FoundingAccountExecutive(English-speaking)

ABOUT THE ROLE We are an early-stage AI-powered communications SaaS startup headquartered in Vienna, Austria, expanding into the US market. We are looking for a Founding Account Executive to lead our US go-to-market efforts — building early demand, closing our first customers, and establishing a repeatable sales motion alongside the founding team. This is a high-impact, high-ownership role critical to proving product-market fit in the US and scaling our international presence. WHAT YOU'LL DO - Drive the initial US launch by building localized landing pages, messaging, and basic tracking in collaboration with the marketing team. - Win the first US customers by running discovery calls, demos, and closing early deals. - Turn early learnings into a repeatable sales motion and GTM playbook for the US market. - Identify, pitch, and enable local partners to build and activate co-selling channels. - Own customer success for initial accounts: onboard, support, and capture feedback to improve product and positioning. - Collaborate closely with the founding team across marketing and engineering to execute quickly and iterate. - Scale the role over 6–12 months into the primary US owner, with the potential to hire and lead a local team. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR - Native English speaker — required. - Ex-founder/operator or strong experience in sales, business development, partnerships, or growth at a high-growth SaaS startup — required. - Proven ability to build and run early-stage GTM for the US market, including discovery, demos, closing, and establishing repeatable sales motions. - Experience building and activating partner channels and co-selling programs. - Hands-on customer success experience: onboarding, support, and feedback capture. - Experience creating localized landing pages, messaging, and demand-generation tracking. - Ownership mentality, self-starter mindset, and clear, compelling communication style. - Comfortable operating cross-functionally with marketing and engi