The Enterprise Account Executive is a key client-facing role on GLG’s Corporate Sales team based in New York, San Francisco, or Austin that plays a vital part in GLG's relationships with leading payments, fintechs and information services companies in the Americas. The Enterprise Account Executive engages and manages client relationships, helping them fully realise the value of GLG’s platform. They will have responsibility to develop both large and mid-sized firms, collaborating with a team of Client Solutions professionals to bring new project ideas to clients. At GLG you will have both the opportunity to progress quickly and to also work in a collaborative environment.
Specific responsibilities include (but are not limited to):
- Directly engage and build relationships across all seniority levels within the client in order to articulate GLG’s brand and tailor our value proposition
- Collaborate with GLG’s services teams to retain and grow existing client relationships
- Identify growth opportunities, build and execute account plans and realise objectives by helping to lead and prioritise GLG’s client service teams
- Collaborate with colleagues – sales, marketing, legal, research, finance, technology – to solve complex business issues and successfully bring these to market
- Work alongside senior sales managers in negotiating enterprise level deals for existing clients and new business
- Expanding penetration of existing clients and monetisation of work as well as new client acquisition and adoption of new products and systems
- Manage existing relationships, drive engagement and product adoption and, in time, build a new business pipeline in the Americas Corporate Markets segment
An ideal candidate will have the following:
- 4-8 years of work experience in an Account Management/Sales role in relevant industries
- Demonstrated ability to make consultative enterprise-level sales, as well as to develop, build and execute account plans by coordinating resources across multiple client service teams
- Comfortable articulating the value of primary research and GLG’s learning platform to large and small audiences alike
- Outstanding written and oral communication skills
- Executive presence, the ability to interact with senior executives and professionals
- The highest level of integrity and professionalism
- Demonstrated ability and initiative to handle increasing responsibility over time
This role will require four days in the office.
What We Offer:
Benefits: All U.S. GLGers also have access to benefits such as:
- Comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage effective on your first day of employment
- Flexible paid time off. No pre-determined limits on vacation time, plus 10 company holidays
- 401(k) and Roth 401(k) plans with an employer match (subject to annual limits & vesting)
- Tuition reimbursement program for eligible courses including language skills courses
- Paid parental leave, adoption and surrogacy reimbursement
- Free wellbeing support with the Calm app, Maven and EAP, and free long-term therapy & counselling assistance through Pathways
- Other work perks and benefits available based on final job location
Compensation: GLG is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. Actual compensation is based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, depth of experience, certifications, and specific work location. Certain roles may also be eligible for incentive compensation.
About GLG / Gerson Lehrman Group
GLG is the world’s leading platform for trusted human expertise. We connect global decision-makers—from hedge fund managers and private equity partners to strategy leaders at Fortune 500s—with the specific, authoritative voices required to answer their most critical questions.
At GLG, you are an extension of our clients' core teams. You will work at the intersection of industries and global markets, navigating high-stakes challenges across the full spectrum of their strategic initiatives. Operating within the industry’s most trusted research environment, you’ll help our clients capture the nuanced perspectives that drive smarter, faster business outcomes.
We are a global team of pragmatic problem-solvers who mirror the intensity of the markets we serve. If you are driven by intellectual curiosity and a bias toward action, join us in reinventing the industry we invented.
Gerson Lehrman Group, Inc. (“GLG”) is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of age, race, religion, color, marital status, disability, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any classification protected by federal, state, or local law.
Skills Required
- 4-8 years of work experience in an account management or sales role in relevant industries
- Experience conducting consultative enterprise-level sales
- Ability to develop, build, and execute account plans
- Ability to coordinate resources across multiple client service teams
- Ability to articulate the value of primary research and a learning platform to large and small audiences
- Outstanding written and oral communication skills
- Executive presence and ability to interact with senior executives and professionals
- High level of integrity and professionalism
- Ability and initiative to handle increasing responsibility over time
GLG Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about GLG and has not been reviewed or approved by GLG.
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Healthcare Strength — Benefits are viewed as stronger than base pay, with comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage starting on day one. Feedback suggests mental health support and wellness programs add meaningful value even when salary is criticized.
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Retirement Support — 401(k) and Roth 401(k) with employer match are often highlighted as a solid part of the package. Feedback suggests retirement benefits stand out even when base pay is considered average.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Flexible or unlimited PTO plus company holidays are consistently described as valuable components of the package. Feedback suggests time‑off policies are attractive when team culture supports using them.
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What We Do
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Why Work With Us
In addition to our unique business model, GLG boasts a diverse culture of smart, dynamic professionals across our 20 global offices.
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