Remote US AI Sales Lead — Private Equity & Capital Markets

Straive; New York (NY); Remote; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Straive is expanding its Capital Markets AI sales in the U.S., seeking a high-impact sales leader to drive growth with a primary focus on private equity AI solutions. The role emphasizes building senior relationships, uncovering high-value use cases, and translating opportunities into scalable engagements across PE funds and portfolio companies.

Responsibilities include new-logo acquisition, market expansion, and managing the full sales cycle from prospecting to closure, with frequent travel

Qualifications

• 5-12 years of B2B sales experience across Private Equity, Capital Markets, financial services, research, consulting, data/analytics, or technology services.
• Proven success selling AI, data/analytics, technology-enabled, or research solutions into Private Equity and/or broader Capital Markets clients.
• Strong network within the U.S. Private Equity and Capital Markets ecosystem.
• Experience managing complex, consultative sales cycles involving business, technology, and executive stakeholders.
• Strong executive presence and the ability to engage C-level executives, Partners, Managing Directors, Operating Partners, and portfolio-company leadership.

Responsibilities

• New Client Acquisition & Market Expansion: Drive new-logo acquisition with Private Equity as the primary target.
• Sell AI solutions across PE fund-level workflows and portfolio-company opportunities.
• Lead consultative discovery; build compelling business cases; coordinate demos and proposals.
• Own the full sales cycle from prospecting through negotiation and closure; maintain a strong pipeline.
• Market Presence & Industry Engagement: represent the firm at PE and Capital Markets events; travel to meet clients.
• Go-to-Market & Leadership: collaborate on U.S. GTM strategy; identify opportunities and translate into propositions.

Skills

Private equity domain

Investment banking domain

AI solution selling

B2B sales

Data analytics

Job description

Straive is expanding its Capital Markets AI sales in the U.S., seeking a high-impact sales leader to drive growth with a primary focus on private equity AI solutions. The role emphasizes building senior relationships, uncovering high-value use cases, and translating opportunities into scalable engagements across PE funds and portfolio companies.

Responsibilities include new-logo acquisition, market expansion, and managing the full sales cycle from prospecting to closure, with frequent travel