Founding Account Executive

Extend

• $125K — $150K *
Enterprise Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in technology sales, preferably in SaaS or document processing solutions
  • Strong interpersonal skills to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • Consultative selling approach focused on customer needs and problem-solving
  • Ability to adapt and learn quickly in a fast-paced environment
  • Experience navigating complex enterprise sales cycles and legal processes
  • A proactive and resourceful mindset with a founder mentality

Responsibilities

  • Lead end-to-end sales cycles from prospect education to implementation
  • Conduct in-depth technical discovery to assess customer needs and existing infrastructure
  • Build relationships with champions to design impactful proof-of-concepts
  • Manage sensitive legal, security, and procurement discussions with prospects
  • Guide customers from contract signing to successful deployment and adoption
  • Capture market signals and collaborate with the founding team to refine strategies

Benefits

  • 90% health insurance premium coverage
  • Relocation assistance for candidates outside NYC
  • Unlimited PTO policy to support work-life balance
  • Daily lunch and snacks provided, with dinner if late at the office
  • Unlimited access to tools and resources to enhance productivity
  • Investment in learning and development for personal and professional growth
Full Job Description
We're looking for an exceptional Account Executive to join our founding team and drive enterprise revenue growth as we scale from 7-figures to 8-figures in ARR. The job is simple - convert curiosity into closed-won deals, and build long-term relationships that turn customers into advocates.
Role & Impact

The role is to guide technical prospects through the rapidly evolving OCR/LLM ecosystem, and help them understand if Extend is a good fit for their needs. You'll serve as a trusted advisor for document processing solutions - from initial proof-of-concepts, to mission-critical production deployments.
  • You'll lead end to end sales cycles from education to implementation - all while navigating multiple teams (e.g. AI, Engineering, Product, Operations), use cases, and decision criteria
  • You'll conduct deep technical discovery to understand existing infrastructure, in order to present tradeoffs and prescribe solutions that balance performance, cost, and complexity
  • You'll build champions and partner with them to design proof-of-concepts, demonstrate real-world impact, and secure executive buy-in for production rollout
  • You'll shepherd prospects through extensive Legal, Security, & Procurement processes - managing sensitive topics from data retention, to deployment strategies, to enterprise pricing models
  • You'll guide customers from signed contract to successful deployment - from regular office hours, to configuration recommendations, and workflow best practices, you will remain their go-to Extend advisor
  • You'll capture & analyze signal from the field, and collaborate with our founding team to continue refining GTM & product strategies
Ideal Candidate Credentials
  • You're naturally helpful and curious about how things work. You ask thoughtful questions and actually listen to the answers
  • You can communicate clearly & authentically across all levels of an organization, from engineers to executives
  • You have a consultative selling approach and genuinely care about solving customer problems, not just hitting quota
  • You're comfortable pushing beyond your zone of competence, and remain positive when things don't go according to plan
  • You have a founder mentality. No task is beneath you, and you thrive when the path isn't perfectly clear
  • Above all, you're hungry to win and humble in the pursuit
Benefits

Beyond the below, we care deeply about each of our candidates on a personal level. We take the time to understand your needs to craft a package designed for you:
  • Insurance - 90% health insurance premium coverage
  • Relocation - for candidates based outside of NYC
  • Unlimited PTO policy - we trust everyone like owners, take what you need
  • Daily lunch & snacks covered (plus dinner if you're in the office late) - you'll never go hungry and you help pick the snacks
  • Unlimited token / tooling access - no handicaps on your productivity
  • Learning and development investment - we invest heavily in our team and support your growth

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