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    Virio

    B2B Software

    Founding Account Executive - Startups

    San Francisco, United StatesOn-SiteFull-time$350k – $500k / yearPosted 1mo ago
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    Job description

    Founding Account Executive - Startups

    Location: San Francisco (in-person, in-office, full-time ONLY)

    Compensation: $350K-$500K OTE | Uncapped Commission | Offers Equity

    About Virio

    Virio is building the next-generation B2B GTM stack.

    Backed by investors and operators from LinkedIn, YouTube, HubSpot, Rippling, and Google, we help the fastest-growing B2B companies go to market through executive-led content that drives revenue.

    We're hiring a Founding Account Executive - Startups to sell Virio into the startup segment: founders and GTM leaders at Series A–D B2B SaaS companies. You'll take our founder-led sales motion and turn it into a repeatable one.

    What you'll do

    • Own the full sales cycle for the startup segment: prospecting, discovery, demo, close

    • Self-source a meaningful share of your own pipeline, not just work inbound

    • Sell founder-to-founder. Speak the language of the buyer because you've been in their seat

    • Turn founder-led sales instincts into a documented, repeatable process others can run

    • Shape ICP, pricing, and packaging based on what you're hearing from real deals

    • Feed product and messaging directly with buyer feedback and objections

    • Help define what the startup-segment sales org looks like as we scale past you

    What we're looking for

    • You've been a founder, or a founding/very early sales hire at a startup. Not general sales leadership. Actual founding experience

    • Direct experience with founder-led sales, either running it yourself or building the motion that replaced it

    • You've sold to founders or execs at early-stage startups and know how they buy

    • You're comfortable being the only AE, with no playbook, no SDR team, and no CRM hygiene handed to you

    • You self-source. You don't wait for a lead list

    • Track record of closing revenue in ambiguous, fast-moving environments

    • You think from first principles and build process rather than inherit it

    Nice to have

    • Experience selling into vertical SaaS (FinTech, PropTech, HealthTech, data infra, LegalTech)

    • Comfort with $30K–150K+ ACV deal sizes

    • Existing network of founders/operators in the Series A–D B2B SaaS world

    • Prior AI-native or tooling-heavy GTM experience

    Traits That Thrive at Virio

    • High agency & execution bias – Takes action immediately without waiting for direction

    • Pipeline obsession – Focused on pipeline quality, velocity, and sustained forward momentum

    • Comfort with ambiguity – Energized by uncertainty and motivated by building from scratch

    • Direct, accountable communication – Values clarity, speed, and ownership in communication

    • Low ego & relentless ownership – Takes full responsibility and follows through without excuses

    Benefits

    • Work directly with the CEO

    • Competitive total compensation aligned to impact and ownership

    • Meaningful equity upside as part of the founding team

    • Medical, dental, and vision insurance

    • 401(k) plan

    • All meals covered in office

    • Relocation support for San Francisco

    • Company-wide annual off-site

    • High ownership, high trust, and fast career progression alongside world-class client partners

    • In-person culture with deep commitment to excellence

    This is a full-time, on-site role based in San Francisco with the team coming in 6 days/week. We do not offer hybrid or remote positions.

    Job details are sourced from the employer's original posting.

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    About the company

    Virio

    Virio is building the next-generation B2B GTM stack, helping fast-growing B2B companies go to market through executive-led content that drives revenue.

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    B2B Software
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