Strategic Account Executive Jobs in California
Strategic Account Executive jobs in California are among the most active in the country, with strong demand concentrated in enterprise software, cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, and healthcare technology across a market that ranges from early-career account executives to seasoned senior directors of strategic accounts. The heaviest hiring is in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Diego, where companies like Salesforce, Adobe, and ServiceNow have deep California roots and consistently recruit for this role. The most in-demand specializations are SaaS, life sciences sales, and financial services accounts. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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About Glean:
Glean is the Work AI platform that helps everyone work smarter with AI. What began as the industry’s most advanced enterprise search has evolved into a full-scale Work AI ecosystem, powering intelligent Search, an AI Assistant, and scalable AI agents on one secure, open platform. With over 100 enterprise SaaS connectors, flexible LLM choice, and robust APIs, Glean gives organizations the infrastructure to govern, scale, and customize AI across their entire business - without vendor lock-in or costly implementation cycles.
At its core, Glean is redefining how enterprises find, use, and act on knowledge. Its Enterprise Graph and Personal Knowledge Graph map the relationships between people, content, and activity, delivering deeply personalized, context-aware responses for every employee. This foundation powers Glean’s agentic capabilities - AI agents that automate real work across teams by accessing the industry’s broadest range of data: enterprise and world, structured and unstructured, historical and real-time. The result: measurable business impact through faster onboarding, hours of productivity gained each week, and smarter, safer decisions at every level.
Recognized by Fast Company as one of the World’s Most Innovative Companies (Top 10, 2025), by CNBC’s Disruptor 50, Bloomberg’s AI Startups to Watch (2026), Forbes AI 50, and Gartner’s Tech Innovators in Agentic AI, Glean continues to accelerate its global impact. With customers across 50+ industries and 1,000+ employees in more than 25 countries, we’re helping the world’s largest organizations make every employee AI-fluent, and turning the superintelligent enterprise from concept into reality.
If you’re excited to shape how the world works, you’ll help build systems used daily across Microsoft Teams, Zoom, ServiceNow, Zendesk, GitHub, and many more - deeply embedded where people get things done. You’ll ship agentic capabilities on an open, extensible stack, with the craft and care required for enterprise trust, as we bring Work AI to every employee, in every company.
About the Role:
Glean is seeking a Strategic Account Executive to drive new business and growth within our largest enterprise prospects by developing tailored strategies to break into and expand major accounts. This role demands sophisticated account research, executive-level messaging, and champion-building to deliver on customer pain points and priority business outcomes. You will have the opportunity to build a territory in the region and play a key role in shaping Glean’s presence among industry-leading organizations and advancing our mission to transform work with AI.
You will:
- Source and close net new logos within a given territory
- Have the ability to navigate complex organizational structures and identify executive sponsors and champions
- Research and understand the business objectives of your customers and have the ability to perform a value drive sales cycle
- Collaborate with internal partners to move deals forward and ensure customer success
- You will consistently deliver ARR revenue targets and drive success through a metric based approach
- Develop and execute sales strategies and tactics to generate pipeline, drive sales opportunities and deliver repeatable and predictable bookings
- Provide timely and insightful input back to other corporate functions
- Create ROI and business justification reports based off of a data driven approach
- Run tight POCs based off of business success criteria
About you:
- 8+ years of closing experience in Sales with a track record of being a top performer
- Ability to learn, pitch and demonstrate a highly technical product and have the ability to adapt in a fast growing and changing environment
- Have clear examples of closing complex deals and selling into complex organizations
- Effectively use a repeatable method for uncovering greenfield opportunities and building out a new territory
- Previous experience building relationships and selling face to face to C level executives
- Knowledge of best of breed softwares and a technical understanding of integrations, APIs, infrastructure management, security and analytics
- Experience selling technical SaaS and cloud based software solutions
- Basic understanding of search infrastructure is a plus
- You have previous experience working with multiple teammates including SEs, BDRs, PMs, Executives & Engineers
- Experience with target account selling, solution selling, and using MEDDIC and Challenger (or similar) methodologies is a plus
Location:
- This role is hybrid (4 days a week in our San Francisco office)
Compensation & Benefits:
The standard on target earnings for this position is $300,000 - $375,000 annually. Compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, level, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Certain roles may be eligible for variable compensation, equity, and benefits.
We offer a comprehensive benefits package including competitive compensation, Medical, Vision, and Dental coverage, generous time-off policy, and the opportunity to contribute to your 401k plan to support your long-term goals. When you join, you'll receive a home office improvement stipend, as well as an annual education and wellness stipends to support your growth and wellbeing. We foster a vibrant company culture through regular events, and provide healthy lunches daily to keep you fueled and focused.
We’re committed to building and sustaining a diverse, inclusive workplace. We strive to attract and retain people with a wide range of backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives, and we do not discriminate on the basis of gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, civil or family status, age, disability, or race.
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AI-First Mindset at Glean:
At Glean, AI fluency is core to how we work and we're committed to ensuring every new hire feels confident integrating AI into their everyday work. As part of the interview process, you'll complete a brief AI-focused exercise or discussion so we can understand how you think about, design, and use AI to drive impact in your role. Feel free to reference any tools, platforms, or workflows you use today — prior Glean experience isn't required.
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Where California roles are concentrated, by current openings.
Strategic Account Executive Job Market in California
A snapshot from current California openings, updated as new roles post.
Who's Hiring
- SentiLink5

- DoorDash4

- Databricks3

- Gridsight3

- Anthropic2

Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software32
- Fintech3
- Agriculture & Farming2
- Artificial Intelligence2
- Media & Entertainment2
What California Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in strategic account executive jobs across California.
- Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, or a related field required by most California employers
- Five or more years of B2B sales experience with enterprise or strategic accounts
- Demonstrated ability to manage and grow accounts with annual contract values over seven figures
- Proficiency with CRM platforms such as Salesforce, widely used across California technology companies
- Experience selling into at least one of California's dominant verticals: SaaS, healthcare technology, or financial services
- Strong executive presence and comfort presenting to C-suite stakeholders at large California organizations
Strategic Account Executive Jobs in California: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a strategic account executive in California?
Most California employers require a bachelor's degree in business, marketing, communications, or a related field, though no state-issued license applies to this role. The typical path starts in a sales development or account management position at a California technology, healthcare, or financial services company, then progresses to owning a named-account book. Employers in San Francisco and Los Angeles place particular weight on vertical expertise and a history of closing complex, multi-stakeholder deals.
How much do strategic account executives make in California?
Strategic account executives in California earn a median of about $80,360 a year, based on May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data, ranging from around $42,260 for the lowest 10% to over $157,130 for the top 10%. Pay rises with experience, specialty, and employer.
Which companies hire strategic account executives in California?
Employers hiring strategic account executives in California right now include SentiLink, DoorDash, and Databricks, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of June 2026. California's concentration of enterprise software, life sciences, and financial technology firms means openings are consistent year-round and often attached to large, named-account territories covering West Coast markets.
Which California cities have the most strategic account executive jobs?
San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Berkeley have the most strategic account executive openings in California right now. San Francisco leads because of its density of enterprise software and cloud companies headquartered there, while Los Angeles draws heavy demand from media technology and healthcare companies, and San Diego's life sciences and defense technology sectors anchor hiring in the south.
Are there remote strategic account executive jobs in California?
Yes, and more than most fields, since strategic account executives work primarily through calls, video meetings, and travel rather than fixed office hours. About 41% of strategic account executive openings tied to California are remote or hybrid as of June 2026, reflecting the role's relationship-driven, field-sales nature. Territory management and executive business reviews are the parts of the role most consistently done remotely across California-based employers.
How can I get hired as a strategic account executive in California with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is through a sales development representative or inside sales role at a California technology or healthcare company, where you build pipeline skills and learn enterprise buying cycles before moving into a full account executive seat. Large California employers like Salesforce and Workday run structured sales development programs that serve as formal entry points. A Salesforce administrator certification or completion of a recognized sales enablement program also strengthens a candidate's profile when direct experience is limited.
Where can I find and apply to strategic account executive jobs in California?
You can find and apply to strategic account executive jobs in California on Migrate Mate, which lists current California openings across industries and metro areas. Find roles that match your background and apply directly to the ones that fit.
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