a conversation with a mid-market company's head of strategy who has never heard of AlphaSense?

What they are checking: Whether they can prospect with a relevant hook instead of a generic pitch.

A prospect says they already use Google and free sources for research. How do you respond?

What they are checking: Whether they can show the cost of manual research and the value of trusted content.

You've had three great calls but the prospect goes silent. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they follow up with value and find out what changed.

How do you handle a demo when the person in the room isn't the one who signs?

What they are checking: Whether they can coach a champion to sell internally.

About the work

Walk me through your sales process from first call to signed contract.

What they are checking: Whether they run a structured process they can repeat.

What corporate functions do you think get the most value from market intelligence?

What they are checking: Whether they know who to target inside corporate buyers.

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The full job description

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About AlphaSense:&nbsp; The world’s most sophisticated companies rely on AlphaSense to remove uncertainty from decision-making. With market intelligence and search built on proven AI, AlphaSense delivers insights that matter from content you can trust. Our universe of public and private content includes equity research, company filings, event transcripts, expert calls, news, trade journals, and clients’ own research content. The acquisition of Tegus by AlphaSense in 2024 advances our shared mission to empower professionals to make smarter decisions through AI-driven market intelligence. Together, AlphaSense and Tegus will accelerate growth, innovation, and content expansion, with complementary product and content capabilities that enable users to unearth even more comprehensive insights from thousands of content sets. Our platform is trusted by over 6,000 enterprise customers, including a majority of the S&P 500. Founded in 2011, AlphaSense is headquartered in New York City with more than 2,000 employees across the globe and offices in the U.S., U.K., Finland, India, Singapore, Canada, and Ireland. Come join us! Location: Remote US, ET/CT Time Zones Reports To: Sales Director by Vertical About the Team: The extraordinary AlphaSense Sales team is split into two parts: Financial Services and Corporates. The Financial Services Sales Team focuses on sales to hedge funds, asset management, investment banking, and private equity. The Corporate Sales team is verticalized with a focus on the Fortune 1000 in the following sectors: Life Sciences, Technology, Media, and Telecom, Energy and Industrials, Consulting, and Consumer Packaged Goods. Both the Financial Services and Corporate sales teams have Enterprise and Mid-Market sales professionals, and there is an additional corporate team of sales professionals focused exclusively on Investor Relations. About the Role:&nbsp; We are looking for an experienced, entrepreneurial, driven and accomplished new business sales professional to join our growing Corporate Sales team. With a track record of sales success, you’ll&nbsp; focus on selling to top Fortune 1000 companies, specifically the largest and most matrixed organizations. This role offers a high level of ownership within your book of business, driving&nbsp; the overall account strategy in partnership with SDR’s and sales leadership. This is an opportunity to join a high growth company and sell an award winning product that is experiencing rapid adoption across all industry verticals. The person in this role will make a major contribution in the company’s growth and future success.&nbsp; Who You Are: • An experienced seller! You have previous experience owning a book of new business, ideally selling into Mid-Market clients. You have a strong track record of success in a SaaS sales environment and can clearly communicate a drive to understand our customers and sales cycle. • You understand Sales is both art and science, and clearly can articulate your version of the “science of sales”. • Hard-working and possess a ‘never give up’ attitude: We have a highly motivated team and a winning culture. We look for people who possess a natural tenacity and desire to succeed.&nbsp; • A Strong Communicator: You have the skills necessary to explain complex financial data and concepts to a non-financial audience. You’re a storyteller with the ability to communicate present and future value to folks at all levels within an organization.&nbsp; • A Hunter: You are constantly working to drive pipeline through your own efforts, in addition to the support of our SDR and Marketing teams.&nbsp; • Intellectually Curious: You know the right questions to ask and how to uncover business challenges at all levels of an organization. • Coachable:&nbsp; You will have the opportunity to advance your career through robust training and development programs at AlphaSense. An openness to feedback and desire for constant improvement is key to success here. • Tenacious: You thrive in environments where you can be creative to get things done!&nbsp; What You’ll Do: &nbsp; • Take responsibility for the end-end sales processes in your territory, targeting folks in Corporate Strategy, Competitive Intelligence, Business Development, Investor Relations, and M&A. • Research opportunities, prospect, initiate discussions, build relationships, conduct demos, manage product trials, and most importantly: close deals! This is an end-to-end new business sales role and no task is too small or too large. • Partner with our SDR team to create prospecting plans and drive pipeline.&nbsp; • Forecast accurately and develop the necessary pipeline to meet/exceed quota. • Work closely with our Product Specialist team during trials to ensure client engagement and ultimate purchase. • Work closely with Account Management to ensure customer health throughout the contract term, as well as closing down sourced upsell and cross-sell opportunities.&nbsp; • Gather and distribute product feedback from clients and prospects to the sales and product teams to help us continually enhance our product offerings. For base compensation, we set standard ranges for all roles based on function and level benchmarked against similar stage growth companies and internal comparables. In order to be compliant with local legislation, as well as to provide greater transparency to candidates, we share salary ranges on all job postings regardless of desired hiring location. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including candidate experience/expertise and may vary from the amounts listed below. We offer a competitive benefits program, a generous commission plan with uncapped earning potential as well as equity. Base Compensation Range $79,000 &mdash; $109,000 USD AlphaSense is an equal-opportunity employer. We are committed to a work environment that supports, inspires, and respects all individuals. All employees share in the responsibility for fulfilling AlphaSense’s commitment to equal employment opportunity. AlphaSense does not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, color, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, military or veteran status, disability, or any other non-merit factor. This policy applies to every aspect of employment at AlphaSense, including recruitment, hiring, training, advancement, and termination. In addition, it is the policy of AlphaSense to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified employees who have protected disabilities to the extent required by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances where a particular employee works. Recruiting Scams and Fraud We at AlphaSense have been made aware of fraudulent job postings and individuals impersonating AlphaSense recruiters. These scams may involve fake job offers, requests for sensitive personal information, or demands for payment. 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