Account Executive
New York City$210k - $400kFull-timePosted 8mo ago
About the role
Account Executive role at Exa, starting in NYC, responsible for end-to-end sales cycle, building NYC GTM presence, and closing high-value customers for Exa’s AI-focused search engine.
Responsibilities
- Own the entire sales cycle—from first touch to close
- Run product demos that make customers say “wow”
- Develop and execute strategies to land high-value customers
- Work closely with SDRs to keep the pipeline strong and moving
- Negotiate contracts, hit targets, and drive revenue growth
- Help build our NYC GTM office from 0->1 (culture cultivation, in-person events, in-person sales)
Qualifications
- 2+ years in a sales role, ideally in SaaS or AI/tech products
- Experience managing a full sales cycle, from lead generation to close
- Strong communication skills—you can tell a great story and sell a vision
- A consultative approach—help customers see the business value, not just the features
- A competitive edge—you’re driven, persistent, and love closing deals
- Comfort in a fast-moving, high-growth startup environment
Skills
Required:Sales cycle managementProduct demosNegotiation
Benefits
- premium healthcare benefits (medical, dental, vision)
- fertility benefits
- monthly wellness stipend
Last updated Oct 7, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Exa
Web search rebuilt for LLMs
Exa is a search engine built for AIs. We enable developers to filter the internet's content with complex queries in order to bring the world's knowledge into their AI apps.
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