Founding Account Executive
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Posted: 06/07/2026
- Competitive
- United States - Remote
- Permanent
Join an AI startup redefining enterprise compliance.
Axiom is looking for a Founding Account Executive to join a fast-growing AI company with strong product-market fit and customers that include some of the world's largest enterprises. It's an opportunity to own the full commercial journey, help shape the sales function from the ground up, and play a key role in scaling an AI product that's gaining significant traction.
The Company
We are working with an early-stage AI company building intelligent software for enterprise teams. They're using AI to automate complex, manual workflows and are already gaining strong traction with large organizations.
Trusted by Fortune 500 companies and global enterprises, the business is delivering up to 300% ROI and reducing manual workloads by 70%. Backed by top-tier investors, they're now hiring their first commercial hire to scale the business.
What You'll Be Doing
As the Founding Account Executive, you'll have genuine ownership and influence across the commercial function.
Responsibilities:
- Own the full sales cycle from prospecting to close.
- Build pipeline and develop scalable outbound strategies.
- Sell to enterprise Audit, Risk, SOX, and Compliance leaders.
- Partner with founders to shape pricing, messaging, and GTM strategy.
- Turn customer insights into product improvements and long-term growth.
- 3–8 years of full-cycle B2B SaaS sales experience.
- Proven success in closing complex enterprise deals.
- Experience selling GRC, Audit, Risk, or Compliance software is a strong advantage.
- Confident building pipeline through outbound prospecting.
- Consultative seller with the ambition to thrive in a founding commercial team.
- AI-powered sales tools
- CRM platforms
- Sales engagement platforms
- Competitive salary plus uncapped commission.
- Meaningful equity with significant long-term upside.
- Opportunity to join as a founding commercial hire and shape the sales function.
- Work alongside experienced founders building a category-defining AI company.
- High-impact role with real ownership and influence on the company's growth.
Interested?
Apply via this advert or contact Colin directly at colin@axiomrecruit.com for a confidential discussion.
Colin Taylor
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