Founding Account Executive

USA (Remote)

$96K/yr – $180K/yrFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Description

Apply now: https://righteous-chestnut-b59.notion.site/370353fd5db580c6965dee06d3b3595b?pvs=105

About KNWN Local

KNWN Local helps real estate agents become the most known and trusted authority in their local market through media.

We build and run full-service YouTube channels, email newsletters, and content for 100+ real estate professionals across North America. Our clients close $10M to $1B+ in sales a year. Many call their channel the best marketing investment they have ever made. They get stopped in public by strangers who watch their videos.

The team grew from a handful of people to 55+ and we are scaling toward 100+. Our goal is moving our client base from 100 toward 300, then 1,000+. We believe the most known agent wins. Our job is to make sure the best agents become the most known in their area.

The Role

Own the full sales cycle from first outreach to signed contract.

KNWN Local has 100+ real estate professionals building their local brand through our marketing. That number is heading toward 300, then 1,000+. You're the person who helps make that growth real.

You'll prospect, qualify, and close. You'll improve the sales process as you go. There's a rough playbook and the beginning of a system. Your job is to turn it into a machine.

This is a founding-level hire. You're not joining a polished sales org. You're early in and helping build one.

You also won't be starting from zero. KNWN Local is an established brand with industry-leading reach, a robust marketing team driving inbound, active partnerships, and a growing referral network. We'll drive a portion of your monthly appointments. You work our marketing and sales qualified leads, referrals, and build outbound on top of that.

Who This Role Is For

It's for you if:

  • You've closed B2B deals over $5K and can prove it with numbers.
  • You've prospected your own pipeline. You do not wait for leads to show up.
  • You've sold to real estate professionals, small business owners, or entrepreneurs.
  • You've tried building something yourself, a business, a side project, a sales team, and you want to do it again with resources behind you.
  • You want to grow from IC to player-coach to sales leader as the company scales.
  • You're comfortable with a rough playbook and excited to make it better.

It's not for you if:

  • You need a polished sales org with established process before you can produce.
  • You've never carried a monthly quota.
  • You want to stay an individual contributor forever. This role grows into leadership.
  • You're looking for a side gig or something easy to coast.

What You'll Own

1. Full-Cycle Sales Execution

You find them, you qualify them, you close them.

  • Work inbound leads driven by KNWN Local's marketing engine and partnership network.
  • Prospect marketing and sales qualified leads through discovery.
  • Build additional outbound pipeline on top of inbound.
  • Close deals through a consultative process: diagnose the agent's situation, show them what KNWN Local does for agents like them, and earn the commitment.

2. Pipeline Development

A pipeline you did not build is a pipeline you cannot control.

  • Build and maintain a personal pipeline of 30-50+ active prospects at any given time.
  • Own your outbound: cold calls, LinkedIn, email, referrals. Whatever works, you run it.
  • Keep CRM data clean: notes, stages, next steps updated after every touch.

3. Sales Process Refinement

There is a playbook. It is rough. Your job is to make it sharp.

  • Take the existing sales framework and pressure-test it against real conversations.
  • Document what works, kill what does not, propose what is missing.
  • Build the repeatable process that the next hire can follow on day one.

4. Revenue and Team Growth

The number is the scoreboard. Everything else is practice.

  • Hit your monthly close targets consistently. The numbers are in How You'll Be Measured below.
  • As you prove the model, hire and coach the first reps who support you.

What We Expect

  • High work ethic, Monday through Friday.
  • Learn our process, then improve it.
  • Train with your coach daily.
  • Manage your pipeline and follow up properly.
  • Handle admin work for data collection.
  • Be a team player.

What We're Looking For

  • 2+ years of full-cycle B2B sales experience with personal quota responsibility.
  • Proven track record closing deals over $5K. We will ask for numbers and references.
  • Experience selling to real estate agents, small business owners, or entrepreneurs is a strong plus.
  • Comfortable with outbound. You have built pipeline from scratch before.
  • CRM proficiency (HubSpot, Salesforce, Close, or similar).
  • Exceptional phone presence. Non-negotiable.
  • Entrepreneurial mindset. You have either run something yourself or operated like you did.

How You'll Be Measured

  • Deals closed per month: 7-10+.
  • Close rate: 45%+ on qualified opportunities.
  • Pipeline built: 30-50+ new qualified prospects added per month.
  • CRM accuracy: pipeline updated within 24 hours of every touch.
  • Process contribution: documented improvements to the sales playbook each quarter.

These are the bar.

What We'll Offer

  • Sales training and 1-on-1 coaching from experienced sales leaders.
  • Professional skill development: leadership, business strategy, marketing.
  • Performance-based career growth. The best get promoted.
  • Uncapped commissions.

Compensation & Growth

  • 100% uncapped commission.
  • OTE Year One: $96K-$180K+.
  • Clear path: IC to Player-Coach to Sales Leader.
  • Remote, USA. High work ethic around core hours.
  • Full-time. No outside employment.

Who Is KNWN Local

  • Relentless Curiosity - Learning never stops. You enjoy growth personally and professionally.
  • Kind Candor - Honest feedback both internally and externally is a gift we gladly receive.
  • Extreme Ownership - Be the type of person people can always count on, both internally and externally.
  • Operational Excellence - Be the person who spots what is broken and makes it better.

How to Apply

Submit your application: https://righteous-chestnut-b59.notion.site/370353fd5db580c6965dee06d3b3595b?pvs=105

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Knwn Local

The team behind the biggest hyper-local brands in real estate. Attracting buyers & sellers at scale.

Founded in 2025
11 employees (9 in marketing)