About the job
Location: New York, NY or San Francisco, CA
Work Model: Hybrid with regular in-person customer travel
Industry: Enterprise AI Infrastructure / Security
Compensation: $150,000–$180,000 base salary + uncapped variable compensation + equity
About talentpluto
talentpluto is a well-funded enterprise AI infrastructure startup, backed by leading investors. The founding team brings a history of building widely adopted AI products. The company’s mission: help enterprises securely connect AI systems with internal tools, data, and infrastructure.
With strong early traction among enterprise clients and a technical founding team, talentpluto operates in a fast-growing market shaped by the rise of agentic AI. The product is already in use at forward-looking organizations. To support expansion, the company is building its founding Go-To-Market team.
Role Overview: Founding Account Executive
This is a founding sales role focused on New York or San Francisco. The Account Executive will work closely with the founding team to build and scale the revenue engine. This position manages full-cycle, high-touch enterprise sales with technical buyers, partners with engineering and product, and builds relationships with senior leaders in security, IT, and AI.
Success in this role calls for curiosity, technical fluency, and a proactive approach. The work involves frequent collaboration and travel to meet customers in person.
What You Will Do
- Own the entire sales cycle: from initial outreach and qualification to negotiation and closing.
- Source and develop new enterprise opportunities through outbound efforts, events, and in-person meetings.
- Engage deeply with technical and security leaders to understand their needs and position the AI infrastructure platform effectively.
- Work with founders and engineers to refine pitches, demos, and messaging.
- Guide prospects through complex, consultative enterprise deals.
- Represent talentpluto at industry events, conferences, and customer meetings in NYC, SF, and other locations as needed.
- Help build foundational sales processes, playbooks, and scalable Go-To-Market strategies.
- Share customer insights with product and leadership to inform the roadmap.
What We’re Looking For
- Experience selling to enterprise organizations, ideally in AI, infrastructure, developer tools, or security.
- Track record in outbound sales roles and managing complex, multi-stakeholder deals.
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