United States onlyAt Algolia, we’re proud to be a pioneer and market leader in AI Search, empowering 17,000+ businesses to deliver blazing-fast, predictive search and browse experiences at internet scale. Every week, we power over 30 billion search requests — four times more than Microsoft Bing, Yahoo, Baidu, Yandex, and DuckDuckGo combined.
In 2021, we raised $150 million in Series D funding, quadrupling our valuation to $2.25 billion. This strong foundation enables us to keep investing in our market-leading platform and serving incredible customers like Under Armour, PetSmart, Stripe, Gymshark, and Walgreens.
At Algolia, we are passionate about helping developers & product teams connect their users with what matters most in milliseconds!
As an Algolia Commercial Account Executive, you will play a strategic and high-impact role, cultivating and expanding relationships with some of the most complex and innovative companies. You are comfortable researching prospective customers and adapting sales strategies to meet their needs. You will also play an integral role in defining our sales model. You will be expected to navigate ambiguity, define your own process, and partner cross-functionally to continuously improve our go-to-market motion.
This is a role for someone who thrives on ownership and wants to drive strategic outcomes. We're looking for candidates who take ownership, are able to execute without defined processes. We're looking for candidates who raise the level of our teams. You should value and practice transparency, have the humility to accept your weaknesses and continuously strive to improve both personally and professionally.
YOUR ROLE WILL CONSIST OF:
- Driving net-new logo acquisition by developing and closing high-impact opportunities across Commercial and Enterprise accounts
- Developing multi-threaded relationships across both technical personas (developers, architects, product teams) and business leaders (Head of E-commerce, merchandisers)
- Building deep understanding of customer goals and tailoring solutions that scale across parent and subsidiary brands
- Collaborating closely with Solutions Engineers, Customer Success, and Renewal Managers to shape value-driven proposals and ensure successful outcome
- Delivering compelling demonstrations and sales collateral that address both technical and business objectives
YOU MIGHT BE A FIT IF YOU HAVE:
- 4+ years in a field sales role closing B2B SaaS business
- Familiarity with AI-enabled solutions and their value propositions
- A passion for building strong relationships — you view each customer as a long-term partner
- Proven success in complex, consultative enterprise sales — you’ve sold into organisations with matrixed structures and multiple stakeholders
- Experience navigating multi-threaded sales cycles with stakeholders spanning technical and business teams
- Ability to thrive in dynamic environments— you bring both curiosity and initiative
- Desire and confidence to represent Algolia at industry events and conferences
- A mindset of continuous improvement and collaboration
Algolia is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, military status, veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
The annual total cash compensation range (base salary and commission) for this role reflects US market pay data within this location. The exact compensation offered for this role may vary depending on specific location and job-related knowledge, technical skills, and experience; and is only one part of our Total Rewards philosophy to compensate and recognize employees for their work.
FLEXIBLE WORKPLACE STRATEGY:
Algolia’s flexible workplace model is designed to empower all Algolians to fulfill our mission to power search and discovery with ease. We place an emphasis on an individual’s impact, contribution, and output, over their physical location. Algolia is a high-trust environment and many of our team members have the autonomy to choose where they want to work and when.
We have a global presence with offices in Paris, NYC, London, Sydney and Bucharest, however we also offer many of our team members the option to work remotely either as fully remote or hybrid-remote employees. Positions listed as "Remote" are only available for remote work within the specified country. Positions listed within a specific city are only available in that location - depending on the role it may be available with either a hybrid-remote or in-office schedule.
WE’RE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE WHO CAN LIVE OUR VALUES:
- GRIT - Problem-solving and perseverance capability in an ever-changing and growing environment.
- TRUST - Willingness to trust our co-workers and to take ownership.
- CANDOR - Ability to receive and give constructive feedback.
- CARE - Genuine care about other team members, our clients and the decisions we make in the company.
- HUMILITY - Aptitude for learning from others, putting ego aside.
We’re looking for talented, passionate people to help build the world’s best search and discovery technology. We value autonomy, diversity, and collaboration. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is respected and supported—regardless of race, age, ancestry, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, color, veteran status, disability, or socioeconomic background.
IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR CANDIDATES - Recruitment Fraud Notice
We’ve recently seen an increase in recruitment scams targeting job seekers. To help protect yourself, please keep the following in mind:
- Our open positions may appear on third-party job boards, but the best way to apply safely is directly through our careers page.
- All genuine communication from Algolia will come from an @algolia.com email address. If you receive an email from someone claiming to work at Algolia who does not have an @algolia.com email address, please do not respond or share any personal information.
- We’ll never ask for payments, purchases, or financial details during the hiring process.
READY TO APPLY?
If you share our values and our enthusiasm for building the world’s best search & discovery technology, we’d love to review your application!
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