Account Executive

Founding Account ExecutiveOur mission at Credal is to harness frontier AI for everyone building a better future. We accelerate the most complex, sophisticated operations of the most impactful institutions, while weaving security and governance into every part of our product. Our customers include the U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services, MongoDB, Comcast NBC Universal, Lattice, Wise (Transferwise), Checkr, and incident.io among others.We've raised over $10m to date with a ton of runway. You'll join a team of Thoughtful Doers™ from places like Palantir, Cruise, Meta, Uber, and Google.Credal is in-person in our spacious NYC office with meals provided.As our Founding AE, you are the tip of the spear for Credal's growth. You'll be starting meaningful conversations with technical leaders, security teams, and executives at the world's most important institutions.As the first AE, you'll collaborate with marketing, growth, and partnerships. This role is a full-stack AE, and the day-to-day will have everything from demand generation to post-sales hand off!In This Role, You Will:Help shape our first-touch strategy, from crisp, personalized emails and warm introductions to thoughtful cold outreach and creative campaignsBuild the outbound playbook, working directly with our GTM and leadership team to figure out what messaging resonates, which channels work, and how we scale what worksHold high-signal initial conversations, understand a prospect's pain points, and seamlessly bridge them to the rest of our teamShare real-time market feedback directly with our engineering and marketing teams to refine our narrative and product roadmapYou will own the entire pipeline, from demand generation till deal close!About YouYou might be a great fit if you're a high-ownership, naturally curious builder who loves the challenge of opening doors and starting hard conversations. Who you are:You have high agency and bias toward action. You don't wait for a playbook or a list of leads. You build hypotheses, test new outreach angles, and refine your approach every day.You write with clarity, empathy, and conciseness. You know how to capture the attention of a busy executive or engineer in three sentences without sounding like a template.You're deeply curious about technology. You don't need to be an engineer, but you love learning how modern tech works and can confidently discuss complex AI and security ideas.You have great communication, both internal and external facingBonus points:Prior experience in a BDR/SDR, growth, or outbound role at an early-stage or developer-focused startup.Familiarity with the modern AI or developer tools landscape.Benefits and Work EnvironmentOpportunity to take ownership and accountability of major mission, business and technical outcomes from day one. Exercise your full capacity to create positive change in the world, rather than waiting for permission to advance to slightly less boring tickets or tasks.High quality health coverage, including great mental health benefits, for you and your immediate family. This includes comprehensive and HSA options.Industry-leading vision, dental, life, disability coverage.Regular team activities & offsite events (last year we went to Turks and Caicos for a hackathon week!)Unlimited PTO - and unlike some other companies, we're serious about you taking the time you need to recharge and be the best you can be! We also offer a guaranteed two weeks off during the last two weeks of December when the entire company goes on vacation!A generous housing subsidy for those who choose to live close to the office.Interview ProcessIntro conversation with our leadership teamVirtual chatWork trial to meet our team and CEO.References (we check references on everyone at Credal to make sure all your future coworkers are world class and great to be around).More About UsWe've built the industry's highest ceiling and most secure Action & Agent building platform for sticky, custom AI workflows. Use cases span countless domains, including: KYC, anti-money laundering, healthcare regulation, climate standards setting, cybersecurity, sales, people, IT, and customer support.Team of 13 with 9 engineers.7-figure ARR.>100% NRR.Product docs, case studies, blog, podcast