Account Executive Duties & Responsibilities

The role and function of an Account Executive includes the following duties and responsibilities:

  • Create detailed sales business plans
  • Set and manage sales goals and quotas
  • Manage the entire sales cycle
  • Assist in finding prospects and leads
  • Identify new sales opportunities
  • Learn new product and services features and benefits
  • Provide professional after-sales support 
  • Respond to complaints and resolve issues to ensure customer success and satifaction
  • Prepare and present reports on KPIs 
  • Build strong client relationships
  • Identify opportunities to up-see and cross-sell
  • Provide customer support when needed

Note that this is not an exhaustive list of Account Executive duties and responsibilities. Job functions for specific Account Executive roles may vary, depending on the industry and type of employer.