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Founding Account Executive

ClosedWon Talent, San Francisco, CA, United States


We’re

ClosedWon Talent , a sales & go-to-market recruiting agency that specializes in working with fast-growing startups. If you're exploring your next move, we might have just the opportunity for you...including this one!

About The Company We're helping a Seed-stage developer productivity startup hire their first two Founding Account Executives in San Francisco.

They’re building a platform for engineering leaders that goes beyond dashboards and vanity metrics. It analyzes real workflow data across the development stack and surfaces clear, actionable guidance on how teams can ship faster, reduce friction, and improve outcomes. This is sold as expertise and insight, not just another tool.

The Role

Title: Founding Account Executive

Report to: Founder

Location: Hybrid in SF

You’ll own full-cycle new business:

Generate your own pipeline

Work inbound leads

Run discovery with engineering leaders

Close mid-market and enterprise deals

ACV ranges:

$15K–$40K typical mid-market

$50K+ enterprise entry point (with expansion upside later)

You’ll get a mix of faster-moving cycles and more strategic, multi-stakeholder deals.

Who They’re Looking For Must-haves:

Proven ability to generate pipeline in a scrappy environment

Comfortable selling to technical buyers, especially engineering leaders

Operates well with low process and high ambiguity

High ownership mentality. Willing to do the unglamorous work

Nice-to-haves:

Experience selling into engineering orgs or dev-adjacent tools

Some technical or analytical exposure

Evidence of fast progression or internal promotion

Creative GTM experience: events, conferences, network selling, scrappy outbound motions

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