Founding Account Executive

About Nowadays

AI-native platform for corporate meetings and events

Tech

At Nowadays, we are building an end-to-end platform for planning corporate events that combines modern web infrastructure with applied AI to solve real, high-stakes operational problems. Our core stack includes: Frontend: React, TypeScript, Next.js Backend: Node.js and Python for APIs, background jobs, and data pipelines Data: PostgreSQL with SQL-heavy workflows and analytics-driven product decisions Infrastructure: Serverless and cloud-native architecture with modern CI/CD and production monitoring AI: LLM-powered systems for information extraction, pricing intelligence, negotiation support, and decision workflows Hard and interesting problems we are solving: Turning unstructured inputs such as emails, PDFs, proposals, and contracts into clean, structured, decision-ready data Building AI systems that planners trust through explainable outputs, human-in-the-loop workflows, and enterprise-grade reliability Designing fast, intuitive UIs for complex financial and logistical data including rates, attrition, concessions, budgets, and timelines Scaling from scrappy zero-to-one features to systems that support global enterprises planning hundreds of events per year Making real-world coordination across venues, vendors, travel, budgets, and stakeholders feel as smooth as modern software As a Founding Engineer, you will own systems end-to-end, from product design to architecture decisions to production deployment. You will help define our engineering culture, tooling, and technical roadmap while working directly with the founders to ship quickly and build software people rely on to bring teams together in real life.

The role

### ☀️ **About Nowadays**We’re building the future of in-person connection—from intimate exec offsites to conference-scale company retreats.Nowadays is the first AI-powered platform for planning corporate events. Our software handles everything from venue sourcing to vendor negotiations, making it dramatically faster and easier for teams to meet IRL.We’ve planned events around the world for companies like Google, Amazon, and Quantstamp—and we’re just getting started.Our mission is simple: make it easier for teams to create meaningful moments together.---👥 **Who We Are**We’re a sister-founded team based in San Francisco. We move fast, care deeply, and genuinely love bringing people together—whether it’s a strategic offsite or a Friendsgiving in our Nowadays home.We believe the best teams:* Take ownership* Stay scrappy* Celebrate wins (big and small)* Actually enjoy working _and_ hanging out togetherSome of our favorite team moments so far:* Flying trapeze* Steak-offs at home* Hauling a Christmas tree up to the office* Post-launch spa days* Racing an Ironman Relay---💼 **What You’ll Do (Founding AE)*** Own the **full sales cycle** from prospecting to close for customers hosting retreats and meetings* Run **discovery calls, demos, and pricing conversations** with confidence* Shape the product by bringing **customer feedback directly into product decisions*** Partner closely with the **founders** to refine messaging, pricing, and positioning* Become a **product expert** who can speak fluently about our AI agents, capabilities, and integrations* Sell into **meetings & events teams, people teams, executive assistants, and agencies** across mid-market and enterprise organizations* Build and refine our **sales playbook, pipeline, and CRM workflows*** Help define what **great sales** looks like at Nowadays from day one---🥇 **What We’re Looking For*** Experience closing deals in a **B2B SaaS** environment (ideally SMB → mid-market)* Comfort managing a **high-velocity outbound motion** (70–100 client touchpoints per day)* Ability to sell a product that’s **still evolving*** Strong **product intuition** and the ability to tailor messaging by persona* A scrappy, proactive mindset—you’re not afraid of ambiguity* Genuine enjoyment in **building relationships** and helping customers succeed---✨ **Bonus Points*** Experience selling to **event, marketing, HR, or operations** teams* Proven **top-10% performance**; President’s Club experience is a plus* **Zero-to-one startup** sales experience* Comfort with **pricing conversations and negotiation*** Experience working closely with **product and engineering** teams---📝 **The Details****Comp:** $80K – $120K base ($160K – $240K OTE) + 0.1% – 0.5% equity (flexible based on experience)\**Location:** In-person, San Francisco**Perks:*** Free lunch + dinner* Quarterly team offsites (yes, we went to the White Lotus S3 hotel in Thailand)* Monthly fitness stipend* Health insurance* 12 weeks paid parental leave* Generous PTO + required time off to recharge* High ownership, autonomy, and direct access to founders* Access to top venues, events, and travel experiences