Account Executive (English-speaking)

Vienna +1 · On-site$100k – $150k + Equity

About this role

This founding Account Executive will lead fonio’s US go-to-market efforts, building early demand, closing the first customers, and establishing a repeatable sales motion alongside the founders and the Vienna team. This hands-on role is critical to proving product-market fit in the US and scaling fonio’s presence internationally.

What you'll do

  • Drive the initial US launch by building localized landing pages, messaging, and basic tracking with marketing support.
  • Win the first customers by running discovery calls, demos, and closing early deals.
  • Turn early learnings into a repeatable sales motion and playbook for the US market.
  • Build and activate local partners by identifying channels, pitching, and enabling co-selling.
  • Own customer success for initial accounts: onboard, support, and capture feedback to improve product and positioning.
  • Work closely with the founders and the Vienna team, including marketing and tech, to execute quickly.
  • Scale the role over 6–12 months to become the main US owner and potentially hire and lead a local team.

What fonio is looking for

  • Native English speaker.
  • Ex-founder/operator or very strong experience in sales, business development, partnerships, or growth at a high-growth SaaS startup.
  • Proven ability to plan strategically and deliver tactically—strong execution orientation.
  • Ownership mentality, self-starter mindset, and clear communicator.
  • Comfortable operating cross-functionally with marketing and engineering to launch and iterate.
  • Willingness to work from Vienna for 3–6 months for onboarding and kickoff, with relocation or remote setup possible afterward.

Company at a glance

Fonio.ai is an Austrian startup that built a human-sounding telephone AI capable of autonomously handling calls. It is GDPR- and EU AI Act–compliant, uses third-party LLMs (OpenAI), serves 6,500+ customers and 6,000+ companies daily, and is rapidly growing.

IndustrySaaS
Team Size11-50
WorkspaceOn-site
StageSeed
Founded2024
Locations
Vienna, Austria ·United States ·Germany
Websitefonio.ai
LinkedInLinkedIn

What happens next

Skip the application pile. I get you in front of the people who decide.

Confirm the fit

A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.

I pitch you to the company

I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.

A meeting lands on your calendar

When the company wants to meet, I get the call on your calendar. You just show up.

Culture & values

Transparenz ist uns wichtig.

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