Commercial Account Executive (West Region)
Braintrust · San Francisco
Open 2 days
New Business + Account Growth: you win new customers and grow existing ones.
- Base
- Not disclosed
- OTE
- Not disclosed
- Quota attainment
- Not disclosed
- Posted
- 3d 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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The job
- What you'd do
- Find and win new customers, and keep and grow existing ones, among technical teams that build AI software, based in San Francisco. You'll find many of your own leads.
- What you'd sell
Helps companies catch and fix mistakes their AI makes
When a company runs AI that handles tasks on its own, it has to watch how the AI behaves with real customers. The problem is, the AI can go wrong in ways nobody sees until customers complain. Braintrust finds the patterns that matter in how the AI works and gives teams tools to fix them, so problems get caught early.
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- Who you'd sell to
- Technical teams and AI teamsIn their words: “You have 1-3+ years of full cycle sales experience, selling to technical audiences.”
- Where deals come from
- Mostly you. Expect a lot of outbound: cold calls, emails and LinkedIn.
The Braun Read
Ask hard questionsToo much is left unsaid. Make them answer before you invest.
- Pay
- No pay listed at all.
- Transparency
- Shares 1 of 5. Mentions territory. Ask about quota, attainment, deal size and sales cycle.
- Time on market
- Open 2 days.
- Company hiring
- 14 sales roles open, hiring at a steady pace.
Red lights
- Pay. No pay listed at all.
Green lights
None spotted.
Based only on what the posting says. Lights 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.
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.
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.
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.
Who sits with reps and reviews calls each week?
Coaching is often what's behind a good or bad attainment number.
- 5.
Before You Apply
Find out where you fit, and where you don't, before you hit submit.
Why I built it this way ↓
Most résumé tools try to make you look like a match. I'd rather help you find out if you are one.
Nothing made up.
Nothing goes on your résumé that you didn't do. If a line would need a number you didn't give me, I ask. I don't guess. On Braun Board it's checked in code, not just promised.
Curiosity before conclusions.
If the job wants something your résumé doesn't show, I ask before I assume. Plenty of sellers have done the thing and just never wrote it down.
Sorting, not selling.
Some jobs won't line up with what you've done. Finding that out before you apply isn't a loss. It's an hour back, spent on a job that fits.
No score.
A match score tells you how well you copied their words. It doesn't tell you whether you'd be good at the job, or happy there.
It's the same way I teach selling. We don't control who says yes. We do control where we spend our time, and whether everything we say is true.
Josh
More on this1 Is the job worth it?
Ask hard questions. Too much is left unsaid. Make them answer before you invest.
- No pay listed at all.
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Full posting
ABOUT THE COMPANY
Braintrust is the agent observability platform. By actively applying intelligence to agent traces and automatically surfacing the most critical patterns, Braintrust gives teams the visibility to understand how agents behave in production and the tools to improve them.
Teams at Notion, Stripe, Box, OpenAI, and Cloudflare use Braintrust to trace their agents, find the issues in their observability data, and run evals that tell them how to improve.
ABOUT THE ROLE
We're looking for a Commercial Account Executive who will be responsible for prospecting and closing new business. You will identify, nurture, and close opportunities with both new and existing customers.
This role is based in our San Francisco, CA office.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
- As part of the foundational sales team, you'll help develop our GTM strategy and close key customer accounts.
- Meet and exceed individual quarterly and annual sales goals
- Manage all aspects of the sales process - prospecting, sales meetings, and negotiations
- Build and own the entire sales process including engaging with potential customers, negotiating and closing contracts, customer retention, and renewals.
- Navigate complex sales and win trust through consultative sales conversations with technical teams.
IDEAL CANDIDATE CREDENTIALS
- You have 1-3+ years of full cycle sales experience, selling to technical audiences.
- Excellent communication skills through all channels (in person, online, in writing) and able to form strong working relationships both in person and virtually.
- You have the drive and willingness to go deep on our product to carry a technical conversation with AI teams.
- You are ready to roll up your sleeves and drive impact to exceed revenue targets.
- You have a strong worth ethic, competitive drive, and you naturally inspire and motivate those around you.
- You have thrived in environments where things are sometimes loosely defined and may have competing priorities or deadlines.
BENEFITS INCLUDE
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Daily lunch, snacks, and beverages
- Flexible time off
- Competitive salary and equity
- Wifi & cellphone stipend
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
Braintrust is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.