AI Sales Account Executive (AI)

Location: New York, United States; hybrid

Compensation: $180,000–$230,000 annually, with a 50/50 split between base salary and variable compensation, plus equity.

Company

Baseten provides inference infrastructure, applied AI research, and developer tooling that help AI companies bring production models to market.

What you will do

• Source, close, and grow new business with early-stage AI companies.
• Own pipeline generation and manage multiple opportunities simultaneously.
• Run fast, technical sales cycles with founders and early engineering teams through first production workloads.
• Coordinate with applied research and engineering when deals require technical depth.
• Bring insights from early AI customers back to the product organization.

Requirements

• At least 2 years of closing sales experience in a SaaS or infrastructure business, with a record of closing.
• Curiosity about open-source models and AI infrastructure, including the ability to discuss model releases with engineers.
• Strong prioritization and project management skills.
• Comfort selling to founders and technical buyers.
• Ability to work effectively in an intense, ambiguous, fast-paced early-stage environment.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive compensation with meaningful equity.
• U.S. employees and dependents receive 100% coverage of medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Flexible PTO and a company-wide Winter Break from Christmas Eve through New Year's Day.
• Paid parental leave and a fertility and family-building stipend through Carrot.
• U.S. employees have access to a company-facilitated 401(k).
• Exposure to a broad range of ML startups and related learning and networking opportunities.