Sales Account Executive

Sales Account Executive

Cloud Capital is a pioneering force at the forefront of the cloud efficiency space. We help growing technology companies slash their cloud infrastructure costs. Our cutting‑edge SaaS platform offers powerful forecasting and planning capabilities, enabling our clients to make smarter, data‑driven decisions. Using innovative software, we maximize customer cost savings while minimizing cloud commitment risks, ensuring our clients can scale their businesses without financial constraints.

This is an opportunity to join a well‑funded startup operating in a massive, fast‑growing market. Join us on a mission to optimize cloud spending across the board, providing CFOs with crystal‑clear visibility into cloud spending, freeing engineers from the burdens of cost commitments, and leveraging financial markets to mitigate risk for all stakeholders. Our unique and innovative approach ensures that our customers can achieve efficient cloud spend in harmony with cloud providers' capabilities and offerings.

Cloud Capital is redefining how Finance and Engineering teams plan, forecast, and control cloud spend. As one of our first Account Executives, you’ll lead the charge introducing CFOs and CTOs to a unified model that combines AWS savings, finance‑grade forecasting, and commitment risk coverage.

You’ll own the full sales cycle — from outbound prospecting through close — working directly with CFOs, CTOs, and Dev Ops leaders at growth‑stage SaaS companies spending $1M–$10M annually on AWS, GCP or Azure.

This is a builder role
: early‑stage ambiguity, tight feedback loops, and direct collaboration with the founders. You’ll help shape messaging, refine the sales motion, and set the standard for every AE hire that follows.

This is a hybrid Boston, MA based role with expectations of 2-3 days in office each week.

• 3-5 years of experience in SaaS sales
  , preferably in:
  • Cloud cost management / Fin Ops
  • Financial planning (FP&A, ERP, or BI)
  • Dev Ops / infrastructure optimization
• Proven success selling into Finance and Engineering simultaneously
• Strong experience with multi‑threaded sales cycles (1–2 months)
• Background in early‑stage or first‑rep environments; comfortable without playbooks
• Business Acumen: Deep understanding of financial drivers such as margins, unit economics, forecasting, and cost structures.
• Cloud Infrastructure Expertise: Familiarity with key AWS services (e.g., EC2, RDS, Lambda, ECS) and savings mechanisms like Reserved Instances and Savings Plans.
• Cloud Ecosystem Awareness: Working knowledge of the broader cloud landscape — including hyperscalers, managed service providers (MSPs), and independent software vendors (ISVs).
• Bonus
  :
  Exposure to AWS ecosystem, channel/reseller models, or cost optimization platforms

No recruiters please.