As the first SMB Account Executive, you will own the full sales cycle end-to-end and play a critical role in shaping the company’s revenue motion.

This is a high ownership, high accountability role for someone who is comfortable operating without a playbook and who thrives in fast-moving environments.

You will be responsible for:

Owning the full sales cycle from first touch through close across inbound, referral, event-driven, and outbound opportunities
Running discovery and product demos with a deep understanding of affiliate and partnership marketing, including how brands structure programs, evaluate performance, and scale partner-driven revenue
Selling to founders, growth leaders, partnership managers, and marketing teams who already run or are actively building affiliate programs
Educating prospects on partnership growth as a core revenue channel and how personalization and automation accelerate scale
Building clear business cases that map the platform directly to partner revenue outcomes, activation speed, and performance lift
Negotiating and closing deals while owning pipeline management, forecasting, and follow-through
Partnering closely with onboarding, product, and operations to ensure smooth handoff and strong early customer outcomes
Bringing structured insights from sales conversations back to Marketing and Product to refine positioning, messaging, and go-to-market strategy
Representing the company in a credible, confident, and values-aligned way in calls, events, and partner conversations

2–5+ years of full-cycle SMB sales experience selling MarTech or marketing services into affiliate, partnership, Influencer marketing, or DTC growth teams.
Direct experience with partnership and or affiliate marketing as a revenue channel. This is a core requirement.

Sales Execution

Strong track record of meeting or exceeding revenue targets in SMB or mid-market environments.
Experience running structured discovery, uncovering partnership maturity, and mapping solutions to clear revenue and growth outcomes.
Ability to simplify complex MarTech products into clear, compelling value narratives for non-technical buyers.
Confident leading discovery calls, demos, negotiation, and close end to end.

Mindset and Ownership

Highly self-motivated, competitive, and driven by owning a number, not supporting someone else’s.
Builder mentality. Comfortable selling without a perfect playbook and iterating in real time.
Demonstrated ability to operate with urgency, prioritize effectively, and perform under pressure.
Excited by startup environments and adapts quickly to changing priorities in a fast-growing company.

What This Role Is Not

This role is not designed for sellers looking to transition into partnership marketing for the first time.
We are not optimizing for a general SaaS sales experience without relevant domain exposure.

Nice to Have

Experience selling into growth, marketing, or partnership teams only if paired with direct affiliate or partnership domain knowledge.

About SaaS Talent

SaaS Talent is more than just a recruiting company. We're your hiring, business development and growth partner with 20+ years of experience in SaaS and Hi-Tech that helps you scale and transform your business. We've worked with 100+ companies and helped them achieve their goals. From streamlining sales, marketing, and operations to hiring ideal talent and getting funding, if you're struggling to grow, we're an ideal choice.

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SMB Account Executive | $75K-$85K USD ($150K+ OTE) + Equity + Remote | Award Winning AI Marketing SaaS Company

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