Founding Account Executive

    Adclear

    🇬🇧 London
    SaaS
    Hybrid
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    Work Type

    On-site

    Vertical

    SaaS

    Source

    arbeitnow

    About this role

    About AdclearAt Adclear, we're building the trust layer for how the world's most regulated companies bring products to market. Every bank, lender and investment platform runs into the same invisible pain: compliance review that slows down every campaign, every launch, every idea.

    We're turning the function that has always said 'no' into infrastructure that says 'yes, and here's how'.This is a fundamental shift in how regulated industries and compliance teams operate, and we're only at the beginning.

    Your role here isn't just to hit a number, it's to help redefine how an entire market discovers what's possible, and to build the commercial engine that gets us there.Founded in 2024, we've already gained the trust of leading innovators as well as established enterprises including Monzo, Lloyds, PensionBee, Kraken, Coinbase and many others.Our early traction enabled us to raise £2.6m in funding and we're now looking to scale faster.

    We're moving from founder-led sales to a repeatable growth engine, and we want a hunter who has built that engine before, not someone building it for the first time.The BasicsLocation: London (4 days a week in our Farringdon office)Pay: up to £100k base, with uncapped, meaningful upside plus equityExperience: 5+ years in outbound-heavy sales/GTM, having risen through the ranks at a startup, with time spent building process, tooling, or a team from scratchReports to: FoundersThe role: hunt and close new business, own pipeline generation end-to-end, and build the playbooks, tooling and team structure that let us scale beyond founder-led salesThe RoleThis is the role that builds and runs Adclear's UK commercial engine.

    We've spent two years building a genuine community, a content engine, events and a strong network, so a lot of

    what you touch is already warm. But we need a hunter who's done more than work a warm desk: someone who has stood up a GTM motion before, knows what 'repeatable' actually looks like, and can operate directly with founders

    Selling Motion

    Sales Cycle

    Enterprise

    6–18 month cycles, complex multi-stakeholder deals

    Prospecting

    Outbound-Heavy

    Self-sourced pipeline via cold outreach

    Requirements at a Glance

    Bachelor's Degree·Required

    Typical Day — Account Executive

    Stakeholder meetings3–5/week
    Executive presentations2–3/week
    Business cases & RFPs1–2/week
    Forecast & pipeline2×/week
    Champion coachingDaily

    Estimates based on role type and selling motion — actual may vary by company.

    Role Signals

    Green Flags

    ✓
    Equity/Stock Options

    Ownership stake offered

    SaaS — Interview Intel

    Typical Sales Cycle

    30–90 days (SMB) · 3–9 months (Mid-Market) · 6–18 months (Enterprise)

    Common Buyer Objections

    • "We're locked into a contract with [competitor]"
    • "We built something in-house already"
    • "We don't have budget until next quarter"
    • "Our team won't adopt another tool"

    Key Industry Metrics

    ARR / MRRNet Revenue Retention (NRR)CAC Payback PeriodLogo Churn vs Revenue ChurnACV (Avg Contract Value)Magic Number

    Hot Topics to Reference

    • • AI-native product disruption
    • • PLG vs sales-led motion debate
    • • Vertical SaaS consolidation
    • • Usage-based pricing models

    Use these insights to speak the buyer's language in interviews.

    Tags

    Growth
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    Walk me through your discovery process.

    Template question
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    How do you handle a prospect who goes silent mid-deal?

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    Tell me about your largest closed deal and the sales cycle.

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    How do you build business cases for stakeholders?

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    Describe a deal you lost and what you learned.

    Template question
    Research Adclear's product, recent news, and key competitors
    Prepare metrics: quota attainment %, average deal size, win rate
    Practice a 2-minute product demo pitch for a mock discovery call
    Review the job description and map your experience to each requirement
    Role Insights

    Account Executives are the revenue engine of any sales organization — this role will require strong pipeline management and closing skills.

    Top SaaS reps often earn significant upside through accelerators once quota is exceeded.

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