What are the responsibilities and job description for the Account Executive position at Chris Edward Consulting?
LOCATION: Austin, TX
DEPARTMENT: Sales
REPORTS TO: Founder & CEO
WORK ENVIRONMENT: Hybrid (2 days a week onsite)
About the opportunity:
We're looking to bring on 1 Talent Consultant to help build our technology division focused on Collaboration, Unified Communications, Building Technologies, & Physical Security for Software& Hardware & Integration Companies. We had an outstanding last couple of years, and it is not slowing down. We finished @ 111% for 2024, 142% for 2025, and are currently @ 119% to plan for 2026.
Responsibilities:
As a Talent Consultant, you'll help companies hire exceptional people while helping professionals find careers where they can thrive. Every day is different, but your responsibilities will include:
- Partner with Founder & CEO to help executives and hiring managers hire the best talent.
- Source & identify top talent leveraging LinkedIn, email, text, video messaging, networking, referrals, and prospecting calls, all with proven playbooks to help you succeed.
- Identify exceptional talent by learning how to evaluate performance, leadership, and long-term potential, not just what's written on a resume.
- Stay informed on industry trends, hiring market conditions, compensation, and competitive talent intelligence.
- Negotiate employment offers and compensation packages that create successful outcomes for both clients and candidates.
- Build your professional network and personal brand on LinkedIn. While not required, we'll encourage and support you in becoming a trusted voice within the industries we serve.
What we’re looking for:
You do not need recruiting experience to be successful here. While recruiting experience is certainly a plus, we hire for mindset, curiosity, and the ability to build relationships. We can teach recruiting. We can't teach attitude, work ethic, or genuine curiosity.
The people who tend to thrive at Chris Edward Consulting have many of the following qualities:
- 3–5 years of success in an outbound sales, business development, or customer-facing role with a track record of meeting or exceeding goals.
- Comfortable making outbound calls and starting conversations with people they don't know.
- Experience using CRM systems to manage activities, opportunities, and follow-up.
- Naturally curious and enjoys asking thoughtful questions to fully understand people and situations.
- Confident in building relationships with executives, professionals, and people from all backgrounds.
- Comfortable having honest conversations and asking difficult questions when needed.
- Resourceful, coachable, and able to solve problems while working independently.
- Competitive, self-motivated, and entrepreneurial, with a growth mindset and a genuine passion for meeting new people, building relationships, and genuinely enjoy connecting with people every day.
What we offer:
- First-year On-Target Earnings (OTE): $110,000–$150,000 (Base Salary Commissions)
- Comprehensive onboarding, a modern recruiting tech stack, and dedicated sourcing support so you can focus on building relationships and closing searches.
- The opportunity to help shape a growing, founder-led company where your ideas are valued, decisions are made quickly, and results matter more than bureaucracy.
- Health insurance benefits Profit Sharing 2nd year earnings between $180,000 - $210,000.
If you're curious, enjoy building relationships, and aren't afraid to start conversations with new people, we'd love to hear from you.
Chris Edward Consulting, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace and making all hiring decisions based on qualifications, merit, and business needs, without regard to any characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
- If you require a reasonable accommodation during the hiring process, please contact us at contact@chrisedwardconsulting.com or (512) 920-5100 x101.
Salary : $110,000 - $150,000