Founding Account Executive

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$100K — $199K *
Enterprise Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years in quota-carrying sales with proven success in closing $100K+ deals
  • Experience in enterprise SaaS sales
  • Background in high-growth, pre-Series C startups
  • Comfortable with ambiguity and adaptable in multiple roles
  • Preferred experience at high-caliber companies instead of just well-known enterprises

Responsibilities

  • Own the complete sales cycle from prospecting to closing
  • Close six-figure annual contract value (ACV) deals with enterprise SaaS clients
  • Develop and refine the initial enterprise sales playbook and processes
  • Collaborate closely with founders and other teams on product positioning
  • Effectively represent a complex technical product to technical and executive stakeholders

Benefits

  • Hybrid work model with flexible onsite requirements
  • Opportunity to shape early-stage sales strategies and processes
  • Direct partnership with company founders
  • Chance to play a key role as the founding hire in a venture-backed startup
  • Engagement with a genuinely technical product in a growing industry
Full Job Description
Location: San Francisco, CA

Work Model: Hybrid

Industry: AI / developer tooling (conversational-AI testing & evaluation)

Compensation: Competitive six-figure base with uncapped OTE
The Opportunity

As a Founding Account Executive, you'll be one of the first dedicated sellers on the team, owning the full sales cycle and helping shape the enterprise go-to-market motion from the ground up. You'll partner directly with the founders, close six-figure enterprise deals, and set the playbook that future reps will run. This is a rare chance to be the founding commercial hire at a company with real revenue, real logos, and a genuinely technical product.
Responsibilities
  • Own the full enterprise sales cycle from prospecting through close
  • Close six-figure ACV deals with enterprise SaaS buyers
  • Build and refine the founding enterprise sales playbook and process
  • Partner closely with founders and the GTM and engineering teams on positioning and feedback
  • Represent a technical product credibly to both technical and executive stakeholders
Requirements
  • 3+ years of quota-carrying sales experience with a track record of closing enterprise deals over six figures
  • Enterprise SaaS sales background
  • Experience at a high-growth, pre-Series C startup, comfortable with ambiguity and wearing multiple hats
  • Track record at credible, high-caliber companies rather than brand-name enterprises
  • Based in or able to work onsite in San Francisco five days a week

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