Founding Account Executive - NYC Market

Who you are

You have 4+ years of field sales experience, ideally within the restaurant technology sector, and a proven track record of closing deals. Your strong network within the local restaurant industry enables you to effectively reach out and engage potential clients. You are self-motivated and thrive in a fast-paced startup environment, adapting quickly to changing circumstances and feedback. Your experience with CRM tools, particularly HubSpot, allows you to maintain organized contact and company lists, ensuring no opportunity is missed.

You possess excellent communication skills, enabling you to conduct engaging product demos that resonate with potential clients. Your ability to collaborate closely with marketing, sales, and tech teams ensures alignment and maximizes the effectiveness of your outreach efforts. You are open to providing product feedback to improve offerings, demonstrating your commitment to the company's success and growth.

Desirable

Experience in restaurant tech sales is a significant plus, as it equips you with insights into the unique challenges and needs of potential clients. Familiarity with the local NYC market and its dynamics will further enhance your ability to connect with prospects and close deals.

What you'll do

As a Founding Account Executive at Perfect Venue, you will play a pivotal role in driving sales and expanding our customer base in the NYC market. Your primary responsibility will be to conduct outreach to your existing network, leveraging relationships to close restaurants and onboard them onto our platform. You will provide product demos to potential prospects, showcasing the value of our event management tool and how it can help local venues compete with larger chains.

You will collaborate closely with our leadership team, including direct access to the CEO, to refine our sales approach based on customer feedback and market insights. Your role will involve adapting to the dynamic environment of a fast-growing startup, where your contributions will directly impact the company's trajectory.

In addition to sales, you will work with marketing and tech teams to ensure alignment on messaging and product features. Your insights from the field will be invaluable in shaping our offerings and improving the overall customer experience. You will maintain strong contact and company lists using HubSpot and spreadsheets, ensuring that your outreach efforts are organized and effective.

What we offer

At Perfect Venue, you will be part of a mission-driven team dedicated to transforming the private events and catering landscape for local restaurants and venues. We offer a competitive compensation package, including performance-based incentives, to reward your contributions to our growth. You will have the opportunity to work in a collaborative environment where your ideas and feedback are valued, and you can directly influence the direction of our sales strategy.

Join us as we level the playing field for local venues and help them thrive in a competitive market. We encourage you to apply even if your experience doesn't match every requirement — your passion and drive to succeed are what matter most.