Founding GTM

Clera

$120K — $200K *
Enterprise Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Early-stage go-to-market (GTM) experience, especially in developer tools or infrastructure firms.
  • Proven track record of owning and being accountable for a revenue number.
  • Technical fluency to engage with engineering leaders credibly.
  • Builder mentality with a preference for creating structures from scratch.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Previous sales experience targeting AI engineering teams is advantageous.
  • Familiarity with parallel PLG and enterprise sales motions is a bonus.
  • Established network within the Bay Area AI/ML community is a plus.

Responsibilities

  • Own the entire pipeline from sourcing to expansion across enterprise, pilot, and self-serve GTM lanes.
  • Conduct targeted outreach to Directors of Engineering and Heads of AI at seed-to-Series D companies.
  • Manage enterprise deal cycles from initial contact to signed agreements.
  • Design and document the GTM strategy, refining approaches to identify what scales effectively.
  • Collaborate closely with the CEO on deal strategy, positioning, and ideal customer profile (ICP) refinement.

Benefits

  • Meaningful equity participation.
  • Dynamic work environment in a seed-stage AI infrastructure company.
Full Job Description
About the Role

This is a ground-up, build-the-engine role for a seed-stage AI infrastructure company that makes graph-native context and memory infrastructure for AI agents. You will be the first person accountable to a revenue number, sitting directly alongside the CEO on deal strategy, positioning, and ICP refinement across enterprise, pilot, and self-serve motions.
What You'll Do
  • Own the full pipeline from sourcing through expansion across all three GTM lanes: enterprise anchor deals, Shadow Mode pilots, and PLG self-serve.
  • Run targeted outbound to Directors of Engineering and Heads of AI at seed-to-Series D AI companies.
  • Drive enterprise deal cycles from first call to signed contract.
  • Design, iterate on, and document the GTM motion, identifying what works and how to scale it.
  • Partner closely with the CEO on positioning, deal strategy, and ICP refinement.
What We're Looking For
  • Early-stage GTM experience, ideally at a developer tools or infrastructure company.
  • A track record of owning a revenue number and being held directly accountable to it.
  • Technical fluency strong enough to have credible conversations with engineering leaders.
  • A builder mentality: you enjoy creating structure from scratch rather than following an existing playbook.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Prior experience selling to AI engineering teams is a plus.
  • Experience running PLG and enterprise motions in parallel is a plus.
  • An existing network in the Bay Area AI/ML ecosystem is a plus.
Compensation & Benefits

Base salary: $120,000 to $200,000 USD annually, plus meaningful equity. Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.
Location

On-site in San Francisco, CA, United States.

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