[New York] Founding Senior Account Executive

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Permanent contract
New York
Occasional remote
Salary: Not specified
Experience: > 5 years
Skills & expertise
Communication skills
Bloomberg
HubSpot
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Dedale Intelligence
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Why Join Us as a Founding SAE in New York?

We are expanding our global footprint and opening our brand-new New York City office. As a Founding Senior Account Executive, you will be on the ground floor of our North American expansion. You’ll have a unique hybrid opportunity: the agility, upside, and ownership of an early-stage startup, backed by the proven track record, resources, and institutional reputation of an established global intelligence platform.

Your Opportunity:

As a Senior Account Executive on our founding NYC team, you will drive North American growth, own high-value enterprise sales cycles, and shape our go-to-market strategy for financial institutions and corporate decision-makers.

  • Drive Business Development & Revenue: Prospect, qualify, and close high-value deal opportunities across Private Equity, Venture Capital, Growth Equity, and Fortune 500 Corporates.

  • Strategic Account Ownership: Build and execute targeted account strategies to expand footprint within tier-one investment firms and enterprise accounts.

  • Executive Client Relationship Management: Establish trust-based relationships with C-suite executives, Managing Partners, and Senior Investment Professionals, understanding their strategic diligence pain points to deliver tailored intelligence solutions.

  • Full Sales Cycle Mastery: Manage complex sales cycles from initial discovery and custom pitch presentations to contract negotiation and closing.

  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with our international Research & Investment teams to ensure high-touch delivery and long-term client expansion.

  • Pipeline Management: Maintain pipeline accuracy and customer engagement tracking within CRM (HubSpot).


Preferred experience

Your Qualifications:

  • 5+ years of B2B SaaS / Financial Services Tech Sales: Proven track record of closing complex deals with multiple decision-makers and stakeholders.

  • C-Suite & Investor Presence: Confident selling to high-profile executive prospects (CEOs, Managing Partners, Investment Committee Members, Heads of Private Equity/VC).

  • Domain Experience (Plus): Prior experience selling tech, market data, or intelligence platforms (e.g., Bloomberg, PitchBook, Morningstar, CB Insights, Tegus) into financial institutions or PE/VC funds.

  • Tech-Savvy & Data-Driven: Fluency with modern sales tech stacks and CRM tools (HubSpot).

  • Entrepreneurial Mindset: Thrives in a fast-paced, high-growth, startup environment; comfortable building processes from 0 to 1.

  • Exceptional Communication: Strong presentation, negotiation, and closing skills.


Recruitment process

Recruitment Process:

  • HR Introduction call

  • Interview with our Head of Development & Investor Relations

  • 1 Case Study

  • Interview with Founder

  • Final interviews with 2 members of the Leadership Team

This position is based in NYC.

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