Founding Account Executive

talentpluto

$115K — $135K *
Technical Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 2+ years of full-cycle Account Executive experience
  • Comfortable selling technical products to technical buyers
  • Background in mid-market to lower-enterprise sales
  • Ability to understand and explain complex technical products
  • Strong tenure, ideally with 2 years per role
  • Self-motivated and hardworking
  • Bonus: experience in API platforms or supply chain technology

Responsibilities

  • Own full-cycle sales from prospecting to closing
  • Manage both inbound and outbound sales motions
  • Sell a technical product to product managers, engineers, and CTOs
  • Oversee a 2-month sales cycle from discovery to commercial agreements
  • Ensure strong account expansion through strategic onboarding
  • Collaborate with the founder to improve the go-to-market strategy

Benefits

  • Hybrid work model
  • Direct reporting to the founder for high visibility
  • Opportunity to significantly impact company revenue
  • Involvement in shaping the sales function
  • Potential for uncapped commission based on performance
Full Job Description
Location: New York, NY

Work Model: Hybrid

Industry: Supply Chain / API Infrastructure (B2B SaaS)

Compensation: $115K-$135K base, ~2x OTE (uncapped commission)
The Opportunity

This is one of the first founding Account Executive hires, brought on to scale the company beyond founder-led sales. You will run full-cycle deals across both inbound and outbound, with go-to-market systems already in place to support pipeline generation. Deals typically start around $24K per year and grow meaningfully through connection-based pricing, so closing well sets up strong expansion. Reporting directly to the founder, you will have a direct line to leadership and outsized impact on revenue at a pivotal stage.

You will do well here if you can quickly grasp a technical product, sell confidently to product and engineering buyers, and want to help shape a growing sales function.
Responsibilities
  • Own full-cycle sales from prospecting through close
  • Run both inbound and outbound motions, building top-of-funnel pipeline alongside provided systems
  • Sell a technical product to product managers, engineers, and CTOs
  • Manage a 2-month sales cycle spanning discovery, technical validation, proof of concept, and commercials
  • Set deals up for strong expansion through thoughtful account selection and onboarding
  • Partner directly with the founder to refine the go-to-market approach
Requirements
  • 2+ years of full-cycle Account Executive (closing) experience
  • Comfort selling technical products to product managers, engineers, and CTOs
  • Mid-market to lower-enterprise sales background
  • Ability to quickly understand and clearly explain a complex technical product
  • Strong tenure, ideally 2 years per role
  • Self-motivated and hardworking
  • Bonus: experience at an API platform, supply chain tech, or developer-focused tools company

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