Enterprise AE

Who We're Looking For Role: Account Executive Team: Sales Reports To: Director, Enterprise Sales Supervisory Responsibility: This role does not currently have direct reports. Ideal Start Date: February 1, 2026 Location: We are a remote-first company but we prioritize candidates in New York City, Chicago, D.C., and San Francisco given the customer requirements of this role. We have office spaces available in all of our hubs. Travel: This role will travel as needed for in-person customer meetings and industry conferences. Note, Knit does US All Team, in-person company events 2x per year. Salary Range: $115,000K - $150,000K base (50% base / variable) A little about us Knit is the AI-native research agency. We help the world's most iconic brands make confident decisions through deep customer understanding. Knit pairs our AI-native tooling with world-class researchers to run quant and qual at scale - delivering executive, decision-ready insights to inform billion dollar decisions. Teams at Amazon, Mars, T-Mobile, Paramount, McCormick, Nestle, Medtronic and 100+ others trust Knit to bring real customer voices into their biggest decisions. Knit recently closed its Series B, raising $60M+ to date. Our team of ~80 is US remote friendly, with headquarters in our NYC midtown office. Our team is built with operating talent from Kantar, Ipsos, Deloitte, and unicorn startups. Come build with us! Overview The Enterprise AE will play a critical role in driving Knit’s next phase of growth by opening net-new enterprise partnerships across their territory. Insights teams are being asked to do more with less, and the traditional model forces them to choose between speed and quality, quant and qual, budget and depth. Knit removes that tradeoff. Our researchers and AI take a study from brief to decision-ready report in about a week, at a fraction of the cost of a traditional agency. You’ll bring that to the next wave of Fortune 1000 insights organizations. This is a full-cycle, new-logo role: you’ll prospect, qualify, and close new business, partnering closely with Research and Customer Success throughout the sales process. Once a partnership is signed, you’ll hand it off to our Client Partner and Customer Success teams, who grow it from there. You’ll join a team that’s building something category-defining, and you’ll help shape how some of the world’s most respected brands uncover and activate insights through AI-native research. This is a high-impact role for a builder. You’ll have a real voice in how we sell, refine our processes, and elevate how enterprise clients experience Knit from the very first conversation. What you will own Primary responsibilities of this role: • Drive net-new revenue by identifying, engaging, and closing partnerships with enterprise organizations. • Collaborate deeply with Research and Customer Success teams throughout the sales process to ensure Knit's products align perfectly with client needs. • Lead a consultative, insight-driven sales process from discovery through close, positioning Knit as a trusted partner—not just a vendor. • Develop tailored outreach strategies to generate new introductions while partnering with Marketing on inbound interest. • Ensure seamless handoffs post-sale, clearly articulating client goals, key stakeholders, and success criteria. • Identify cross-sell opportunities within existing clients, expanding Knit’s footprint across business units and functions. • Maintain high standards for pipeline integrity, forecasting accuracy, and documentation across every stage of the deal cycle. • ​​ Represent Knit at conferences, trade shows, and industry events , showcasing our AI-native insights capabilities and building relationships with prospective clients. • Continuously experi