What are the responsibilities and job description for the Account Executive position at Sunday Riley?
We’re seeking a dynamic Account Executive to take charge of driving in-store sales growth across the Greater Boston market. You’ll maximize sell-through, lead a results-focused field team, and turn strategy into action with high-impact events, education, and retail execution that deliver measurable results.
What You’ll Do
- Drive revenue growth across key retail partners (Sephora, Ulta, and specialty) by turning every visit, event, and interaction into sales results.
- Lead a high-performing field team that consistently exceeds sales goals and converts education into sell-through.
- Own your territory’s sales performance - analyze results daily, identify opportunities, and take swift action to maximize ROI.
- Plan and execute high-impact in-store events and activations that directly move the needle on sales and customer engagement.
- Build powerful relationships with store leaders and staff to secure prime visibility, additional exposure, and incremental sales opportunities.
- Manage staffing, budgets, and reporting with precision, ensuring every resource drives measurable growth.
- Be the sales engine for the brand in your market - energizing teams, amplifying productivity, and championing Sunday Riley at every touchpoint.
Work Location - Territory, Hub, and Work week
- Tuesday through Saturday work week and a total of 40 hours.
- Hub: Boston
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; talk or hear.
Preferred Qualification And Experience
- Experience working in an open-sell environment
- Memorable, positive, professional and enthusiastic presence
- Strong aptitude for product knowledge, brand messaging, training and selling
- Multi-store visit calendar booking and management ability
- Excellent oral, written and presentation skills; email and phone skills essential
- Ability to take strategic direction based on sales and business analysis
- Basic Excel skills a must
- Self-motivated, committed and goal-oriented
- Energetic and passionate with an entrepreneurial, flexible spirit
- Ability to travel required
- Driver’s license a plus (in most cases a necessity)
- Flexibility regarding work hours, i.e. weekends
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
EEO
Sunday Riley actively creates a culture of inclusivity and respects that diversity in the workplace leads to a positive and stronger team. It is our policy to provide equal opportunity for all employees, contractors, and prospective employees, regardless of race, color, national origin, age, pregnancy, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, disability, genetic information or any other criteria protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.