Strategic Account Executive, Investment Banking & Capital Markets

About the company the company’s mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. We want AI to be safe and beneficial for our users and for society as a whole. Our team is a quickly growing group of committed researchers, engineers, policy experts, and business leaders working together to build beneficial AI systems. Strategic Account Executive - Investment Banking & Capital MarketsAbout the role As a Strategic Account Executive (Investment Banking & Capital Markets) at the company, you'll join the foundational team introducing our frontier AI platform to the world's leading investment banks and capital markets firms. You'll drive adoption of safe, frontier AI by securing strategic, enterprise-scale deals across investment banking, sales & trading, and capital markets organizations. You'll leverage deep IB&CM sales expertise to grow revenue while becoming a trusted advisor to industry stakeholders — helping them embed AI into research, deal execution, trading, and risk workflows, and uncovering its full range of capabilities. Working closely with Product and Marketing, you'll continuously sharpen our value proposition, sales motion, and market positioning for IB&CM decision-makers. The ideal candidate is energized by building a new category in an established, highly regulated industry — identifying high-potential accounts across investment banks and capital markets firms, and running the strategies to win them. By driving deployment of the company's emerging products into IB&CM enterprises, you'll help these organizations unlock new capabilities while advancing the responsible development of AI. Key responsibilities Own a book of strategic, high-value accounts across investment banking, sales & trading, and capital markets organizations, carrying and exceeding an individual revenue target Engage personally with C-level and senior technical stakeholders (CIOs, CTOs, Heads of Research, Heads of Data/AI) — building business cases and value narratives, and navigating complex procurement, security, regulatory, and legal review through to production deployment and expansion Identify and prioritize high-potential opportunities within your accounts, building and executing account plans that turn strategic relationships into committed revenue Run a disciplined pipeline and forecasting cadence — accurate deal inspection, clear next steps, and predictable, coachable execution across a high-value, long-cycle book of business Partner closely with Applied AI, Solutions Architecture, and Product to design solutions, prove value quickly, and translate IB&CM-specific needs — research, deal execution, trading, risk — into product and roadmap input Codify winning use cases, proof points, and reference stories from your deals, partnering with Marketing and Enablement to help scale them across the broader FSI motion Orchestrate cross-functional and partner motions with Customer Success, Legal, Partnerships, and cloud partners to deliver a seamless customer experience, and represent the company as a visible, trusted voice with customers and at industry events Minimum qualifications 5+ years of enterprise sales experience in investment banking or capital markets, with demonstrated success covering sell-side or markets organizations A track record of carrying and exceeding quota in enterprise sales of technical, complex products (API-first platforms, cloud infrastructure, data/ML platforms, or enterprise SaaS) Experience winning and growing strategic enterprise accounts, including building C-suite relationships, within investment banking and capital markets Operational rigor across complex, multi-stakeholder sales cycles — balancing velocity with deal quality and forecasting accurately in fast-changing environments Credibility with technical buyers and builders — CIOs, CTOs, CDOs, Heads of AI/ML — and experience pairing effectively with solutions architects and applied AI teams A genuine interest in deploying AI responsibly and motivation to advance the company's mission of building safe, beneficial AI Preferred qualifications Experience bringing generative AI or LLM-based products, or other emerging platform technologies, to large investment banks or capital markets firms Deep familiarity with regulated-industry selling — data governance, regulatory and compliance-driven procurement, security review, and the governance expectations of sell-side organizations Experience selling with and through cloud and ecosystem partners such as AWS, Google Cloud, and global systems integrators Familiarity with consumption- or usage-based commercial models and value-based pricing conversations Experience navigating long, multi-stakeholder enterprise cycles typical of IB&CM procurement The annual compensation range for this role is listed below. For sales roles, the range provided is the role’s On Target Earnings ("OTE") range, meaning that the range includes both the sales commissions/sales bonuses target and annual base salary for the role. Annual Salary:

$380,000—$450,000 USD

Logistics Minimum education: Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience Required field of study: A field relevant to the role as demonstrated through coursework, training, or professional experience Minimum years of experience: Years of experience required will correlate with the internal job level requirements for the position Location-based hybrid policy: Currently, we expect all staff to be in one of our offices at least 25% of the time. However, some roles may require more time in our offices. Visa sponsorship: We do sponsor visas! However, we aren't able to successfully sponsor visas for every role and every candidate. But if we make you an offer, we will make every reasonable effort to get you a visa, and we retain an immigration lawyer to help with this. Not all strong candidates will meet every single qualification as listed. Research shows that people who identify as being from underrepresented groups are more prone to experiencing imposter syndrome and doubting the strength of their candidacy, so we urge you not to exclude yourself prematurely and to submit an application if you're interested in this work. We think AI systems like the ones we're building have enormous social and ethical implications. We think this makes representation even more important, and we strive to include a range of diverse perspectives on our team. Your safety matters to us. To protect yourself from potential scams, remember that the company recruiters only contact you View email address on click.appcast.io company.comemail addresses. In some cases, we may partner with vetted recruiting agencies who will identify themselves as working on behalf of the company. Be cautious of emails from other domains. Legitimate the company recruiters will never ask for money, fees, or banking information before your first day. If you're ever unsure about a communication, #J-18808-Ljbffr United States Digital Space LLC