About the role

  • Account Executive responsible for early customer acquisition and shaping go-to-market strategy in generative design. Collaborates with CEO and cross-functional teams in a hybrid role.

Responsibilities

  • Own the full sales cycle from prospecting → demo → trial→ close
  • Build pipeline through outbound outreach, events, partnerships, and customer referrals, in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
  • Engage credibly at both the individual practitioner level (to uncover workflow pain and drive adoption) and the C-suite level (to align on strategic outcomes, ROI, and risk)
  • Partner with a dedicated Sales Engineer to deliver technical demos and manage POCs
  • Maintain tight deal hygiene, forecasting accuracy, and CRM discipline
  • Help define our initial sales playbook, ICP, and segmentation
  • Shape early messaging and positioning with Marketing and the CEO
  • Capture customer insights and translate them into actionable product feedback
  • Build early sales collateral: case studies, demo scripts, ROI calculators, etc.
  • Identify expansion opportunities in aerospace, defense, automotive, robotics, and industrial manufacturing
  • Ensure a smooth handoff into onboarding and customer success
  • Help drive usage, measurable value realization, and expansion opportunities
  • Build referenceable customers who can support early credibility and category creation

Requirements

  • 5 – 8+ years of full-cycle B2B SaaS sales experience
  • Experience selling to engineering, manufacturing, or technical audiences
  • Prior success closing high-complexity enterprise deals (6–9 month cycles)
  • Strong technical curiosity, ideally with experience in CAD(design)/CAE(simulation)/CAM, PLM or manufacturing workflows
  • Ability to operate independently as the first salesperson in an early stage startup
  • Exceptional communication and consultative selling skills
  • Los Angeles / Southern California preferred (hybrid role)

Benefits

  • Competitive OTE with meaningful equity

Job title

Account Executive

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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