Account Executive, New Sales
OntraAbout Ontra
Ontra is the leader in AI-powered solutions for the private markets. Powered by industry-leading AI, data from over 2 million contracts, and a global network of legal professionals, Ontra automates critical private market workflows across the fund lifecycle. Ontra’s solutions transform unstructured data trapped in static documents into actionable intelligence, enabling firms to accelerate contracts, streamline compliance, and automate entity management. Trusted by more than 1,000 global GPs, investment banks, law firms, and advisors – including nine of the top ten PEI-ranked firms worldwide – Ontra helps firms focus on what’s important.
Our Culture
Ontra is a remote-first company that values the power of connection. We find innovative ways to stay connected, both virtually and in person. By promoting ownership, inspiring creativity, and championing collaboration, Ontra enables you to shape your impact and growth. Our commitment to innovation extends beyond our technology; it’s embedded in our culture, and AI plays a crucial role in everything we do.
Our culture is one where belonging is the cornerstone of every interaction, rooted in acceptance and respect for all. Our commitment to inclusion begins at the application process, ensuring a fair and equitable hiring experience that values the unique contributions you bring from day one.
For this job we are currently only hiring candidates based in the United States.
About the team & opportunity
Ontra is seeking an Account Executive to join our rapidly growing company. The Account Executive will be an essential member of Ontra’s new sales team, and will help drive revenue, acquire new customer logos, and identify expansion opportunities for our industry-leading legal solutions. The successful candidate is a hungry, driven sales professional who is comfortable joining a fast-growing team dedicated to expanding the company’s install base.
This person will be able to ramp quickly by learning our product offering and MEDDICC sales framework, and immediately start prospecting into a territory, creating sales opportunities, qualifying leads, pitching prospects, and closing new business.
This is a great opportunity for an ambitious full-cycle seller who is always on the hunt for new business and is ready to adapt to new strategies and initiatives. The Account Executive will report into our Managing Director, Global New Sales.
What you’ll do
- Product: Quickly become familiar with Ontra’s range of products and services
- Pipeline management: Effectively generate, own and manage a sales pipeline from prospecting through closing
- Expansion: Drive revenue growth through business development, lead qualification, pitching and closing new customers
- Strategy: Adapt comfortably to new strategic initiatives, working with the team to validate and/or invalidate new product hypotheses
- Collaboration: Collaborate with colleagues on the new sales team, solutions engineers and management to consistently produce against goal
What you’ll bring
- Experience: 4+ years as a top sales performer; familiarity with the private funds or legal tech spaces ideal, and experience creating opportunities with legal, compliance, transactional and finance stakeholders preferred
- Tech stack: High level of proficiency with GSuite, Salesforce, Outreach and LinkedIn Sales Navigator
- Ambition: Entrepreneurial, hunter mindset; maniacal prospector; thrives while networking and finding new customers; actively seeks and implements feedback; naturally resilient
- Intellectually curious: Can learn new concepts quickly and communicate those concepts intelligently and efficiently
- Strong, persuasive communicator: Impeccable verbal and written communication skills; your high EQ allows you to easily command an audience
- Team player: Comfortable with autonomy but enjoys collaborating with a team; is coachable and receptive to feedback
- Efficiency: Excellent organizational skills including prioritization and time management
Pay Transparency
Ontra takes individual candidate location, experience, and skills into consideration when determining compensation. The base pay range is listed below.
Some positions may be eligible for additional compensation, such as commission, variable compensation, profits interest units, or other equity-based compensation, which are not included in the below base pay range.
If you are selected to participate in our interview process, your Talent Acquisition Partner will share more details about the total compensation package for the role.
Hiring Locations
We currently hire exclusively in the locations listed below. Select jobs may have more specific location requirements due to business needs.
United States
Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maryland, Minnesota, North Carolina, New Jersey, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington
APAC
Hong Kong
EMEA
United Kingdom
Benefits Snapshot
- Remote-first working policy, with office hubs in SF, NYC, Santa Barbara, and London
- Twice yearly team offsites for in-person collaboration
- Paid flexible time off policy
- Paid parental leave and benefits
- Employer-supported retirement contributions, varying by country
- Monthly phone and internet reimbursement
- Company-sponsored LinkedIn Learning accounts, department budgets for professional development, and robust onboarding program
- Various options for medical, dental, and vision insurance
Travel
Occasional travel is required for Ontra employees, including typically at least twice per year to attend team and larger group off-sites for in-person collaboration. For some roles, additional travel may be required based on the requirements of the role and business need.
Inclusivity
Ontra is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Ontra will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact people@ontra.ai.
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