Founding Account Executive, US

Clera · Vienna, Austria
Location
Vienna, Austria
Work mode
On-site
Type
Full-time
Seniority
Senior
Salary
$100,000–150,000 / year
Department
Engineering
Languages
EN
Posted
7 Nov 2026

Verified open 10 Nov 2026 · Source: Ashby

About the role

About the Role

Lead early go-to-market efforts in the US for an AI communications SaaS business. You will work closely with the founders and a cross-functional team to win initial customers, validate the market, and build a repeatable sales motion.

What You'll Do

  • Develop localized landing pages, messaging, and basic demand-generation tracking with marketing support.

  • Run discovery calls and product demos, close early deals, and turn customer insights into a repeatable sales playbook.

  • Identify and activate local partners, including setting up co-selling relationships.

  • Onboard and support initial customers, capturing feedback to improve the product and positioning.

  • Collaborate with marketing and engineering to launch and refine the US sales approach.

  • Grow into the primary US market owner, with potential to hire and lead a local team.

What We're Looking For

  • Experience as an Account Executive, with a track record in startup or transactional sales; enterprise-only experience is not a fit.

  • Experience building and executing early-stage SaaS go-to-market plans for the US, including discovery, demos, closing, and sales process development.

  • Background as a founder or operator, or strong experience in sales, business development, partnerships, or growth at a high-growth SaaS startup.

  • Experience developing partner channels, co-selling programs, and customer onboarding and support.

  • Experience selling in the UK market and creating localized messaging, landing pages, and basic analytics.

  • Familiarity with CRM tools such as Salesforce or HubSpot and sales funnel analytics.

  • Native English speaker, strong communicator, self-starter, and comfortable working across marketing, product, and engineering.

  • Experience selling AI or SaaS solutions to US small and midsize businesses, especially in communications, is useful.

  • Willingness to work from Vienna for three to six months for onboarding and kickoff. A remote setup or relocation may be possible afterward.

Compensation & Benefits

Base salary: $100,000 to $150,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Location

On-site in Vienna, Austria for the initial three to six months. A remote setup or relocation may be possible afterward.

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