Account Executive

Clera

• $180K — $200K *
Hospitality & Recreation
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3 to 5 years of B2B SaaS sales experience, consistently meeting or exceeding quotas.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage the full sales cycle in complex, multi-stakeholder scenarios.
  • Experience in an early-stage startup, ideally Series A or B.
  • Strong familiarity with hospitality technology and its key metrics.
  • Ability to create enablement materials independently, without dedicated support.
  • Proficient in using CRM tools, specifically Salesforce, and modern sequencing platforms.
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

  • Own the complete sales cycle from lead generation to close, including inbound and outbound efforts.
  • Engage in consultative selling, addressing operational challenges faced by executives in hospitality.
  • Conduct tailored product demos aligned with each prospect's management system.
  • Independently manage and build your own territory, maintaining pipeline momentum.
  • Utilize and improve the existing sales playbook while identifying areas for enhancement.
  • Represent the company at industry events, webinars, and within operator communities.
  • Maintain a clean pipeline in Salesforce, forecasting with transparency.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to shape the sales organization in a growing startup environment.
  • Engagement with influential industry stakeholders and leaders in hospitality.
  • Possibility of developing customized sales and marketing strategies.
  • Exposure to high-profile conferences and webinars for professional networking.
Full Job Description
About the Role

This is a full-cycle Account Executive role at a seed-stage AI platform built specifically for the hospitality industry. You will be one of the earliest sales hires, selling to hotel groups, short-term rental managers, and multi-property operators, and you will have a real hand in shaping how the sales organization grows.
What You'll Do
  • Own the full sales cycle from first touch through close, covering inbound leads, outbound into named accounts, discovery, tailored demos, negotiation, and signature.
  • Sell consultatively to founders, COOs, heads of guest experience, and operations leaders, connecting their operational pain to measurable revenue and efficiency outcomes.
  • Deliver demos that are specific to each prospect's property management setup, not generic decks.
  • Build and manage your own territory by mapping named accounts and generating pipeline momentum independently.
  • Run the existing sales playbook at volume, identify where it breaks, and iterate on it.
  • Represent the company at industry conferences, webinars, and operator communities.
  • Maintain rigorous pipeline hygiene in Salesforce and modern sequencing tools, forecasting honestly.
What We're Looking For
  • 3 to 5 years of B2B SaaS sales experience, consistently closing at or above quota.
  • Proven ability to own the full sales cycle end-to-end in a multi-stakeholder environment.
  • Experience in an early-stage startup environment (Series A/B range preferred).
  • Familiarity with hospitality tech strongly preferred: property management systems, OTA distribution, occupancy metrics, ADR, RevPAR, and guest support operations.
  • Comfortable building your own enablement materials without a dedicated support team.
  • Proficient with CRM tools (Salesforce) and outbound sequencing platforms.
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • Prior people-management experience is a plus.
Compensation & Benefits

On-target earnings of $180,000 to $200,000 USD annually (base plus commission). Visa sponsorship details not specified.
Location

On-site in San Francisco, California.

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