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Account Executive resume: examples, skills & ATS keywords

Sales resumes live and die on numbers. Lead with quota attainment, deal size and revenue.

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Account Executive resume example

An illustrative template to adapt — swap in your real roles and figures, and never include a number you can't back up in an interview.

Jordan Taylor

Account Executive · City, Country · email@example.com

Professional summary

B2B SaaS account executive with 5 years of consistent quota attainment, owning the full cycle from prospecting to close.

Experience

Senior Account Executive — Company Name · 2021–Present

  • Closed 142% of a £1.5M annual quota, landing £1.8M in new ARR.
  • Maintained a pipeline at 3.5x coverage in Salesforce.
  • Cut the average sales cycle 18% by qualifying with MEDDIC.
  • Won 3 logos in a new enterprise segment, each £100k+ ACV.

Key skills

B2B sales · pipeline management · Salesforce · prospecting · negotiation · quota attainment · account management · CRM · forecasting · closing

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Top skills & ATS keywords for a Account Executive

These are the terms recruiters and applicant tracking systems most often scan for. Include the ones you genuinely have — worded the way the job description words them.

  • B2B sales
  • Pipeline management
  • Salesforce
  • Prospecting
  • Negotiation
  • Quota attainment
  • Account management
  • CRM
  • Forecasting
  • Closing
  • SaaS sales
  • Lead generation

How to write a standout Account Executive resume

  • Lead with % of quota and revenue closed — “142% of quota, £1.8M ARR”.
  • Show deal size, sales cycle and the segment you sold into.
  • Name your CRM and methodology (Salesforce, MEDDIC).
  • Never invent experience — recruiters and interviews catch it. See AI CV tailoring without lying and how ATS keywords work.

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Live Account Executive roles to tailor your CV to

A sample of current openings. Open one in Ryser to get an ATS-optimised CV and cover letter for it — grounded in your real experience.

  • Account Executive (m/w/d) – Software für Technische Dokumentation & Managementsysteme

    BAYOOSOFT GmbH

    Berlin, Darmstadt, Köln, Münchenonsite

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  • Account Executive (m/w/d)

    LunaticNet GmbH & Co. KG

    Münchenonsite

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  • Account Executive Japan Group (m/w/d)

    Aon

    Mülheim an der Ruhr, Hamburgonsite

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  • Account Executive (m/w/d) B2B Neukundenvertrieb

    The Stepstone Group GmbH

    Kölnonsite

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  • Account Executive 🇫🇷 (Mid-market)

    Alan

    Paris, France; Bordeaux, France; Lyon, France; Marseille, France; Biarritz, France; Nantes, France; Annecy, Francehybrid

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  • Account Executive (m/w/d) B2B Neukundenvertrieb

    The Stepstone Group GmbH

    Düsseldorfonsite

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