Founding Account Executive - NYC

Exa

$100K — $150K *
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 2+ years in a sales role, ideally with SaaS or AI/tech products
  • Proven experience managing the full sales cycle
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to tell compelling stories
  • Consultative mindset focusing on business value for customers
  • Strong competitive drive with persistence in closing deals
  • Adaptable to a fast-paced startup environment

Responsibilities

  • Build the NYC go-to-market office from scratch
  • Own the entire sales cycle from prospecting to closing
  • Deliver product demos that engage and impress customers
  • Develop strategies to acquire high-value customers
  • Collaborate with SDRs to maintain a robust sales pipeline
  • Negotiate contracts to exceed sales targets and drive revenue growth

Benefits

  • Premium healthcare coverage (medical, dental, vision)
  • Fertility benefits offered
  • Monthly wellness stipend for all employees
  • Several sponsored trips to headquarters in San Francisco
  • Open to sponsoring international candidates (STEM OPT, OPT, H1B, O1, E3)
Full Job Description
About the Role

As an Account Executive at Exa, you will work with customers who need speed, intelligence, and accuracy in their workflows. You'll take full ownership of deals-prospecting, running demos, negotiating, and closing.

What You'll Do
  • Help build our NYC GTM office from 0->1 (culture cultivation, in-person events, in-person sales)
  • Own the entire sales cycle-from first touch to close
  • Run product demos that make customers say "wow"
  • Develop and execute strategies to land high-value customers
  • Work closely with SDRs to keep the pipeline strong and moving
  • Negotiate contracts, hit targets, and drive revenue growth


What You'll Need
  • 2+ years in a sales role, ideally in SaaS or AI/tech products
  • Experience managing a full sales cycle, from lead generation to close
  • Strong communication skills-you can tell a great story and sell a vision
  • A consultative approach-help customers see the business value, not just the features
  • A competitive edge-you're driven, persistent, and love closing deals
  • Comfort in a fast-moving, high-growth startup environment


This is an in-person opportunity in NYC, with several sponsored trips to SF head quarters to onboard. We are open to sponsoring International candidates (e.g STEM OPT, OPT, H1B, O1, E3). In addition to premium healthcare benefits (medical, dental, vision), we also offer fertility benefits and a monthly wellness stipend to all of our employees.

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