
Account Executive at Basic Capital (New York, NY)
Basic Capital· New York, NY·
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Job description
ABOUT THE ROLE
Account Executives (AEs) at Basic Capital own deals end-to-end. This role involves navigating complicated multi-stakeholder processes in a full rip-and-replace sale.
While this role will begin by focusing on opportunities generated by our outbound team and those who come via inbound, we expect AEs to do a meaningful amount of hunting on their own.
Over time, the target size of employer that we expect AEs selling to should grow from 25-100 to 100-250 employee-count companies. As such, anyone in this role should feel comfortable navigating a quasi-enterprise sales cycle, involving multi-threading, stakeholder management, longer (60+ day) sales cycles, and greater complexity than SMB or startup SaaS.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
- Own the full sales cycle: source, qualify, and close new business opportunities
- Consistently generate pipeline through outbound prospecting and inbound follow-up
- Drive deals to close within defined ICP (25-99 employee segment, up to 100-250)
- Be a student of pipeline hygiene
- Partner closely with Growth to refine messaging, targeting, and top-of-funnel strategy
- Contribute to building repeatable sales processes and GTM playbooks for future AEs to use
WHO YOU ARE
- Proven top performer in a sales role (1+ years closing or quota-carrying experience preferred)
- Highly motivated by targets, with a track record of meeting or exceeding quota
- Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, high-accountability environment
- Strong interest in modern sales tooling and automation (e.g., Clay, Smartlead, HeyReach, Outreach, Nooks, Replit)
- High-agency self-starter who takes ownership and drives outcomes
- Committed to continuous improvement and operating at a high standard
WHY YOU SHOULD JOIN
- Join at the earliest stage and directly shape the company’s revenue engine
- High ownership, high visibility, and immediate impact on company growth
- Fast-paced environment with clear paths for promotion and expanded responsibility
- Strong preference to promote internally as the team scales
ABOUT BASIC CAPITAL
Basic Capital is a fintech company reimagining America’s $1T retirement system. We’re building the “mortgage for retirement”—unlocking market ownership and making wealth-building accessible to every American.
Our team includes leaders from Goldman Sachs, Uber, WeWork, Block, and Robinhood, and we’re backed by top-tier investors including Lux Capital, Forerunner, BoxGroup, SVAngel, Inspired Capital, and Henry Kravis.
Based in SoHo, NYC, we’re building a lean, high-performance team focused on tackling wealth inequality at scale.
Why work at Basic Capital
- Culture: High-agency, builder-oriented, and mission-driven. The team operates with a "player-coach" model and no middle management. Core values include "Iterate to greatness," "Real artists ship," and "Stewardship."
- Work Model: Primarily in-office based in New York City (HQ) with a strong emphasis on in-person collaboration (likely 5 days/week given the culture).
- Engineering Culture: Technical team uses Java, Ruby, TypeScript, Kotlin, Python, and React. CTO Anjan Karanam is hands-on. The company describes itself as "elite problem solvers" focused on important problems.
- Growth: High employee growth rate suggests rapid expansion and early-career impact opportunities. The team is currently small (~22 people), so every role has outsized impact.
- Perks & Benefits: A top-tier 401(k) plan (Mega Backdoor Roth, Leverage) that employees can actually use; fast operational support; and a sense of building something radically new in a staid industry.