
New Business Sales Executive
NEW YORK, NY · HybridJob$110–135K/yrSeen 2w agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago
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Octus’s New Business Sales Executive will bring in new business across the US, focusing on institutional companies such as hedge funds, asset managers, investment banks, and CLO managers. The team identifies prospects, evaluates their industry position, and develops sales opportunities. The role is based in the New York City office on a hybrid schedule of three days per week and manages the sales cycle through pitching, demonstrations, negotiation, and closing.
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Octus Octus is a leading global provider of credit intelligence, data, and analytics. Since 2013, tens of thousands of professionals across hedge fund, investment banking, management consulting, and law firm verticals have come to rely on Octus to make better, faster, and more confident decisions in pace with the fast-moving credit markets. For more information, visit: https://octus.com/ Working at Octus Octus hires growth-minded innovators and trailblazers across the globe to drive our business and culture. Our core values Action Oriented, Customer First Mindset, Effective Team Players, and Driven to Excel define an organizational ethos thats as high-performing as it is human. Among other perks, Octus employees enjoy competitive health benefits, matched 401k and pension plans, PTO, generous parental leave, gym subsidies, educational reimbursements for career development, recognition programs, pet-friendly offices (US only), and much more. RoleOur New Business team is responsible for bringing in new business across the US, with a focus on institutional companies including hedge funds, asset managers, investment banks and CLO managers. The team establishes business opportunities by identifying prospects and evaluating their position in the industry. Our team is based in our New York City office, and operates on a hybrid, 3 days/week schedule. New Business responsibilities Establish business opportunities by identifying prospects and evaluating their position in the industry; researching and analyzing sales options Manage all facets of the sales cycle to exceed annual targets including pitching, demoing, negotiating and closing deals Identify competitive advantages by understanding how current subscribers leverage our products Interface with prospects and communicate the value of all Octus products What we look for 2+ years experience in a quota-carrying full-cycle new business / new logos sales role, with demonstrated ability to hit and exceed targets Experience selling financial research, analytics or data (preferably credit) to the buyside and/or sell side Organized, detail-oriented with the ability to prioritize and respond quickly; ability to keep on top of all requirements with multiple ongoing workstreams Ability to work in a highly collaborative environment Octus Values Action Oriented Customer First Mindset Effective Team Players Driven To Excel At Octus, we consider a range of factors in connection with compensation decisions, including experience, skills, location, and our business needs and limitations. As a result, compensation may vary within and across similar roles and positions. Please note that the salary range information below is a good faith estimate for this position and actual compensation for any individual may fall outside this range if warranted by the circumstances applicable to that individual. If we identify a role that would be suitable for a broader range of skills and experience such that we would consider hiring at multiple levels then the range listed below may reflect that breadth. The salary range estimate for a New Business Sales Executive is $110,000 - $135,000, plus monthly commission. The actual compensation will be at Octus sole discretion and will be determined by the aforementioned and other relevant factors. Octus provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Octus complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. 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.Equal Employment Opportunity Octus is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all
How this job compares
Set against the 2,308 open Sales Executive jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$110–135K/yr
- New York median$113–182K/yr106 salary ranges
- US median$122–188K/yr1,739 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $123K, is 17% below the New York median midpoint ($148K) — in the middle half of Sales Executive salary ranges in New York.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 148 open Sales Executive jobs in New York and 2,308 across the US. 11% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience — less than three in four Sales Executive postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 1,735 postings).
- Education
- 269 of the 2,308 open Sales Executive jobs (12%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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