Observed career paths · enterprise_sales

Where does a Senior Enterprise AE go next?

5 observed directions, from real career histories. Percentages are the share of people who made each move; the count is how many careers each number rests on. This is the generic map. No aspiration, no filler.

Typical advancement
Director of Enterprise Sales+35% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
43% of observed moves out of Senior Enterprise AE go here (4,200 careers)
progressionconfidence high4,200 careers100% of observed exits move upward from there
Strategic Account Executive+35% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
43% of observed moves out of Senior Enterprise AE go here (4,200 careers)
progressionconfidence high4,200 careers91% of observed exits move upward from there
Specialist path
VP Enterprise Sales+93% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
14% of observed moves out of Senior Enterprise AE go here (1,400 careers)
executive stepconfidence high1,400 careersno observed onward moves above the evidence floor
Director of Account Management+15% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Strategic Account Executive. 2% joint share of observed careers
progressionconfidence moderate210 careers91% of observed exits move upward from there
Director of Channel Sales+19% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Strategic Account Executive. 2% joint share of observed careers
progressionconfidence moderate210 careers91% of observed exits move upward from there

What this page can’t know: which of these fit you. Your skills change the overlap, your record changes the difficulty, your priorities change the order. One question. What do you do today?. And this map becomes yours.

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