Founding Account Executive

talentpluto

$80K — $110K *
Enterprise Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Closing experience as an Account Executive, preferably at an early-stage startup.
  • Strong outbound sales skills with a proven ability to generate pipeline independently.
  • Demonstrates high ownership, initiative, and comfort with ambiguity.
  • Skilled in giving clear product feedback to technical teams.
  • Self-motivated and able to thrive under pressure.
  • Bonus: Experience in selling a technical product or collaborating with product/engineering teams.

Responsibilities

  • Build, test, and refine the outbound sales playbook into a scalable process.
  • Manage full-cycle sales, creating your own pipeline beyond just inbound leads.
  • Close new deals and oversee the entire sales process.
  • Act as a product partner, converting customer feedback into actionable insights for engineering.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define product specifications and enhancements.
  • Establish systems and processes for future sales hires to develop upon.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work model providing flexibility.
  • Opportunity to significantly impact early-stage product development.
  • Potential for early-stage equity in a growing startup.
  • High level of ownership and influence in shaping sales and product strategy.
  • Supportive environment that encourages initiative and self-motivation.
Full Job Description
Location: San Francisco, CA

Work Model: Hybrid

Industry: AI / Revenue Intelligence (B2B SaaS)

Compensation: $80K-$110K base, $160K-$220K OTE (uncapped commission) plus early-stage equity
The Opportunity

This is a true founding sales hire. You will own and build the outbound motion from the ground up, turning early experiments into a repeatable playbook while still closing deals yourself. There is real product feedback baked into the role: because the company sells to revenue teams and uses its own product, your input will directly shape what gets built, and you will work closely with engineering to scope and spec features.

You will thrive here if you love high ownership, move fast, and want your fingerprints on both the sales engine and the product. The founders set a high bar and want someone who raises it.
Responsibilities
  • Build, test, and refine the outbound playbook from early-stage foundations into a repeatable, scalable motion
  • Run full-cycle sales, generating your own pipeline rather than relying solely on inbound
  • Close new business and own deals end to end
  • Act as a product partner, translating customer and market feedback into clear input for the engineering team
  • Collaborate cross-functionally to scope and spec product improvements
  • Help establish the systems and processes that future sales hires will build on
Requirements
  • Closing experience as an Account Executive, ideally at an early-stage startup
  • Strong outbound skills with the ability to build pipeline independently
  • High ownership and initiative; comfortable operating with ambiguity and little structure
  • Skilled at giving clear product feedback and communicating with technical teams
  • Self-motivated, hardworking, and able to perform under pressure
  • Bonus: experience selling a technical product or working closely with product/engineering in a prior sales role

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