Account Executive (gtme - High Velocity)

Clay · Vertical AI · New York, NY · GTM - Sales

This role is for an Account Executive at Clay, a company that provides a GTM platform. The role involves selling Clay to SMB and mid-market customers, helping them discover and adopt use cases, and providing technical guidance during sales cycles. The company mentions using AI tools and AI research in their product, but the role itself is focused on sales and customer adoption, not building AI.

What you'd actually do

  1. Own and close a high volume of SMB and mid-market deals end-to-end
  2. Help customers discover and adopt Clay use cases that map to their specific GTM motion
  3. Run fast, consultative sales cycles that balance speed with genuine product understanding
  4. Provide technical guidance during the sales process, meeting customers where they are
  5. Collaborate with product teams, translating customer feedback into feature improvements

Skills

Required

  • 2+ years of GTM experience (Sales, RevOps, Growth, Marketing) or a technical role (Product, Solutions/Sales Engineering)
  • Experience with Clay or relevant GTM tools
  • High business IQ: you can quickly understand how a prospect's GTM motion works and identify where Clay creates value
  • Creative and resourceful, with a bias toward experimentation and finding clever ways to use AI tools in your own work
  • Clear and enthusiastic communicator who can translate technical concepts for non-technical users
  • Curiosity that doesn't quit — learning something new every day excites you

What the JD emphasized

  • creative
  • creativity
  • AI tools