Founding Enterprise Account Executive

Clera

$200K — $250K *
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-8 years of enterprise B2B tech sales experience with a strong closing track record.
  • Proven ability to exceed revenue targets in fast-paced settings.
  • Experienced in managing multi-stakeholder enterprise deals at the C-level.
  • Proficient in CRM tools like Salesforce and Gong, with automation capabilities.
  • Comfortable using AI tools to enhance the sales process.
  • Adaptable to high-ambiguity environments typical of early-stage startups.
  • Professional fluency in English.

Responsibilities

  • Own the entire enterprise sales cycle from prospecting to close.
  • Conduct consultative discovery with key pricing and growth leaders.
  • Accurately forecast revenue targets while ensuring pipeline health.
  • Develop and refine the enterprise sales playbook for the team.
  • Collaborate with founders on go-to-market strategy and customer insights.
  • Establish and maintain CRM discipline for pipeline management.
  • Leverage AI tools to improve efficiency in buyer-journey tasks.

Benefits

  • Equity options available as part of compensation package.
  • Dynamic, collaborative work environment directly with founders.
  • Opportunity to shape sales strategies and influence product direction.
  • Access to AI-driven tools that streamline the sales process.
Full Job Description
About the Role

This is a founding enterprise sales role at an early-stage AI-native B2B SaaS company building a pricing optimization platform for modern software businesses. You will own and shape the entire enterprise sales motion, working directly alongside the founders to define go-to-market strategy, build repeatable playbooks, and close high-ACV deals that directly influence product direction and commercial success.
What You'll Do
  • Own the full enterprise sales cycle from self-sourced prospecting through discovery, negotiation, and close.
  • Run consultative discovery with pricing and growth leaders including CFOs, CROs, CPOs, and heads of monetization.
  • Carry and accurately forecast an ambitious revenue target while maintaining pipeline health week to week.
  • Design, document, and iterate the enterprise sales playbook covering outreach, qualification, deal structure, commercial terms, and close mechanics.
  • Partner directly with founders on GTM strategy, ideal customer profile, and positioning, feeding market insight back into product and sales.
  • Establish CRM discipline and operating rhythm for pipeline hygiene, prioritization, and clean forecasting.
  • Use and improve AI agents and workflows to automate repeatable buyer-journey tasks while focusing human judgment on key deal moments.
  • Act as a trusted advisor to customers and provide actionable feedback to product and engineering from live deals.
What We're Looking For
  • 5 to 8 or more years of enterprise B2B tech sales experience with a proven track record of closing high-ACV deals end-to-end.
  • Demonstrated success carrying and exceeding revenue targets with self-generated pipeline in a fast-paced environment.
  • Strong experience running multi-stakeholder enterprise deals and building consensus up to the C-level.
  • Proficiency with CRM and sales-engagement tooling such as Salesforce and Gong, including building automations for repeatable sales tasks.
  • Comfort working with AI-driven workflows and directing AI tools throughout the sales process.
  • Ability to thrive in a high-ambiguity, early-stage startup environment.
  • Professional fluency in English.
  • Experience with pricing, monetization, or CPQ and billing solutions is a plus.
Compensation & Benefits

Base salary range: $200,000 to $250,000 USD annually, plus equity. Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.
Location

On-site in San Francisco, CA, USA or Amsterdam, Netherlands. Candidates must be based in or willing to relocate to one of these locations.

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