What are the responsibilities and job description for the Account Executive - (Former Athletes and Veterans) position at Shift Group?
Account Executive (Former Athletes & Veterans)
US, New York City
*This opportunity is presented by Shift Group on behalf of one of our partner companies.
About the Role
We are seeking a driven, strategic, and coachable sales professional to join a high-growth organization as an Account Executive. This role is ideal for former athletes and veterans with sales experience who are ready to own client relationships, drive revenue, and influence go-to-market outcomes.
As an AE, you will play a critical role in managing a portfolio of accounts, developing new business opportunities, and delivering results that directly impact company growth. You’ll also be a key partner to Sales and Marketing leadership, helping shape strategy, optimize outreach, and deliver value to clients.
Key Responsibilities
- Own the full sales cycle, driving revenue growth from prospecting to close
- Build & manage strong client relationships, understanding needs and delivering solutions
- Identify and pursue new business opportunities to generate qualified pipeline
- Collaborate with Sales and Marketing to align strategy, messaging, and targeting
- Track and analyze performance metrics to optimize results
- Provide market and client insights to inform company strategy
Qualifications
- Former college, professional, or Olympic athletes, or military veterans
- Exceptional work ethic with the ability to perform under pressure
- Highly coachable with a growth mindset
What is Shift Group?
Shift Group is a career platform built specifically for elite former athletes and military veterans. We help experienced professionals translate the traits that made them successful in uniform discipline, resilience, and leadership into high-impact business roles.
Through our platform and coaching resources, candidates showcase their track record, connect directly with companies seeking proven talent, and position themselves for leadership and strategic opportunities across business development, strategy, operations, and more.
Why Shift Group?
We’ve navigated this transition ourselves. As former athletes and veterans, we know the value of experience, leadership, and performance, and how to translate that into meaningful business impact.
Shift Group gives you the edge:
- Strategic coaching and guidance to refine your leadership approach and accelerate team impact
- Tools to showcase your achievements and story in ways that make you stand out to decision-makers
- Access to a network of companies hiring exclusively former athletes and veterans, including roles not publicly posted
- The ability to position yourself for leadership and high-visibility opportunities
The result: experienced professionals who don’t just apply, they get noticed, connected, and hired.
Why isn’t the company name listed?
The companies we partner with do not publicly post these roles. Instead, they work directly with Shift Group to identify and hire from our network.
They come to Shift Group with a clear focus on hiring former athletes and veterans, trusting the caliber of talent we develop and building their teams from this community.
This role represents just one of many opportunities available through our platform. By joining Shift Group, you’ll gain access to a curated set of opportunities you won’t find on traditional job boards.
*Shift Group provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.