Account Executive, AI Startups - Grower

United States Digital Space LLC; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking a strategic seller in New York to own renewals, lead commercial negotiations, and drive revenue growth for AI monetization and usage-based billing. You will collaborate with product, sales, risk, and operations to expand enterprise relationships and optimize pricing strategies.

You are a strong relationship-builder with 5+ years in client-facing sales, capable of navigating complex technical buyers, and driving long-term, consultative engagements.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in a client-facing/sales role.
• Ability to understand complex technical ecosystems and relationships with technical customers.
• Ability to drive and close upsell opportunities in long-term engagements.
• Analytical ability to manage complex pricing and cost considerations.
• Experience managing projects with input from cross-functional teams.
• Ability to work with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Thrives in a highly ambiguous and fast-paced environment.
• Superior verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Own contract renewals and lead commercial negotiations to increase revenue and market share among existing customers.
• Develop and implement sales cycle strategies to drive product adoption, new sales, and client retention at scale.
• Address complex client needs by collaborating with product, sales, risk, and operations teams to enhance offerings.
• Build and refine the go-to-market playbook for AI monetization and usage-based billing (UBB).
• Engage with AI founders and industry influencers to position the company as the preferred infrastructure for monetizing AI.
• Represent the company in market-facing activities to elevate our presence in the AI and billing ecosystem.

Skills

Client-facing sales

Technical empathy

Upselling

Pricing analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder management

Ambiguity tolerance

Strong communication

Tools

Excel

SQL

Job description

Who we are

About the company

the company is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies—from the world’s largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups—use the company to accept payments, grow their revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities. Our mission is to increase the GDP of the internet, and we have a staggering amount of work ahead. That means you have an unprecedented opportunity to put the global economy within everyone’s reach while doing the most important work of your career.

About the team

The AI Startups team is focused on one of the company’s most strategic growth areas: enabling the monetization and scaling of AI-native and AI-enabled businesses. We are in a unique position to partner with the most ambitious AI companies at the forefront of artificial intelligence. Our team collaborates across infrastructure, foundational models, agents, and applications to support these companies in their growth and global commercialization using the company’s comprehensive financial stack.

What you’ll do

Responsibilities

• Own contract renewals and lead commercial negotiations to increase revenue and market share among existing customers.
• Develop and implement sales cycle strategies to drive product adoption, new sales, and client retention at scale.
• Address complex client needs by collaborating with product, sales, risk, and operations teams to enhance our offerings.
• Build and refine the go-to-market playbook for AI monetization and usage-based billing (UBB), including segmentation, messaging, sales strategy, and pipeline generation.
• Engage with AI founders and industry influencers to position the company as the preferred infrastructure for monetizing AI.
• Represent the company in market-facing activities (e.g., hackathons, webinars, events) to elevate our presence in the AI and billing ecosystem.

Who you are

We’re looking for a well-rounded strategic seller who can build strong relationships with the company’s clients and manage high velocity deal cycles. If you’re hungry, smart, persistent, and a great teammate, we want to hear from you!

Minimum requirements

• 5+ years of experience in a client-facing/sales role
• Ability to understand complex technical ecosystems and build great relationships with technical customers
• Ability to drive and close upsell opportunities for additional the company products in long-term, consultative engagements
• Analytical ability to manage complex pricing and cost considerations
• Experience managing projects with input from cross-functional teams
• A knack for working well with a wide range of stakeholders, both internally and externally
• Ability and motivation to operate in a highly ambiguous and fast-paced environment
• Superior verbal and written communication skills

Preferred qualifications

• Prior experience in a sales and/or customer-facing role at a high growth technology company
• Experience with Excel and SQL, or a willingness to learn