Account Executive Jobs in San Diego, CA
Account Executive jobs in San Diego are concentrated in Sorrento Valley, Downtown, and the UTC corridor, with strong demand across defense technology, life sciences, and SaaS. Employers hiring right now include AppFolio, ADP, and Xerox. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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The Growth Account Executive - SMB is a full-cycle sales professional responsible for selling a portfolio of products into AppFolio’s existing SMB customer base.
You will own and strategically manage an assigned book of business and are responsible for developing territory plans, forging relationships with executive stakeholders, and structuring multi-year, multi-product agreements. Success in this role requires the ability to act as a strategic consultant, exposing performance gaps, and driving adoption through a complex, multi-threaded sales cycle.
SMB Growth Account Executives are subject matter experts for the products they sell, and are supported internally by focused teams committed to winning and onboarding deals that are healthy and ethical. This is a high velocity sales motion, with required in-office presence three days/week
Your impact
- Strategic Sales Excellence: You do not sell on features. You utilize a Challenger-focused sales motion and effective discovery to uncover pain and performance gaps regarding the customer's business then tie that back to value to build a business case that recoups the cost of ownership.
- Pipeline Ownership: You strategically manage and accurately forecast a complex sales pipeline. You possess excellent pipeline hygiene and know when a deal has lost momentum.
- Deal Velocity & Precision: You act with urgency and are detail-oriented to reduce customer friction. This includes executing contracts correctly the first time and "quarterbacking" customer issues with Support or Billing to resolve them quickly without impacting the deal cycle.
- Multi-Threaded Engagement: You drive direct decision-maker and mobilizer involvement, building consensus across multiple stakeholder groups and ensuring you are multi-threaded with the team members most impacted by the solution.
- Territory Mastery: You design and execute strategic territory plans to identify high-potential accounts.
Qualifications
- Experience: 2-3+ years of B2B full-cycle sales or business development experience, preferably in SaaS.
- Complex Sales: Proven track record of quota achievement and experience managing sales cycles.
- Executive Presence: Excellent presentation and communication skills with a proven ability to engage C-Level executives.
- Insurance License: Obtaining a Property & Casualty Insurance license is a requirement. Existing license holders are desirable; non-license holders will be enrolled in training to take the exam within 30 days of hire.
- Tools: Strong experience with Salesforce, Gong, AI, Google Docs, PowerPoint, Excel, and Zoom.
- Education: Bachelor’s degree preferred.
Must have
- Business Owner Mindset: Views their pipeline and territory as a personal business, recognizing they have all the resources needed to be successful and taking full accountability for performance.
- Growth Mindset: Embraces change and uncertainty; views challenges (such as a difficult territory) as an exciting opportunity to learn and unlock growth rather than an excuse.
- Grit & Resilience: Demonstrates emotional balance, avoiding the "highs and lows" of sales; does not become paralyzed by inaction but instead settles in to control the controllable factors.
- Urgency & Precision: Acts with urgency and high attention to detail to reduce customer friction, ensuring contracts and deal logistics are executed correctly the first time.
- Resourceful Problem-Solver: Knows how to source their own data and answers and "quarterback" issues (e.g., Support or Billing) without impacting deal velocity.
- Constructive Communicator: Leads with facts rather than emotion and knows how to broach concerns with Leadership in a way that is constructive for the business and customer.
- Say/Do Attitude: You consistently do what you say you are going to do with high reliability and accountability, ensuring that your actions always match your commitments.
- Collaborative Multiplier: Actively engages in team channels and meetings, taking initiative to fill voids (e.g., creating team resources) and multiplies the strengths of others rather than just solving for themselves.
- Challenger Mentality: Embraces Challenger Sales Methodology. Does not sell on features but uses a discovery-focused approach to uncover pain, tying it back to value and business performance.
- Customer Obsessed: Rooted in the belief that "we win when our customers win," striving to exceed expectations and build trust by listening, learning, and taking action.
- Culture Carrier: Lives "The AppFolian Way" our guiding values and commitment to how we show up every day for our teams, our customers, and each other.
Location
Find out more about our locations by visiting our site.
Compensation & Benefits
The compensation that we reasonably expect to pay for this role is: $100,006.40 OTE. The actual compensation for this role will be determined by a variety of factors, including but not limited to the candidate’s skills, education, experience, and internal equity.
Please note that compensation is just one aspect of a comprehensive Total Rewards package. The compensation range listed here does not include additional benefits or any discretionary bonuses you may be eligible for based on your role and/or employment type.
Regular full-time employees are eligible for benefits - see here.
We accept applications on an ongoing basis.
The Growth Account Executive - SMB is a full-cycle sales professional responsible for selling a portfolio of products into AppFolio’s existing SMB customer base.
You will own and strategically manage an assigned book of business and are responsible for developing territory plans, forging relationships with executive stakeholders, and structuring multi-year, multi-product agreements. Success in this role requires the ability to act as a strategic consultant, exposing performance gaps, and driving adoption through a complex, multi-threaded sales cycle.
SMB Growth Account Executives are subject matter experts for the products they sell, and are supported internally by focused teams committed to winning and onboarding deals that are healthy and ethical. This is a high velocity sales motion, with required in-office presence three days/week
Your impact
- Strategic Sales Excellence: You do not sell on features. You utilize a Challenger-focused sales motion and effective discovery to uncover pain and performance gaps regarding the customer's business then tie that back to value to build a business case that recoups the cost of ownership.
- Pipeline Ownership: You strategically manage and accurately forecast a complex sales pipeline. You possess excellent pipeline hygiene and know when a deal has lost momentum.
- Deal Velocity & Precision: You act with urgency and are detail-oriented to reduce customer friction. This includes executing contracts correctly the first time and "quarterbacking" customer issues with Support or Billing to resolve them quickly without impacting the deal cycle.
- Multi-Threaded Engagement: You drive direct decision-maker and mobilizer involvement, building consensus across multiple stakeholder groups and ensuring you are multi-threaded with the team members most impacted by the solution.
- Territory Mastery: You design and execute strategic territory plans to identify high-potential accounts.
Qualifications
- Experience: 2-3+ years of B2B full-cycle sales or business development experience, preferably in SaaS.
- Complex Sales: Proven track record of quota achievement and experience managing sales cycles.
- Executive Presence: Excellent presentation and communication skills with a proven ability to engage C-Level executives.
- Insurance License: Obtaining a Property & Casualty Insurance license is a requirement. Existing license holders are desirable; non-license holders will be enrolled in training to take the exam within 30 days of hire.
- Tools: Strong experience with Salesforce, Gong, AI, Google Docs, PowerPoint, Excel, and Zoom.
- Education: Bachelor’s degree preferred.
Must have
- Business Owner Mindset: Views their pipeline and territory as a personal business, recognizing they have all the resources needed to be successful and taking full accountability for performance.
- Growth Mindset: Embraces change and uncertainty; views challenges (such as a difficult territory) as an exciting opportunity to learn and unlock growth rather than an excuse.
- Grit & Resilience: Demonstrates emotional balance, avoiding the "highs and lows" of sales; does not become paralyzed by inaction but instead settles in to control the controllable factors.
- Urgency & Precision: Acts with urgency and high attention to detail to reduce customer friction, ensuring contracts and deal logistics are executed correctly the first time.
- Resourceful Problem-Solver: Knows how to source their own data and answers and "quarterback" issues (e.g., Support or Billing) without impacting deal velocity.
- Constructive Communicator: Leads with facts rather than emotion and knows how to broach concerns with Leadership in a way that is constructive for the business and customer.
- Say/Do Attitude: You consistently do what you say you are going to do with high reliability and accountability, ensuring that your actions always match your commitments.
- Collaborative Multiplier: Actively engages in team channels and meetings, taking initiative to fill voids (e.g., creating team resources) and multiplies the strengths of others rather than just solving for themselves.
- Challenger Mentality: Embraces Challenger Sales Methodology. Does not sell on features but uses a discovery-focused approach to uncover pain, tying it back to value and business performance.
- Customer Obsessed: Rooted in the belief that "we win when our customers win," striving to exceed expectations and build trust by listening, learning, and taking action.
- Culture Carrier: Lives "The AppFolian Way" our guiding values and commitment to how we show up every day for our teams, our customers, and each other.
Location
Find out more about our locations by visiting our site.
Compensation & Benefits
The compensation that we reasonably expect to pay for this role is: $100,006.40 OTE. The actual compensation for this role will be determined by a variety of factors, including but not limited to the candidate’s skills, education, experience, and internal equity.
Please note that compensation is just one aspect of a comprehensive Total Rewards package. The compensation range listed here does not include additional benefits or any discretionary bonuses you may be eligible for based on your role and/or employment type.
Regular full-time employees are eligible for benefits - see here.
We accept applications on an ongoing basis.
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Account Executive Jobs in San Diego: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a account executive job in San Diego?
The strongest entry points in San Diego are defense technology, biotech, and SaaS companies clustered in Sorrento Valley, Torrey Pines, and the UTC corridor. Candidates who can demonstrate consultative selling experience in one of these sectors get the most traction locally. Familiarity with federal contracting cycles gives you a real edge with the city's large defense-focused employers.
Which companies hire account executives in San Diego?
Companies currently hiring account executives in San Diego include AppFolio, ADP, and Xerox, per current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. San Diego's hiring mix skews heavily toward technology firms, life sciences companies, and defense contractors, many of which maintain regional sales offices along the I-15 and I-5 corridors.
Are there remote account executive jobs in San Diego?
Yes, though account executive roles in San Diego often require some in-person client contact, particularly in defense and biotech where relationship-building on site is common. About 85% of account executive openings tied to San Diego are remote or hybrid as of September 2026, with SaaS and software companies offering the most fully remote flexibility.
How can I get a account executive job in San Diego with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path in San Diego is a sales development representative or business development representative role at one of the city's many growth-stage SaaS or biotech companies. Firms in the Sorrento Valley and Kearny Mesa tech clusters frequently hire junior sales talent and promote from within. A strong understanding of one of San Diego's core industries, defense, life sciences, or cloud software, helps you stand out against candidates with similar experience levels.
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