Account Executive, Core
Crane Venture Partners, California, MO, United States
About Us
Encord is the universal data layer for AI that helps 300+ AI teams train and run models on the right data. Our platform indexes, curates, annotates, and evaluates data across the full AI lifecycle, from development through production.
Trusted by Woven by Toyota, AXA, UiPath, Zipline, and more. We're an ambitious team of 100+ working at the frontier of AI and have raised $60M in Series C funding from Wellington Management, CRV, Next47 and Y Combinator.
The role Encord is scaling rapidly, with strong product‑market fit and a clear mandate to significantly accelerate revenue this year. As one of our first quota‑carrying hires in San Francisco, you'll play a foundational role in building our go‑to‑market engine.
Reporting to the Head of Sales and working closely with our founders and leadership team, you'll help take a category‑defining AI infrastructure platform to market — selling into some of the most advanced AI teams in the world as we expand from core computer vision into Physical AI, one of the next major frontiers in AI.
This is a rare opportunity to join after early traction is proven, but before the GTM motion is fully built.
What You’ll Do
Own the full sales cycle end-to-end, from pipeline generation through close
Sell into sophisticated mid‑market and enterprise teams building frontier AI products
Drive high‑impact deals and help scale Encord through its next phase of growth
Work with customers solving real, complex problems across multimodal data, robotics, and physical systems
Partner closely with Product, Engineering, and Customer Success to feed customer insight directly into the roadmap
Help refine our ideal customer profile as we expand into new industries, use cases, and geographies
Grow with the company, with the opportunity to take on expanded ownership as we scale
Who We're Looking For
Highly ambitious, competitive, and motivated by building something meaningful
Entrepreneurial mindset — you want ownership, speed, and real impact
Strong commercial intuition and the ability to earn trust with senior technical and business stakeholders
Comfortable selling complex, technical products (or excited to ramp quickly in a deep technical domain)
Hungry to become exceptional at sales and grow into leadership
A history of strong performance in high‑expectation environments
Bonus: Experience selling developer tools, infrastructure, or technical platforms. Exposure to mid‑market or enterprise sales cycles. Start‑up experience in fast‑growth, execution‑heavy environments. Curiosity about AI, robotics, or the future of Physical AI
Experience Requirements
2–5 years of closing experience in B2B SaaS or technology sales, with a track record of meeting or exceeding quota
Experience managing complex, multi‑stakeholder sales cycles with deal values of $50K+
Demonstrated ability to sell to technical buyers — including engineers, ML practitioners, or data scientists — and navigate to economic decision‑makers
Proven ability to self‑source pipeline and drive deals from first contact through closeExperience at a high‑growth start‑up or fast‑paced sales environment preferred
Familiarity with CRM tools (e.g. Salesforce, HubSpot) and structured sales methodologies (e.g. MEDDIC, SPICED, Challenger)
Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
Bonus: Experience selling developer tools, infrastructure, or technical platforms. Exposure to mid‑market or enterprise sales cycles. Start‑up experience in fast‑growth, execution‑heavy environments. Curiosity about AI, robotics, or the future of Physical AI
Why Encord
Competitive salary, commission, and meaningful equity in a high‑growth start‑up
Clear, accelerated growth opportunities as the company scales rapidly
Strong in‑person culture: 3–5 days/week in our newly launched North Beach loft office
Flexible PTO to fully recharge
18 paid vacation days in the U.S. plus federal holidays
Annual learning & development budget
Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage
Frequent travel opportunities across the U.S., London, and Europe
Bi‑annual company offsites, twice‑weekly team lunches, and monthly socials
$200,000 - $275,000 a year
The amount listed is the on‑target cash compensation (OTE) and includes base compensation and variable compensation in the form of either a company bonus or commission.
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Trusted by Woven by Toyota, AXA, UiPath, Zipline, and more. We're an ambitious team of 100+ working at the frontier of AI and have raised $60M in Series C funding from Wellington Management, CRV, Next47 and Y Combinator.
The role Encord is scaling rapidly, with strong product‑market fit and a clear mandate to significantly accelerate revenue this year. As one of our first quota‑carrying hires in San Francisco, you'll play a foundational role in building our go‑to‑market engine.
Reporting to the Head of Sales and working closely with our founders and leadership team, you'll help take a category‑defining AI infrastructure platform to market — selling into some of the most advanced AI teams in the world as we expand from core computer vision into Physical AI, one of the next major frontiers in AI.
This is a rare opportunity to join after early traction is proven, but before the GTM motion is fully built.
What You’ll Do
Own the full sales cycle end-to-end, from pipeline generation through close
Sell into sophisticated mid‑market and enterprise teams building frontier AI products
Drive high‑impact deals and help scale Encord through its next phase of growth
Work with customers solving real, complex problems across multimodal data, robotics, and physical systems
Partner closely with Product, Engineering, and Customer Success to feed customer insight directly into the roadmap
Help refine our ideal customer profile as we expand into new industries, use cases, and geographies
Grow with the company, with the opportunity to take on expanded ownership as we scale
Who We're Looking For
Highly ambitious, competitive, and motivated by building something meaningful
Entrepreneurial mindset — you want ownership, speed, and real impact
Strong commercial intuition and the ability to earn trust with senior technical and business stakeholders
Comfortable selling complex, technical products (or excited to ramp quickly in a deep technical domain)
Hungry to become exceptional at sales and grow into leadership
A history of strong performance in high‑expectation environments
Bonus: Experience selling developer tools, infrastructure, or technical platforms. Exposure to mid‑market or enterprise sales cycles. Start‑up experience in fast‑growth, execution‑heavy environments. Curiosity about AI, robotics, or the future of Physical AI
Experience Requirements
2–5 years of closing experience in B2B SaaS or technology sales, with a track record of meeting or exceeding quota
Experience managing complex, multi‑stakeholder sales cycles with deal values of $50K+
Demonstrated ability to sell to technical buyers — including engineers, ML practitioners, or data scientists — and navigate to economic decision‑makers
Proven ability to self‑source pipeline and drive deals from first contact through closeExperience at a high‑growth start‑up or fast‑paced sales environment preferred
Familiarity with CRM tools (e.g. Salesforce, HubSpot) and structured sales methodologies (e.g. MEDDIC, SPICED, Challenger)
Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
Bonus: Experience selling developer tools, infrastructure, or technical platforms. Exposure to mid‑market or enterprise sales cycles. Start‑up experience in fast‑growth, execution‑heavy environments. Curiosity about AI, robotics, or the future of Physical AI
Why Encord
Competitive salary, commission, and meaningful equity in a high‑growth start‑up
Clear, accelerated growth opportunities as the company scales rapidly
Strong in‑person culture: 3–5 days/week in our newly launched North Beach loft office
Flexible PTO to fully recharge
18 paid vacation days in the U.S. plus federal holidays
Annual learning & development budget
Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage
Frequent travel opportunities across the U.S., London, and Europe
Bi‑annual company offsites, twice‑weekly team lunches, and monthly socials
$200,000 - $275,000 a year
The amount listed is the on‑target cash compensation (OTE) and includes base compensation and variable compensation in the form of either a company bonus or commission.
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