Founding GTM is open at Clera in San Francisco. The posting gives a salary of $80K - $120K. Posted on Nov 12, 2026, and still on Clera’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.
About the role
About the Role
Join an early-stage AI company as its first go-to-market hire, owning both prospecting and closing for initial enterprise deals. This hands-on individual contributor role will help establish the sales motion and bring customer insights directly to the product team.
What You'll Do
- Identify promising buyer personas and customer segments for the product.
- Build outbound campaigns from the ground up, including prospect lists, email sequences, and channel tests.
- Experiment with sales tactics, using results to refine or discontinue approaches.
- Source and close enterprise deals, setting success criteria with prospective customers before pilots begin.
- Run customer proofs of concept independently, from scoping through decision.
- Engage with AI agents hands-on to understand how they work and what customers need.
- Share customer feedback and objections with the product team to inform roadmap decisions.
- Manage a sales budget and track pipeline and closed-deal targets.
What We're Looking For
- 1 to 7 years of experience in sales, ideally in an early-stage startup or a full-cycle prospecting and closing role.
- A record of personally sourcing and closing enterprise deals while consistently exceeding quota.
- Experience independently running customer proofs of concept.
- Ability to learn a customer's business model and financial metrics quickly, and discuss them in outreach and sales conversations.
- Fluency with modern go-to-market tools and experience building custom workflows or automation.
- Strong written communication for both technical and financial stakeholders.
- Resourcefulness in reaching decision-makers and moving deals forward when standard outreach is ineffective.
- Comfort using experiments and data to adjust sales tactics, with a collaborative and resilient approach.
- Interest in how AI agents can reshape enterprise work.
- Background as a competitive athlete, or early experience at a startup or as a founder, is relevant.
Compensation & Benefits
Base salary is $80,000 to $120,000 annually. Equity is available. Visa sponsorship is available.
Location
On-site five days a week in San Francisco, California, United States.
The employer’s own description, as published on Clera’s careers page.
Hiring at Clera
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