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Founding Account Executive
Strix · New York, New York, United States
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In short
The Founding Account Executive will own the full sales cycle from prospecting to closing with CISOs and security engineering leaders. They will work closely with founders to define positioning, pricing, and the go-to-market playbook.
What they're looking for
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Candidates must have 4+ years of B2B SaaS closing experience, preferably in security or developer tools. A proven track record of exceeding quotas in early-stage environments and the ability to conduct technical evaluations are required.
About the employer
Strix
Strix is an AI agent for penetration testing.
Strix is an AI agent for penetration testing.
- INDUSTRY
- Technology, Information and Internet
- COMPANY
- Privately Held
- FOUNDED
- 2025
- HEADQUARTERS
- San Francisco
- SIZE
- 2-10
- OFFICES
- 1 on LinkedIn
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Questions about this role
- Is this Strix role remote?
- Tagged on site.
- Does it sponsor visas?
- Listed as no visa sponsorship.
- What experience does it ask for?
- Listed as 2-5 years.
The posting, in full
We believe that software is the foundation of modern civilization — yet vulnerabilities threaten its integrity, security, and resilience. Strix is on a mission to solve security. Strix builds autonomous AI penetration testing agents that think like attackers: discovering, validating, and helping fix real vulnerabilities across live applications, codebases, and infrastructure — continuously, not once a year. We are looking for strong technical people who want to work at the intersection of AI, security, and infrastructure.
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About Strix
We believe that software is the foundation of modern civilization — yet vulnerabilities threaten its integrity, security, and resilience. Strix is on a mission to solve security.
Strix builds autonomous AI penetration testing agents that think like attackers: discovering, validating, and helping fix real vulnerabilities across live applications, codebases, and infrastructure — continuously, not once a year. We are looking for strong technical people who want to work at the intersection of AI, security, and infrastructure.
About this role
We're seeking a Founding Account Executive to own revenue at Strix — building pipeline, running technical sales cycles with security leaders, and shaping how autonomous pentesting is bought.
You're excited about this role because you will…
- Own the full sales cycle from prospecting to close with CISOs and security engineering leaders
- Work directly with the founders to define positioning, pricing, and the GTM playbook
- Turn a product customers love — real vulnerabilities found in days — into a repeatable sales motion
- Build the foundation (and eventually the team) for Strix's revenue organization
Qualifications
- 4+ years of B2B SaaS closing experience, ideally selling security or developer tools
- Track record of exceeding quota in early-stage or founder-led sales environments
- Comfort running technical evaluations and speaking credibly about security
- Entrepreneurial energy: you build process where none exists
- A tendency to leave things in a better way than you found them
What we offer
- Competitive salary with meaningful equity
- Health, vision, and dental insurance
- Office lunch and dinner (when working from our New York office)
Strix is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition, or any other basis protected by law.
To all recruitment agencies: Strix does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to Strix employees. Strix is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes and will not pay fees to any third-party agency or company that does not have a signed agreement with the Company.
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