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Founding Account Executive

$100k - $140k

Prevail Recruiting

An early-stage B2B SaaS company serving engineering and product teams is hiring its first Account Executive . You’ll work directly with the CEO to build the go‑to‑market motion from the ground up. This is a true 0→1 role. No polished sales machine. No big SDR team. No hand-holding. If you want ownership, upside, and influence — keep reading. What You’ll Do Own the full sales cycle (prospect → close) Build pipeline yourself Sell to technical buyers (engineering, DevOps, product leaders) Help shape pricing, messaging, and GTM strategy Who This Is For 3–7+ years closing SaaS deals Startup or early-stage experience strongly preferred Comfortable selling technical / developer-focused products Self-sourced pipeline closer High ownership, high learning velocity, high experimentation mindset Strong backgrounds from companies like Faros, Code Climate, DX, Honeycomb, Datadog, Rootly, QA Wolf, LaunchDarkly, or similar technical SaaS environments. Compensation $100K–$140K base

50/50 OTE

15% commission + accelerators Equity Work Setup Hybrid role – 1–2 days per week in office (California Street, SF). Early team chemistry matters. If you’ve been waiting for a real founding AE seat — not just the title — this is it. #J-18808-Ljbffr Prevail Recruiting

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