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Account Executive

Baselayer · New York, NY

Base
$120K–$170K
OTE
Not disclosed
Quota attainment
Not disclosed
Posted
25d ago

Why it matters: OTE tells you what you could earn. Attainment tells you how realistic it is.

Ask: “What percentage of fully ramped reps hit quota last year?”

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What Baselayer sells

Confirms businesses are real before banks open accounts

Banks need to know if a business is real and who runs it before they open its account, and the old checks are slow and miss a lot. Baselayer pulls public records, tax data, sanctions lists and fraud reports into one big map of businesses and the people tied to them. A bank can check a business in a moment and know who it is dealing with.

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The Braun Read

Ask hard questions

Too much is left unsaid. Make them answer before you invest.

Pay
Base is listed but not OTE. Ask what the variable is and how many people hit it.
Transparency
Says nothing about quota, attainment, deal size, territory or sales cycle.
Pipeline
Mostly self-sourced. Great if you like outbound, rough if you don't.
Time on market
Open 25 days. Normal, but not fresh.
Company hiring
4 sales roles open, hiring at a steady pace.

Based only on what the posting says. Flags are a starting point for your first call, not a final judgment.

Questions to ask on the first call

Built from what this posting leaves out. How they answer tells you as much as what they say.

  1. 1.

    What percentage of fully ramped reps hit quota last year?

    OTE is what you could earn. This is how likely you are to earn it.

  2. 2.

    What percentage of reps on the team have been here more than 18 months?

    Tenure shows whether people stay long enough to get paid.

  3. 3.

    Has the comp plan changed in the last 12 to 18 months? What changed?

    A plan that changes every year means the goalposts keep moving.

  4. 4.

    Who sits with reps and reviews calls each week?

    Coaching is often what's behind a good or bad attainment number.

  5. 5.

    What's the OTE, and what did the median rep earn last year?

    Base is what you're guaranteed. OTE and the median show the upside.

  6. 6.

    Why is this role open? Did someone leave, or is it new?

    New headcount is growth. A replacement means someone left. Ask why.

When the offer comes

Save these for later. They land better once they've said yes to you.

  1. 1.

    Can I see the full comp plan in writing, including clawbacks and accelerators?

    What's in writing is what gets paid. Read it before you sign.

  2. 2.

    Can I see the actual comp distribution for the team last year, not just the OTE?

    The spread shows what most reps really take home. OTE is just the target.

  3. 3.

    I'd be walking away from earned commission to join. Is there room for a sign-on bonus to help cover that?

    Leaving money behind is a fair reason to ask. The worst answer is no.

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The role

Sell Baselayer's business identity and verification platform, including its new agent trust layer, to banks, fintechs and platforms. You own full-cycle new-logo sales, outbound prospecting, demos and pilots.

New Logo · Outbound

Selling motion

New Logo

Who you're selling to

Buyer:
Payment networks, banks, wallet providers, agent platformsIn their words: “working directly with payment networks, banks, wallet providers, and agent platforms”
Industry:
Financial services and fintechIn their words: “trusted by over 20% of financial institutions in America”

Pipeline expectations

Mostly self-sourced. Expect a lot of outbound.

Compensation

$120K–$170K base

What is not disclosed

This posting doesn't tell you:

  • OTE
  • Quota size
  • Quota attainment
  • Average deal size
  • Territory
  • Sales cycle length

The questions above cover the big ones.

Full posting
ABOUT BASELAYER Every business in America needs a bank account to exist. The system that decides whether they're real, who's behind them, and whether they're a risk, runs on infrastructure from the 1980s. We're rebuilding that layer from scratch. Baselayer is the identity layer for institutions across the United States: the most complete business graph in America and every human tied to it. We fuse public records, IRS data, sanctions lists, web signals, and fraud telemetry from 2,200+ financial institutions into a single graph that resolves any business and the humans behind it in milliseconds. The legacy credit bureaus took 50 years to build something that gets 60% match rates. We've built something that gets 98% in under two years. Today we're trusted by over 20% of financial institutions in America including FIS, Rho, Socure and top five US banks. But the graph is becoming infrastructure for anyone who needs to know if a business is real and worth trusting: gig platforms, marketplaces, AI companies, and commerce infrastructure at scale. Trust is the substrate of every financial transaction. We're rebuilding it. ABOUT THE TEAM AI agents are starting to transact: opening accounts, buying services, moving money on behalf of the businesses and people behind them. Every one of those transactions has a counterparty asking the question banks have always asked: who am I dealing with, and can I trust them? Today's identity infrastructure wasn't built to answer it at agent speed. The Agentic Economy team is extending Baselayer's business graph into the trust layer for agentic commerce: verifiable credentials that bind an agent to the verified business and human behind it, a registry counterparties can query in real time, and verification APIs that plug into the networks, platforms, and protocols where agent transactions happen. We run like a startup inside a startup: a small senior team led by our GM of Agentic Economy, working directly with payment networks, banks, wallet providers, and agent platforms. The category is being defined right now; the standards, seats, and infrastructure decisions of the next 18 months will be consequential for a decade. WHAT YOU'LL DO - Own the full sales cycle including prospecting, qualification, discovery, demos, pilots, negotiation, and close - Build and manage a healthy pipeline across SMB, mid-market, and or enterprise accounts - Execute outbound prospecting sequences to generate new opportunities - Lead discovery conversations to deeply understand customer pain points and align Baselayer’s solutions - Run high-quality product demos and manage customer trials or pilots - Partner closely with Product and Engineering to share customer feedback and influence roadmap decisions - Collaborate with GTM leadership to refine positioning, messaging, and sales motions - Represent Baselayer with professionalism, credibility, and thought leadership in the market MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS - 2+ or more years of experience in SaaS sales, fintech, financial services, or a highly analytical GTM role - A consistent track record of meeting or exceeding revenue targets - Experience running complex, consultative sales cycles with technical or analytical buyers - Strong discovery, storytelling, and objection-handling skills - Comfort operating in ambiguity and rapidly evolving environments - A proactive, self-directed mindset where you create momentum rather than wait for direction WHAT SETS YOU APART - High intellectual curiosity and fast learning ability - Strong desire for feedback, growth, and continuous improvement - Ambition for equity, leadership, and meaningful ownership in the company you are helping build - Ability to operate with urgency, accountability, and high standards - You are hungry, competitive, and motivated to win. You are ready to bet on yourself. - You are not here just to close deals. You want to help build something enduring, shape a category, and earn meaningful ownership in a company redefining business identity. You thrive in fast-moving environments, learn quickly, and take full ownership of outcomes. - You are both strategic and scrappy, able to engage credibly with leaders across fintech, credit, fraud, risk, and operations. WORK LOCATION - Based in New York City; Full-time in office COMPENSATION - Salary Range: $120,000 – $170,000 + Equity - Variable Compensation: Commissions BENEFITS - Time off when you need it: Flexible PTO so you can recharge without red tape - In-person energy: We're based in NYC & SF and meet in the office full-time - Competitive compensation: We pay well and back it with equity. We want you to think and act like an owner - Career rocket fuel: You'll help build the foundation of a high-growth startup, working side by side with experienced founders and team members who've done it before - Benefits on us: We cover 100% of your health, dental, and vision premiums. No surprise deductions from your paycheck - 401(k) with company match: We match your contributions so your future self benefits too - HSA contributions included: We contribute to your HSA on applicable plans, so your coverage works as hard as you do - Stay healthy, stay sharp: A $250 monthly gym stipend to help you bring your best self to work, and everywhere else - Lunch on us: Lunch stipend so you can stay fueled and focused without thinking about it - A seat at the table: We believe in transparency, radical candor, and giving every team member a voice 🔥
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