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Founding Account Executive

HQ: San Francisco💼 Full-time🗓 2026-02-18 → 2026-09-26

Core

Founding Account Executive driving direct sales for an AI-native CRM platform targeting Series A/B startups.

Role type

Founding Account Executive (Direct Sales)

Builds

AI-native CRM platform (Lightfield) for startups

Domain

SaaS / CRM / Generative AI

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Full sales cycle ownership, discovery, demo, pilot management, closing, outbound sales, pipeline generation, sales playbook creation, market feedback synthesis

Preferred skills

Experience selling to VP Sales, RevOps, or founder-CEOs at 20–250 person startups, experience with VC-backed startups, experience with Series A/B portfolios

Technologies

CRM platforms, sales engagement tools

Responsibilities

Own the full sales cycle from discovery to close for $20K–$50K deals, mine product-led growth data for high-potential accounts, execute targeted outbound into VC-backed startups, build pilot frameworks and sales collateral, synthesize prospect feedback for product and GTM leadership

Seniority

Founding, hands-on IC

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