Account Executive

Das ist der Job

This isn't a role where you'll be handed a polished playbook and told to execute.

Darum lohnt es sich

Our team is a mix of thoughtful, passionate, and empathetic data industry veterans. We're a team of curious, driven, and thoughtful people who believe simplicity can be powerful, and that selling software should be just as magical as building it.

Our deal teams are collaborative by design (AE, customer engineer, support engineer, and manager all working together), so you'll never be going it alone.

ABOUT MOTHERDUCK Don’t let the quirky name fool you: At MotherDuck, we’re on a mission to make data warehousing fun, frictionless, and ducking awesome for developers and data practitioners building blazing fast internal and customer-facing analytics experiences.

We're building a cloud-hosted version of DuckDB, working hand-in-hand with the creators of the fastest-growing and fastest-improving query engine on the planet. Unlike other databases, MotherDuck was architected to unify local development with cloud operations to bridge the gap between software and data engineering workflows.

WHAT YOU'LL DO: At MotherDuck, we're reimagining cloud-based data analytics with a delightful, developer-first experience powered by DuckDB. As we grow, we're looking for an Account Executive who can do more than just run a sales motion, we want someone who helps shape it.

The best AEs we've met bring authentic confidence, real urgency, and the kind of entrepreneurial ownership that comes from genuinely believing in what they're selling.

If you've spent time in the data analytics, database, or developer tooling space and you light up when a customer finally connects the dots on a hard problem, you might be just the duck we're looking for.

You'll be selling to data engineers, analysts, and technical decision-makers who will absolutely ask hard questions... and you'll need to love that part of the job. But you do need to show up with curiosity, grit, and the ability to read the room and adjust appropriately.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: • Drive new revenue: Prospect, engage, and close new business across a mix of inbound and outbound opportunities. • Own the full sales cycle: From first touch to signed contract, you’ll guide prospects through the buying process and ensure they feel the value of MotherDuck at every step. • Understand the problem space: You’ll connect with data engineers, analysts, and decision-makers to understand their challenges and communicate how we solve them—clearly and convincingly. • Collaborate cross-functionally: Work with product, marketing, and customer success to share feedback, align on messaging, and continuously improve how we go to market. • Contribute to the playbook: Help refine sales strategies, positioning, and processes so we can scale efficiently (and delightfully). • Build relationships, not just pipeline: Focus on long-term partnerships and helping customers.

This is a hybrid role based out of our San Francisco office (SOMA next to SFPark).