First Account Executive — Build the Sales Engine

Byteful; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Base salary 37.5k-50k

OTE 75k-100k

Uncapped commission

Accelerators

5-month ramp

25 days holiday

Pension and sick pay

Influence on growth

Path to Head of Sales

Job summary

Byteful in Manchester is hiring its first Account Executive to build the sales function from the ground up. You’ll own the full sales cycle, from discovery to close, with inbound and outbound strategies and a documented playbook to guide decisions.

We offer a base of £37.5k-£50k, OTE £75k-£100k, uncapped commission, accelerators, a 5-month ramp and 25 days holiday, plus pension and sick pay. You’ll report to the founders and have a clear path to Head of Sales as the company scales.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in a closing role; AE or similar, ideally selling B2B SaaS or IaaS to technical or business buyers.
• A track record of hitting quota; show numbers: target, delivery and approach.
• Comfort generating your own pipeline via outbound and inbound leads.
• A self-starter who owns the outcome and runs a pipeline end to end.
• Clear, confident communication with buyers in writing, on calls and in person.
• Right to work in the United Kingdom.

Responsibilities

• Run the full sales cycle from discovery through demo, proposal and negotiation to close, using a documented playbook with clear qualification criteria and pipeline stages
• Work inbound leads that come straight to you through our live routing, and turn them into qualified opportunities quickly
• Drive outbound using our ready-built engine; focus on conversations, not admin
• Own your pipeline in the CRM; keep it clean and up to date for accurate dashboards
• Use and improve sales assets; deploy call scripts, objections handling, battle cards and templates
• Grow with hands-on coaching; collaborate with the sales consultant on onboarding, deal reviews and pipeline coaching
• Report progress in weekly check-ins with the founder and growth operations manager
• Bring customer feedback to the product team to shape pitch, pricing and product
• Hit and beat targets as you move through ramp to full quota

Skills

Closing deals

Quota attainment

Pipeline generation

Communication

Self-starter

Time management

Tools

Attio CRM

Clay data enrichment

Job description

Byteful in Manchester is hiring its first Account Executive to build the sales function from the ground up. You’ll own the full sales cycle, from discovery to close, with inbound and outbound strategies and a documented playbook to guide decisions.

We offer a base of £37.5k-£50k, OTE £75k-£100k, uncapped commission, accelerators, a 5-month ramp and 25 days holiday, plus pension and sick pay. You’ll report to the founders and have a clear path to Head of Sales as the company scales.