Founding Account Executive

Ampersand

$120K — $150K *
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of full-cycle B2B SaaS sales experience, with 2+ years selling technical products to technical buyers
  • Demonstrated track record of exceeding sales quotas, with at least one top performer ranking
  • Familiarity and fluency with AI tools and products
  • Comfort discussing technical concepts like APIs, webhooks, and integrations with stakeholders
  • Strong communication skills, able to conduct demos and negotiations
  • A strong creative and initiative-driven mindset for building processes

Responsibilities

  • Drive revenue growth through full-cycle sales from outreach to contract execution
  • Develop scalable sales processes for internal training and efficiency
  • Engage in technical discussions with engineering leaders
  • Build relationships within complex buying committees to facilitate sales
  • Collaborate with founders and leadership on strategic account planning
  • Act as a voice for the customer to inform product and market strategy

Benefits

  • Competitive salary and equity
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Free lunch on in-office days (Mon/Tue/Thu)
  • 401(k) with company match and commuter benefits
  • Up to 4 weeks PTO
  • Team socials and retreats
Full Job Description
The Role

We're looking for one of our first Account Executives to drive full-cycle sales across enterprise and growth accounts. You'll be responsible for winning new customers while helping build the sales playbook from the ground up. This role is ideal for someone who brings a founder's mindset: taking initiative and helping shape everything from sales strategy to product feedback.

As a small and agile team, everyone wears multiple hats. We're looking for someone who will make a significant contribution to the company's success and long-term trajectory.

What You'll Own
  • Revenue Growth. Manage the entire sales cycle - from initial outreach through contract execution - across both enterprise and growth-stage customers.
  • Sales Process Development. Create and refine scalable frameworks for discovery, qualification, technical validation, and procurement, ensuring future team members can build on a strong foundation.
  • Technical Conversations. Engage confidently with engineering leaders and technical stakeholders on integrations, authentication, system reliability, and build-versus-buy tradeoffs.
  • Internal Champions. Navigate complex buying committees by building relationships across engineering organizations and guiding opportunities through security, procurement, and approval processes.
  • Leadership Partnership. Partner closely with founders and GTM leadership on account planning, relationship-building, and strategic deal execution.
  • Product Direction. Serve as a critical voice of the customer, translating market feedback into insights that influence product development, positioning, and go-to-market strategy.
What You'll Bring
  • 5+ years of full-cycle B2B SaaS sales experience, including at least 2 years selling technical products to technical buyers. Experience with infrastructure, APIs, or data products is strongly preferred.
  • A proven history of consistently meeting or exceeding quota, including at least one role where you were among the top performers.
  • AI fluency. You use AI tools regularly in your work, understand the landscape, and can speak credibly with buyers who are building AI-powered products.
  • Technical confidence. You do not need to be an engineer, but you should be comfortable discussing deep integrations, APIs, OAuth, webhooks, and architectural tradeoffs with senior technical stakeholders.
  • Excellent communication skills, including strong writing ability and the range to move seamlessly from user-facing demos to procurement conversations.
  • A builder's mentality. You are energized by ambiguity and excited to help create the sales playbook from the ground up.
Vertical Fit

Ideally, candidates have experience selling into one of Ampersand's two core verticals:
  • GTM stack - Salesforce, CRM platforms, revenue tooling buyers
  • Fintech stack - payments infrastructure, Square-ecosystem, ERP/fintech buyers
Even Better If You
  • Were an early AE (first 1-3) at a Seed or Series A company that scaled
  • Have a technical background - CS degree, former SE, or have shipped your own software project
  • Have led multiple major enterprise deal cycles including security review, MSA negotiation, and multi-stakeholder champion building
  • Have built or shipped an AI workflow or agent, even a personal one

The Perks
  • Competitive salary and equity
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Free lunch on in-office days (Mon/Tue/Thu)
  • 401(k) with company match, commuter benefits, HSA
  • Up to 4 weeks PTO
  • Team socials and retreats

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