Future Opportunities: Channel Sales Experience

Gusto; Illinois; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity (RSUs)

Job summary

Gusto, a leading payroll and HR platform, is expanding its Partner Sales team. The role focuses on helping accountants and financial advisors onboard clients to Gusto and grow adoption of the platform across partner networks.

Based in hybrid offices (Denver, San Francisco, and New York), we expect 2-3 days in the office weekly; we value AI usage and equity components; total rewards include RSUs.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional sales experience in payroll, HCM, SaaS, or HR tech.
• 2+ years of proven success managing or acquiring a book of business with measurable quota attainment.
• Experience working with accountants, financial advisors, payroll, HR tech, or financial services.
• Skilled in consultative, relationship-based sales and value-driven conversations.

Responsibilities

• Nurture partner relationships with accounting firms; grow engagement and client activation.
• Develop and close new business by onboarding firms into the Gusto Pro ecosystem.
• Lead consultative conversations to uncover partner needs and align solutions.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Marketing, Product, and Customer Success to improve the partner experience.

Skills

Sales experience

Quota attainment

Accountants/financial advisors

Consultative selling

Job description

About Gusto

At Gusto, we're on a mission to grow the small business economy. We handle the hard stuff — payroll, health insurance, 401(k)s, and HR — so owners can focus on their craft and their customers. 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 people we serve.

About Gusto

At Gusto, we're on a mission to grow the small business economy. We handle the hard stuff — payroll, health insurance, 401(k)s, and HR — so owners can focus on their craft and their customers. 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 people we serve.

All full-time employees receive competitive base pay, benefits, and equity (RSUs) — because everyone who helps build Gusto should share in its success. Offer amounts are determined by role, level, and location. Learn more about our Total Rewards philosophy.

AI is a fundamental part of how work gets done at Gusto. We expect all team members to actively engage with AI tools relevant to their role and grow their fluency as the technology evolves. AI experience requirements vary by role and will be assessed during the interview process.

About The Role

Gusto’s Partner Sales organization is growing, and we’re always looking to meet future teammates who are passionate about helping accountants and financial advisors transform the way they serve small businesses. Whether your strengths lie in acquiring new partnerships or nurturing long‑term relationships, we’d love to connect.

Our GustoPro Sales team partners with accounting firms and financial advisors nationwide to help them onboard their clients to Gusto and unlock the full value of our platform. We’re building a talent pipeline for future Account Executive and Account Manager opportunities—both roles focused on empowering our accountant partners and financial advisors, driving adoption, and growing shared success across the Gusto ecosystem.

Here’s What You’ll Do Day-to-day

• Nurture Partner Relationships: Build and manage trusted relationships with accounting firm partners. Grow existing relationships by helping firms activate more clients and deepen their engagement with Gusto.
• Develop & Close Business: Drive new business by identifying, engaging, and onboarding new firms into the Gusto Pro ecosystem.
• Empower Partners: Lead consultative conversations that uncover partner needs and align Gusto’s solutions to their business goals.
• Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Work closely with Marketing, Product, and Customer Success to improve the partner experience.

Positions available in the future range across multiple levels. Here’s what we're looking for:

• 5+ years of professional sales experience in payroll, HCM, SaaS, or HR tech with a focus on accounting firms or financial advisors.
• 2+ years of proven success managing or acquiring a book of business with measurable quota attainment.
• Experience working with accountants, financial advisors, payroll, HR tech, or financial services.
• Skilled in consultative, relationship-based sales and value-driven conversations.

Gusto has physical office spaces in Denver, San Francisco, and New York City. Employees who are based in those locations will be expected to work from the office on designated days approximately 2-3 days per week (or more depending on role). The same office expectations apply to all Symmetry roles, Gusto's subsidiary, whose physical office is in Scottsdale.

Note: The San Francisco office expectations encompass both the San Francisco and San Jose metro areas.

When approved to work from a location other than a Gusto office, a secure, reliable, and consistent internet connection is required. This includes non-office days for hybrid employees.

Our customers come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it's the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for small businesses, you will find a home at Gusto.

Gusto is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or any employment decision based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Gusto considers qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Gusto is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. We want to see our candidates perform to the best of their ability. If you require a medical or religious accommodation at any time throughout your candidate journey, please fill out this form and a member of our team will get in touch with you.

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