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Account Executive

Modern Treasury · Hybrid · San Francisco, CA

Base
Not disclosed
OTE
$160K–$220K
Quota attainment
Not disclosed
Posted
4mo 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 Modern Treasury sells

Ready-made tools to move money in apps

A company that wants to take payments inside its app can spend months building the hard money parts from scratch. Modern Treasury gives developers one ready-made set of tools that moves money, keeps the books, and helps follow the rules. Teams can launch payments in days instead of months.

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The Braun Read

Worth a look

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

Pay
OTE is listed. Ask what the base is.
Transparency
Says nothing about quota, attainment, deal size, territory or sales cycle.
Pipeline
A mix of self-sourced pipeline and inbound or SDR help.
Time on market
Open 140 days. Ask why it's been hard to fill.
Company hiring
This is their only open sales role.

Red flags

None spotted.

Worth asking about

  • Open 90+ days. This role has been posted for three months or more. Ask why it's been hard to fill, and whether anyone left it.

Green flags

  • Publishes OTE. It tells you the on-target earnings up front. Most postings don't.

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.

    This role has been open a while. What's made it hard to fill?

    The answer tells you what candidates saw that made them walk.

  2. 2.

    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.

  3. 3.

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

    Tenure shows whether people stay long enough to get paid.

  4. 4.

    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.

  5. 5.

    Who sits with reps and reviews calls each week?

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

  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 Modern Treasury's API-first PSP payments product to founders, CTOs, and heads of product. Close inbound and new opportunities, partner with Sales Engineers, and drive expansions and cross-sells.

Mixed

Selling motion

Mixed

Who you're selling to

Buyer:
Founders, CTOs and heads of productIn their words: “You’ll sell primarily to founders, CTOs, and heads of product.”

Pipeline expectations

A mix of self-sourced pipeline and inbound / SDR support.

Compensation

$160K–$220K OTE

What is not disclosed

This posting doesn't tell you:

  • Base salary
  • Quota size
  • Quota attainment
  • Average deal size
  • Territory
  • Sales cycle length

The questions above cover the big ones.

Full posting
OVERVIEW Modern Treasury is hiring Account Executives to join our Sales team. While we've been in business for eight years and have powered over $400 billion in payments for hundreds of organizations, our PSP product is a newer motion — and we're looking for people to help us scale it and close the strong inbound demand we're seeing.   This is a high-volume closing role with real depth: you’ll run a large, fast-moving pipeline of new opportunities. While many deals move quickly, others call for a more strategic, consultative sell. We’re looking for AEs who can do both. Success in this role looks like consistently converting qualified opportunities into new logos.   You’ll sell primarily to founders, CTOs, and heads of product. You should be excited to develop deep product fluency, so you can be comfortable selling a technical, API-first product. You’ll own your pipeline end to end, guiding prospects from first conversation to live customer, and partner with Sales Engineers on the technical evaluation. You’ll also drive expansions and cross-sells across our existing customers. ABOUT MODERN TREASURY Modern Treasury provides trusted infrastructure for money movement. The company helps teams launch and scale payment experiences in days, not months. With best-in-class developer tools and a single API for fiat and stablecoins—plus built-in compliance, ledgering, and reporting—Modern Treasury enables businesses to move money instantly, reliably, and at scale. REQUIREMENTS - 1+ years of Sales experience in closing deals - Bonus: experience selling a payments product, or working with stablecoins - Superior verbal and written communication, presentation and relationship management skills - Ability to thrive in a fast paced, dynamic environment. - BA/BS required DURING YOUR FIRST WEEK YOU WILL: - Meet the team and onboard onto the sales tools - Develop an understanding of the payments landscape - Build an understanding of how companies use Modern Treasury DURING YOUR FIRST 4 WEEKS YOU WILL: - Build a deep understanding of our brand positioning, sales process, and customer stories - Shadow sales calls and listen to pre-recorded sales calls - Review proposals and supporting resources you can use during the sales cycle - Run your first sales calls - Build your pipeline DURING YOUR FIRST 12 WEEKS YOU WILL: - Independently manage and develop your pipeline - Close your first customers - Lead and contribute to team projects to develop and improve our sales process - Communicate customer needs and requirements to Product and Marketing teams to inform our product roadmap Modern Treasury is committed to equal employment opportunity and does not discriminate in any employment opportunities or practices based on an individual's race, color, creed, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), religion (all aspects of religious beliefs, observance or practice, including religious dress or grooming practices), marital status, registered domestic partner status, age, national origin or ancestry (including language use restrictions and possession of a driver’s license issued under California Vehicle Code section 12801.9), natural hair, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, medical condition (including cancer or a record or history of cancer, and genetic characteristics), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical condition), genetic information, sexual orientation, military and veteran status or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws. It also prohibits unlawful discrimination based on the perception that anyone has any of those characteristics, or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as having any of those characteristics. Modern Treasury participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.
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