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Founding Account Executive jobs: 44 open roles

Open founding account executive jobs taken from employers’ own career sites and checked to still be open.

The market for founding account executive work

Every figure names its source. Skills and AI-skill shares describe the whole Sales function this title sits in. Outlook, pay and AI-use figures are for the government category “Sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel”, the closest occupation to this title.

Verified open founding account executive jobs
44

Source: NextChapter, checked against employer career sites, last 7 days.

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Employment outlook
Projected to grow 3% from 2025 to 2035 (about as fast as average).

Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2025–2035.

National median pay, all levels
$69,990

Source: BLS OEWS, 2025.

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Openings a year nationally, growth plus replacement
115,700

Source: BLS Employment Projections.

Sales openings that ask for AI skills
6%

Source: NextChapter verified openings.

Sales openings that are remote
7%

Source: NextChapter verified openings.

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Skills most often named in openings

  1. 1. salesforce6%
  2. 2. crm5%
  3. 3. quota5%
  4. 4. forecasting3%
  5. 5. onboarding3%
  6. 6. procurement3%
  7. 7. go-to-market3%
  8. 8. enterprise sales2%

AI skills worth building for this work

  1. 1. AI tools in daily work
  2. 2. Gen-AI assistants (ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude)
  3. 3. Prompt design
  4. 4. AI coding assistants
  5. 5. AI workflow automation
  6. 6. Automation platforms (Zapier, n8n, Power Automate)

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Where founding account executive experience can go next

Career moves the skills carry over to, closest fit first. Time is how long a move usually takes.

  • Customer success

    Close fit · Quick switch (weeks)

    Customer success keeps the relationship side of sales with steadier pay and less rejection.

    Carries over: Customer relationships, Discovery, CRM discipline

  • Partnerships

    Close fit · A few months

    Partnerships sells through other companies: the same skills on longer, bigger deals.

    Carries over: Negotiation, Pipeline management, Executive relationships

  • Sales enablement

    Adjacent · A few months

    Enablement teams hire former sellers to train the next ones; credibility with reps is the job.

    Carries over: Real selling experience, Objection handling, Coaching reps

  • Search-firm or agency recruiting consultant

    Adjacent · A few months

    Search firms need people who can win clients; selling skills matter more there than HR background.

    Carries over: Business development, Closing, Resilience

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Open founding account executive jobs

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Where founding account executive jobs are

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Employers hiring founding account executives

  • RFS Group 3
  • Pilot.com 3
  • AlwaysHired 2
  • Titan 2
  • Beam 2
  • Mercor 2
  • ScrumAID 2
  • Pilot 2
  • Cardless 1
  • Planet Green Search 1

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