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What this posting asks for

Level: Mid level — The posting asks for 4+ years of experience.

Main responsibilities

• Own a dedicated book of business within your segment, serving as the primary point of contact for expansion selling into that book.
• Build and own your expansion pipeline proactively, using triggers, propensity signals, and AI-assisted prospecting rather than waiting on inbound requests.
• Own the deal end to end: prospecting, pitching, negotiating, and closing within your book.
• Maintain organized visibility across your book, prioritizing outreach using account health and usage data rather than working accounts in a fixed order.

Competencies an interviewer will look for

• Ownership and accountability Core
  In the posting: “As an Expansion AE, you'll own a dedicated book of business within Gusto's existing customer base, driving durable expansion revenue through end-to-end, mult…” · “You'll use signals and AI to prioritize who to reach next, build pipeline proactively rather than waiting on inbound, and hold yourself to a genuinely high p…” · “The core of the job stays the same across all of them: you own the book and you own the expansion motion within it.”
  Show it by: Takes a task from start to finish without being chased; Owns a mistake and what was changed after it.
• Customer focus Core
  In the posting: “We handle the hard stuff — payroll, health insurance, 401(k)s, and HR — so owners can focus on their craft and their customers.” · “As an Expansion AE, you'll own a dedicated book of business within Gusto's existing customer base, driving durable expansion revenue through end-to-end, mult…” · “Expansion Sales grows revenue within Gusto's existing customer base rather than chasing net-new logos.”
  Show it by: Puts the customer's need in their own words; Shows a result for the customer, not only for the company.
• Planning and organisation Core
  In the posting: “You'll use signals and AI to prioritize who to reach next, build pipeline proactively rather than waiting on inbound, and hold yourself to a genuinely high p…” · “Maintain organized visibility across your book, prioritizing outreach using account health and usage data rather than working accounts in a fixed order.” · “Use AI tools and workflows day-to-day for research, prep, account planning, and reporting as a core part of how you work, not an occasional tool.”
  Show it by: Shows how priorities were set when everything was urgent; Mentions deadlines met and how.
• Stakeholder management Core
  In the posting: “Depending on your segment you'll land in one of several book-based pods, each with its own account profile and cross-functional partners.” · “Own the deal end to end: prospecting, pitching, negotiating, and closing within your book.” · “Reliable, consistent presence: We expect regular and predictable attendance, whether you're working in-office, hybrid, or fully remote, so that you stay clos…”
  Show it by: Shows how they aligned people with different goals; Explains how they handled a 'no' from someone senior.
• Technical skill Core
  In the posting: “Keep CRM activity and pipeline current across your full book.” · “Engineering, Design) and your scope of ownership (what you're accountable for) — which is why you'll see something like "Head of X" instead of a rank word li…”
  Show it by: Names the tools, languages or systems used and how; Explains a technical choice and its trade-off.
• Teamwork and collaboration Core
  In the posting: “With teams in Denver, San Francisco, and New York, we support more than 500,000 small businesses nationwide and are building a workplace that reflects the pe…” · “Depending on your segment you'll land in one of several book-based pods, each with its own account profile and cross-functional partners.”
  Show it by: Says what they did inside a team, not only what 'we' did; Shows how a disagreement was handled.
• Data and analysis Core
  In the posting: “Maintain organized visibility across your book, prioritizing outreach using account health and usage data rather than working accounts in a fixed order.” · “Use AI tools and workflows day-to-day for research, prep, account planning, and reporting as a core part of how you work, not an occasional tool.”
  Show it by: Uses a number to describe the situation or the result; Explains what the data showed and what was done with it.
• Adaptability and learning Supporting
  In the posting: “Proven track record of driving expansion revenue within an existing book of business, comfortable adapting your approach to the size and structure of the boo…”
  Show it by: Describes learning something new quickly and using it; Shows a change of plan and how they adjusted.

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