Modeled career paths · Enterprise sales

Where does a Enterprise Account Executive go next?

What employers are asking a Enterprise Account Executive for, what they pay, and where people go next. From live postings and Startline’s modeled career map: what the ads say, never estimated.

What employers ask a Enterprise Account Executive for

Live postings for this role in September 2026, most asked for first. Stated pay is typically around $165k a year.

  • B2B SaaS experience
  • Learning management and authoring tools
  • FP&A and forecasting
  • Cross-functional leadership
  • Observability and monitoring
  • CRM administration
  • Demand generation
  • AWS

Pay is what the ad states, never estimated. Only competencies in Startline’s catalogue are counted.

Management path
Senior Enterprise AE+28% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
53% of modeled moves out of Enterprise Account Executive go here
leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Director of Enterprise Sales+72% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
18% of modeled moves out of Enterprise Account Executive go here
leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Strategic Account Executive+72% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
18% of modeled moves out of Enterprise Account Executive go here
leadership branch91% of modeled exits move upward from there
Higher-growth opportunity
VP Enterprise Sales+147% typical comp change · ~6.0y typical
reachable via Senior Enterprise AE. 8% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Career pivot
Channel Account Manager-11% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
6% of modeled moves out of Enterprise Account Executive go here
pivot86% of modeled exits move upward from there
Senior Inside AE-23% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
6% of modeled moves out of Enterprise Account Executive go here
pivot86% of modeled exits move upward from there

What this page cannot know is which of these fit you. That is what the free list is for.