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    Founding Account Executive

    Transform AI, Inc.

    🇺🇸 United States
    Remote
    SaaS
    Hybrid
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    Posted 4 weeks ago
    $140k–$240kOTE

    Hybrid

    Work Type

    Remote

    Vertical

    SaaS

    Source

    himalayas

    About this role

    ABOUT TRANSFORMTransform AI is the first AI-native platform purpose-built for end-to-end digital transformation. We are the Agentic System of Record that governs, automates, and delivers ERP and enterprise transformation programs — giving systems integrators and the enterprises they serve a single source of truth from blueprint through go-live and beyond.

    ABOUT THE ROLEAs a Founding Account Executive, you will own the full sales cycle from prospecting through close. You’ll work directly with the CRO and alongside product, engineering, marketing, and delivery to drive meaningful outcomes with customers, partners, prospects, and across the Transform AI organization.

    You will primarily work with systems integrators — the firms running ERP and digital transformation programs who need a platform to govern, automate, and deliver them end to end. You’ll also sell directly to the enterprises running those programs.This is a build role.

    You will help write the playbook as we scale operations, shaping the narrative for both business and technical buyers, landing reference customers, building relationships, and setting the standard for how Transform sells. This position is Remote, reporting to the CRO.

    RESPONSIBILITIES Own full-cycle revenue — Lead-to-Close. Drive heavy outbound. You set the pace. Run discovery and product demos for various audiences without leaning on pre-sales / solutions consulting. Solution-oriented — excited to dive into the product to craft solutions for clients.

    Operate as an AI-native seller — use modern agents and automation for research, prospecting, and admin; open to rethinking GTM from a first-principles perspective, via AI-driven philosophies. Act as a consultative partner to SIs: understand how services firms structure engagements and run implementations, and where Transform fits their delivery and their P&L.

    Close the loop with the CRO, product, marketing, and engineering — translate

    what you hear in-market into positioning and roadmap priori

    Commission Structure

    Base Salary

    Not disclosed — ask in interview

    Commission

    Structure not specified

    OTE

    $,

    Ramp Period

    Not mentioned — clarify timeline

    Selling Motion

    Sales Cycle

    Enterprise

    6–18 month cycles, complex multi-stakeholder deals

    Prospecting

    Channel / Partner

    Sell through partners, resellers, or alliances

    Buyer Persona

    C-Suite

    Selling to executive decision-makers

    Requirements at a Glance

    Prospecting·Required skill

    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

    ✓
    Remote Friendly

    Location flexibility

    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

    Account-Executive
    Enterprise-Sales
    SaaS-Sales
    Business-Development
    Founding-Sales
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    Walk me through your discovery process.

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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 Transform AI, Inc.'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
    Prepare to discuss your home office setup and self-management discipline
    Review the job description and map your experience to each requirement
    Role Insights

    This Account Executive position at Transform AI, Inc. involves managing the full sales cycle from prospecting through close.

    SaaS sales roles typically involve consultative selling with longer deal cycles.

    This remote-friendly role provides geographic flexibility while maintaining access to a SaaS market.

    With OTE potential exceeding $240k, this role sits in the top tier of sales compensation. Expect rigorous performance expectations and a proven track record requirement.

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