Founding Account Executive

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$100K — $120K *
Enterprise Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of quota-carrying sales experience driving enterprise sales
  • Proven track record of closing six-figure deals
  • Background in enterprise SaaS sales is essential
  • Experience in high-growth, pre-Series C startups
  • History with credible companies over well-known brands
  • Must be based in or willing to work in San Francisco on-site

Responsibilities

  • Own the complete enterprise sales cycle from prospecting to closure
  • Successfully close six-figure annual contract value deals
  • Develop and continually refine the enterprise sales playbook
  • Collaborate with founders and teams to strategize GTM positioning
  • Effectively represent a technical product to diverse stakeholders

Benefits

  • Hybrid work model offering flexibility
  • Opportunity to work closely with founders
  • Significant impact on shaping the company's sales strategy
  • Engagement in a fast-paced, innovative environment
  • Chance to create processes that future sales reps will use
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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