Full-time · San Francisco or remote (US)
Founding Account Executive
About the company
A YC-backed AI developer product used by hundreds of thousands of developers every month and growing double digits week over week. It's funded by advertising and already brings in millions in ad revenue. The team is small and includes several former YC founders, so every hire is a founding hire.
The role
Own the full sales cycle for the ads business: find the right advertisers, make the first call, and close their first campaign. You'll be one of the first people on the revenue team, so you'll help decide how the company sells.
What you'll do
- Pick the advertiser segments worth chasing, starting with developer tools and software companies, and build targeted prospect lists.
- Run steady outbound through cold email, calls and follow-ups, and test messages, offers and channels to learn what converts.
- Jump on qualified inbound leads fast: run discovery calls and demos, and help advertisers set campaign goals and starting budgets.
What they're looking for
- You've prospected and closed B2B deals yourself and can point to the revenue you brought in.
- You're comfortable on the phone, write sharp outreach, and follow up without being reminded.
- You can build a pipeline and your own habits with no sales team around you.
- You're interested in AI and developer products.
Bonus
- You've sold advertising, sponsorships or developer tools.
What success looks like
- New paying advertisers, collected revenue, a healthy pipeline, and a repeatable process that turns outreach into live campaigns.