Sales · Career move
Account Manager → Senior Account Executive
What the move actually takes — the path, the skills to add, and the timeline — with the pay it unlocks. Indicative and sourced; a target, not a promise.
The trajectory
$180,000 OTE now → $240,000 OTE in 2 yrs
~2 yrs typical
The path
Route: lateral-pivot
Skills to add
What Senior Account Executive needs that Account Manager typically doesn't.
- Consistently close larger/complex deals
- Commercial negotiation
Credentials on this route
- Demonstrated expansion/closing on existing book
Explore both roles
Figures are indicative, in USD, and never a guarantee of an outcome.