As a founding Account Executive, you will own the full sales cycle for an AI-powered infrastructure platform that automates billable time capture. You will design the go-to-market motion, build sales playbooks, and run high-stakes discovery with professional services partners to bridge technical capabilities with firm economics and revenue growth.
Account Executive at Series A backed legal-tech startup
Are you a high-performing AE ready to build a sales machine from the ground up? This Series A backed legal-tech startup is looking for a founding Account Executive in NYC to transform how professional services firms capture revenue. Backed by top-tier VCs and founded by tech veterans, they’ve built AI infrastructure that automatically recovers lost billable hours. You'll work directly with the founders to own the full cycle, design the go-to-market strategy, and close high-impact deals. If you have 3+ years of complex SaaS experience and a builder's mindset, this is your chance to join a rocket ship where customers are pulling the product out of your hands.
Overview
Role overview
Company
About the company
Series A backed legal-tech startup
Responsibilities
What you will do
- Manage the full sales cycle from initial prospecting and sourcing through to closing and account expansion.
- Partner directly with the founding team to design and refine the sales motion for global professional services firms.
- Lead complex technical demos and navigate multi-layered procurement processes with C-suite stakeholders and firm partners.
Candidate profile
Who this is a fit for
- 3+ years of experience closing complex, multi-stakeholder SaaS deals, preferably within legal or professional services verticals.
- A builder's mindset with a proven track record of defining sales processes in early-stage, ambiguous environments.
- Disciplined pipeline management skills and the ability to communicate technical value propositions to non-technical executive buyers.
What makes it remarkable
Why this role is remarkable
- Join as a founding member of the sales team, directly shaping the playbooks and strategy for a high-demand infrastructure product.
- Backed by top-tier VCs and founded by an elite engineering team from major tech leaders like Google and Amazon.
- Sell a product with immediate ROI that addresses a billion-dollar problem in an industry eager for automation and digital transformation.
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