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ABOUT SPEAKEASY Speakeasy began in the developer tooling space by building a toolchain for powering API developer experience. With the rise of AI and since the launch of MCP, we have expanded into helping teams build, secure, observe, and distribute AI tools across their organization with the Speakeasy AI Control Plane. Our customers today include leading tech companies and fortune 100 enterprises such as Mistral AI, Vercel, PlanetScale, Verizon, and Docusign. We were founded in 2021 and have already hit important revenue milestones. We have raised funding from top-notch VC and angel investors who share our vision, and have significant runway remaining. Our team is split between San Francisco and London, with offices in both locations. We work best together in person. This role is based in our San Francisco office four days a week, with one day remote. We meet up and spend a week together roughly every quarter. ABOUT THE ROLE As an Account Executive, you will drive adoption of our newest product, the Speakeasy AI Control Plane, and help shape the future of AI adoption, security, and governance across the enterprise. You'll own the full sales cycle from qualified opportunity through close. You'll work with mid-market and enterprise buyers navigating the shift to AI-native workflows, helping them understand how the Control Plane fits into their stack and securely accelerates AI rollout across their organization. You'll run discovery, lead demos, negotiate contracts, and close deals. But this isn't just a closing role. You'll partner closely with GTM, product, and marketing to sharpen how we position, what resonates, and where the market is moving. This is an early sales hire and you'll have a direct hand in building our playbook, not just running it. The ideal candidate is a self-starter and strong relationship builder who gets energy from learning a new market, building strategy around it, and identifying opportunities in a category that is not yet fully defined. ABOUT YOU - 3–5+ years of full-cycle B2B SaaS sales experience, consistently meeting or exceeding quota - Experience selling technical, developer-adjacent or infrastructure products — you don't need to write code, but you can hold your own in a technical conversation - Strong discovery and qualification instincts — you lead with the customer's problem, not the pitch - Demonstrated ability to independently build and advance C-suite and SVP relationships, and manage multi-quarter sales cycles involving technical evaluations and enterprise procurement - Experience managing a pipeline of 15–30 active opportunities, excellent forecasting discipline and CRM hygiene WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR Our ideal candidate: - High ownership and autonomy: you figure out what needs to happen and make it happen without waiting to be told. - Comfortable operating without a fully built playbook: the market, messaging, and process are still being shaped, and you see that as a feature, not a bug. - Naturally brings customer signal back to the business: You don't just close deals, you surface patterns from the field that sharpen how product, marketing, and leadership think about the market. - Respects how we operate and raises the bar: we are ambitious, passionate about what we do, and seek to be exceptional. If you are looking for a place to clock in and out, we are likely not a good fit for you. BENEFITS - Salary ~ $250K OTE - Generous equity - Competitive pay - 100% employer-covered medical, dental, and vision insurance - 401(k) plan - Unlimited PTO - Lunch provided in office from some of the best restaurants in San Francisco! - Annual off-sites with the entire team (previous locations: 2024 - Lisbon, 2025 - Mexico City, 2026 - Madrid!) - Work with a fun, collaborative, ambitious team Excited to learn more? Get in touch with us at jobs@speakeasyapi.dev. We look forward to hearing from you!

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3–5+ years of full-cycle B2B SaaS sales experience, consistently meeting or exceeding quota
Experience selling technical, developer-adjacent or infrastructure products — you don't need to write code, but you can hold your own in a technical conversation
Strong discovery and qualification instincts — you lead with the customer's problem, not the pitch
Demonstrated ability to independently build and advance C-suite and SVP relationships, and manage multi-quarter sales cycles involving technical evaluations and enterprise procurement
Experience managing a pipeline of 15–30 active opportunities, excellent forecasting discipline and CRM hygiene
High ownership and autonomy: you figure out what needs to happen and make it happen without waiting to be told.
Comfortable operating without a fully built playbook: the market, messaging, and process are still being shaped, and you see that as a feature, not a bug.
Naturally brings customer signal back to the business: You don't just close deals, you surface patterns from the field that sharpen how product, marketing, and leadership think about the market.
Respects how we operate and raises the bar: we are ambitious, passionate about what we do, and seek to be exceptional. If you are looking for a place to clock in and out, we are likely not a good fit for you.

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