Founding Sales Lead
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 14, 2026. First seen by Alion on Nov 14, 2026. Raydar scores B on the Alion truth index.
About the company
Our client is a financial services company.
The role
Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Own a company's revenue from first outreach through signed contracts and into live customer activity. The role covers building the sales process, pricing and commercial terms from the ground up, and working closely with technical, compliance and leadership teams.
What you'll do
- Carry prospective business clients from first conversation through product walkthroughs and terms to a signed agreement.
- Shepherd newly signed clients through setup, required checks and early usage until they are actively using the service.
- Build outbound prospecting using sales intelligence and CRM tools, and set up pipeline tracking and reporting.
- Design the inbound path from early interest through demo, and define how leads are qualified.
- Create a pricing approach covering fees, spreads and platform charges.
- Lead commercial negotiations and manage contract terms with legal, compliance and banking partners.
- Over time, shape a self-serve path that feeds enterprise pipeline and hands high-intent accounts to sales.
- Document what works into a repeatable playbook and hire the first sales development and account management staff when volume justifies it.
Requirements
What we're looking for
- Experience selling to technical buyers in financial technology, payments, banking or compliance.
- Full-cycle enterprise sales experience at a B2B company, including building a sales motion from scratch.
- Comfort operating with founders in a fast-moving environment with little existing process.
Bonus points
- Prior experience as a founder, founding account executive or in another go-to-market role.
Benefits
Compensation and benefits
- Base salary: $170K - $200K
- Equity
- Group health care coverage
Location and work model
- San Francisco, CA, United States
- Hybrid, ideally at least three days per week in the office
- Travel to conferences and customers about once a month
- Full-time