Founding Account Executive

Founding Account Executive

• Title of Role: Founding Account Executive
• Location: San Francisco, onsite
• Company Stage of Funding: Seed
• Office Type: Onsite
• Salary: $125K–$150K

Company Description

We're representing a high-yield business banking platform designed to empower businesses to maximize their financial potential. This company is backed by seasoned executives from leading financial institutions and is at the forefront of fintech innovation. With a small team, your contributions will significantly shape the company's trajectory as it builds the future of business banking.

What You Will Do

• Own the full sales cycle from prospecting to closing, targeting business banking customers and decision-makers.
• Identify, qualify, and develop relationships with businesses that can benefit from a high-yield banking platform.
• Build and refine outreach strategies, messaging, and sales processes as an early sales hire.
• Collaborate closely with founders and cross-functional teams to shape the go-to-market strategy.
• Develop expertise in the product and the competitive landscape to communicate value effectively.
• Provide field feedback to inform product development and positioning.
• Establish and track key sales metrics to measure progress and optimize performance.

Ideal Candidate Background

• 2–5 years of experience in a full-cycle closing sales role, preferably in fintech, financial services, or B2B SaaS.
• Proven track record of consistently meeting or exceeding sales targets.
• Comfortable operating in an early-stage environment with limited structure and a high degree of ownership.
• Strong communicator with the ability to build trust quickly with business owners and finance leaders.
• Self-starter mentality with the capability to build pipeline from scratch.

Preferred

• Experience selling financial products or services to business customers.
• Familiarity with the business banking or treasury management space.
• Prior experience at a startup or as an early sales hire building a function from the ground up.

Compensation and Benefits

The base salary for this role ranges from $125,000 to $150,000 annually. You will have the opportunity to be a foundational member of a high-growth fintech company and work closely with the founders, providing meaningful input into the company’s direction.