Account Executive - AI Native: Startups

Baseten · Data AI · San Francisco, CA · GTM

Account Executive role at Baseten, an AI inference platform company. Focuses on prospecting, closing new business, and building relationships with AI startups. Requires 1-3 years of SaaS sales experience, technical audience selling, and interest in early-stage startups. Experience with developer/ML tooling is preferred.

What you'd actually do

  1. Help build the foundation and processes for customer-facing teams at Baseten
  2. Lead, negotiate, and execute new sales opportunities for Baseten
  3. In partnership with the marketing and BDR team, develop a strong sales pipeline to support quarterly and annual sales targets
  4. Establish and maintain relationships with key stakeholders within sales accounts
  5. Work cross-functionally to improve the customer experience and ensure sales effectiveness

Skills

Required

  • 1-3 years of sales experience in a SaaS business
  • Experience in selling to technical audiences
  • Proven ability to close complex sales cycles
  • Proficiency with sales and marketing automation tools
  • Interest in working at an early-stage, fast-paced startup

Nice to have

  • Experience with developer/machine-learning tooling