Founding Business Development / Account Executive
Hybrid (New York City, NY), Hybrid (San Francisco, CA), Hybrid (Remote (US))$90k - $150k + equityFull-timePosted 4mo ago
About the role
Founding Account Executive role at Closure, a YC-funded startup helping law enforcement solve crime. High-ambition, travel-heavy, with full-cycle sales responsibilities and cross-functional collaboration with founders. Emphasis on building pipeline in public sector and shaping GTM as the company scales.
Responsibilities
- Full-Cycle Sales: Own outbound, discovery, demo, pilot, procurement, negotiation, and close, plus post-close touchpoints.
- Co-lead pilots and POCs that convert frontline users into champions.
- Manage CRM hygiene, deal documentation, and transparent communications.
- Pipeline Generation: Generate own pipeline via outbound, conferences, referrals, and relationships in the law enforcement community.
- Build and maintain a trusted group of decision-makers across police departments, sheriffs' offices, prosecutors’ offices, and federal LEOs.
- Identify and prioritize agencies likely to benefit from Closure.
- Public Sector Navigation: Navigate agency buying processes including RFPs, sole-source justifications, cooperative purchasing, grant cycles, security reviews.
- GTM Foundation: Help define positioning, pricing, and sales motion; communicate customer needs to product/engineering; represent Closure at national conferences.
Qualifications
- Experience: 3+ years
- Mission-Driven: Interest in public safety and improving law enforcement outcomes
- Owner mentality and strong follow-up discipline
- Comfort with ambiguity and early-stage environments
- High execution: pipeline generation, tight sales cycle, quota attainment in complex B2B/B2G sales
- Strong communication skills with executives and line-level users
- Low-Ego, High-Standards: willingness to handle procurement paperwork, security questionnaires, and follow-ups on Saturdays if needed
- Prior experience in law enforcement, federal agencies, or prosecutors' offices is a plus, not required if exceptional.
Skills
Required:Full-Cycle SalesPipeline GenerationPublic Sector Navigation
Benefits
- 3% 401(k) contribution
- Unlimited PTO
- Health, Dental (Direct or Reimbursed)
- Short- & Long-term Disability Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Discounted Gym & Class Membership
- Criminal Justice Ready: FBI background checks / CJIS clearance process support as needed
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Closure
We help law enforcement solve crime
Law enforcement is drowning in data. Closure helps search it to solve crime. - Hiring: UX, Engineering; - Expanding: Local, state, and federal law enforcement.
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