Founding AI Talent Placement Executive

Pursuit; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Unlimited PTO

Hybrid work environment

Catered lunches

AI fluency development

Job summary

Pursuit is seeking an entrepreneurial, hands-on Founding Account Executive to drive job placements by building new employer demand for Pursuit AI-Native Builders. You'll prospect, run discovery, build relationships, and move opportunities from first conversation through successful hire.

This is not a traditional SaaS role; success comes from understanding employer needs and translating Pursuit talent into concrete business outcomes.

Qualifications

• 4+ years in B2B sales or growth roles.
• Proven quota attainment and placement targets.
• Hands-on prospector capable of generating pipeline.
• Ability to translate talent into business value.
• Experience owning a full sales cycle.
• Comfort with non-traditional playbooks and testing.

Responsibilities

• Own high-volume outbound prospecting across email, phone, LinkedIn, events, referrals, and other channels to generate employer conversations and opportunities.
• Build relationships with founders, executives, and other senior decision-makers across engineering, product, operations, and talent.
• Lead discovery conversations to understand business priorities, hiring challenges, and opportunities.
• Translate Pursuit talent capabilities into concrete roles, use cases, and business outcomes tailored to each employer.
• Create net-new placement opportunities and actively drive the employer-side interview process toward placement.
• Maintain disciplined pipeline tracking and employer records across internal systems.

Skills

B2B sales

Prospecting

Discovery

Executive alignment

Pipeline management

Job description

Pursuit is seeking an entrepreneurial, hands-on Founding Account Executive to drive job placements by building new employer demand for Pursuit AI-Native Builders. You'll prospect, run discovery, build relationships, and move opportunities from first conversation through successful hire.

This is not a traditional SaaS role; success comes from understanding employer needs and translating Pursuit talent into concrete business outcomes.