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SMB Account Executive

Greenboard · New York City, NY

Base
$175K–$250K
OTE
Not disclosed
Quota attainment
Not disclosed
Posted
Yesterday

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 Greenboard sells

One place for a firm's compliance work

Financial firms like hedge funds and private funds have many rules to follow, and they often track that work with a mix of old, separate tools. Greenboard brings compliance work and data into one place, so firms can replace those tools. The result is less risk of missing a rule, a simpler setup, and lower costs.

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The Braun Read

Worth a look

Solid on the basics. Use the first call to fill in the gaps.

Pay
Base is listed but not OTE. Ask what the variable is and how many people hit it.
Transparency
Shares 1 of 5: quota, attainment, deal size, territory, sales cycle.
Pipeline
Mostly self-sourced. Great if you like outbound, rough if you don't.
Time on market
Brand new.
Company hiring
3 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 AI-native compliance software to small RIAs, emerging fund managers, and early-stage fintechs on short cycles. Work inbound leads and build your own pipeline through outbound calls, email, and social.

SMB · New Logo · Outbound

Selling motion

New Logo

Who you're selling to

Buyer:
CCOs and founders at small financial firmsIn their words: “usually with one or two decision makers, often the CCO or a founder who also owns compliance”
Industry:
Financial servicesIn their words: “the unified, AI-native compliance operating system for RIAs, fintechs, private funds, hedge funds, and more”
Company size:
SMB

Pipeline expectations

Mostly self-sourced. Expect a lot of outbound.

Compensation

$175K–$250K base

What is not disclosed

This posting doesn't tell you:

  • OTE
  • Quota size
  • Quota attainment
  • Average deal size
  • Territory

The questions above cover the big ones.

Full posting
ABOUT GREENBOARD At Greenboard, we're building the future of financial compliance. Greenboard is the unified, AI-native compliance operating system for RIAs, fintechs, private funds, hedge funds, and more. It replaces the fragmented mix of legacy tools and automates more than previously possible. By centralizing data and workflows, Greenboard helps firms reduce regulatory risk, simplify their technology stack, modernize how they run compliance, and save money. Our founding team includes engineers who have scaled products at Amazon, Google, and multiple unicorn startups. We're backed by Y Combinator, General Catalyst, Base10, and other top-tier investors, and have raised over $20M to date. Brand-name financial institutions already rely on Greenboard, and we're growing fast. ABOUT THE ROLE Greenboard has product market fit and is growing week over week. The category is moving our way, and a big share of that demand comes from smaller firms: independent RIAs, emerging fund managers, and early-stage fintechs that need real compliance infrastructure without a large compliance team. This seat is built for velocity. You'll run a high volume of shorter cycles, usually with one or two decision makers, often the CCO or a founder who also owns compliance. Deals close in weeks, and the number gets hit through consistency, not one big signature. Good inbound lands every week and you'll be fast on all of it. Past that are thousands of small firms that will never raise their hand on their own, and you'll go get them. You'll join a proven motion and a new revenue leader sharpening it for scale. You'll also talk to more prospects than anyone on the team, so what you hear on your calls will move messaging, packaging, and what we build next. WHAT YOU'LL OWN - The full sales cycle. First call through close across SMB accounts, with the number in your name - Pipeline, inbound and outbound. Inbound is a meaningful part of our growth today, and you'll respond quickly and thoroughly to every lead that comes in. You'll also build pipeline through cold calls, email, social, partnerships, and industry events. - Velocity. Tight discovery, a sharp demo, and a clean close on a short cycle, with a full book of deals moving at once and none of them going quiet - Fast handoffs. Get new customers through security questions and paperwork quickly, and partner with customer success so they go live fast - Feedback into the playbook. Test talk tracks, sharpen objection handling, and bring market signal back to sales leadership and product WHO ARE YOU? - Hungry. You work every lead thoroughly, you do the outbound when nobody is checking, and you do not need the process to exist before you start. - Accountable. You own the number and the forecast, you call the misses early, and you do not need to be managed to either - A learner. You take coaching directly, run the experiment, and incorporate changes quickly - Fast and organized. You can run a full calendar of calls, follow up the same day, and keep the next step on every deal clear - A clear, concise communicator who builds trust quickly with founders, CCOs, and operators - Curious about financial infrastructure, compliance, and how modern businesses manage operational risk - Located in NYC QUALIFICATIONS - 3 to 6 years carrying a quota, closing a high volume of $5k to $45k ACV B2B SaaS deals - Have built your own pipeline from cold and sustained it weekly, through list building, cold calls, cold email, and social, rather than only working inbound or a BDR list - Run short sales cycles from first call to signature in a few weeks, with a consistent monthly close rate - Forecast accurately, keep CRM hygiene without being asked, and work from data - Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience - Based in NYC or willing to relocate to work from our New York office NICE TO HAVE - Sold into financial services, especially RIAs, broker-dealers, or private funds - Sold to founders or small teams where the buyer is also the day-to-day user - Early-stage experience where the playbook did not exist yet BENEFITS - 401(k) with 5% company match - Medical, dental, and vision coverage - 15 days PTO + 11 company holidays + flexible sick time - 2 additional PTO days for each year of service (up to 10 additional days) - 10 remote days per year plus additional around the holidays - Bi-annual off-sites and team retreats - Front-row seat to building the operating backbone of modern finance
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