Openmart

GTM platform for reaching local businesses

Founding Account Executive

$60K - $120K / 0.05% - 0.50%
Location
Foster City, CA, US
Job Type
Full-time
Experience
3+ years
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Richard He
Richard He
Founder

About the role

Why Openmart?

Openmart is growing fast, and we’ve built something that people love. We’re generating revenue and backed by top investors. So far, we haven’t done any outbound sales, but we see strong market demand.

What’s Openmart all about?

We’re changing how businesses find decision-makers and putting sales research on autopilot. Openmart gives companies access to decision-makers and detailed business information from maps. Check out our TechCrunch article for more about our vision.

Why join us?

We’re hiring because the market is huge, and we need smart, driven people to help us tap into it. Here’s why you should consider joining:

- Make a real impact: Be part of the core team and help us grow from the ground up.

- Growth opportunities: Learn about business, software, and startups directly from the founders.

- Career-defining experience: Contribute to every part of the business and grow with us.

What will you do?

- Prospecting: Use cold calling, social media, email campaigns, and other methods to find potential customers. Attend trade shows, conferences, and online communities to generate leads.

- Qualifying: Research potential customers to understand their needs and determine if they’re a good fit for Openmart’s solutions. Identify prospects likely to move forward in the sales process.

- Educating: Explain how Openmart’s solutions can meet prospects' business needs. Act as a trusted advisor, guiding them through the buying process.

- Moving Leads: Once qualified, schedule next steps with the sales team. Ensure a smooth handoff and provide a seamless buying experience.

- Reporting: Keep detailed records of interactions with prospects. Maintain accurate databases and analyze data to improve our processes.

- Account Management: Manage accounts daily, ensuring customer satisfaction and growth.

- Product Feedback: Translate customer feedback into actionable insights for the product roadmap.

- Sales and Operations Support: Collaborate with the founders on sales and operations tasks.

Is Openmart the right place for you?

- You love multitasking and taking projects from start to finish.

- You’re efficient and get things done without wasting time.

- You thrive in new situations, learn fast, and deliver results.

- You’re a strong communicator with both clients and team members.

- You enjoy working independently and taking initiative.

Who might not be a fit?

This role may not be for you if:

- You’re looking for a typical 9-to-5. We’re growing fast, and things move quickly here.

- You’re not genuinely interested in what we’re building or the industries we serve.

- You dislike fast-paced environments where priorities shift, and you manage multiple tasks.

- You’re not disciplined.

What’s in it for you?

- Ownership: Play a key role in building something big.

- Team: Join a talented, supportive team.

- Impact: Help shape a company that’s making a real difference for businesses.

- Learning: Work closely with the founders and grow your skills.

- Perks: Competitive salary, equity, health insurance, unlimited PTO, and fun company events.

Ready to jump in?

If this sounds like the right opportunity for you, we’d love to hear from you. Include the phrase “fast track” in your application to prioritize your interview process!

About Openmart

We are Openmart and we are creating the world’s largest live directory of local businesses. We help sales professionals query millions of unstructured business data like websites, product catalogs, reviews and socials.

Both of our founders are located in Foster City and we work in a loft where Richard lives in. Both of us have dogs and have a very dog-friendly office!

Team

Richard

  • Richard was a senior software engineer at Cruise working on ML. Then joined as founding engineer at Graft, funded by NEA and GV where he trained and finetuned large-language models.
  • Built an AI agent as weekend project that got on to GitHub trending projects

Kathryn

  • First product manager at Databento, which was funded by Redpoint venture which sells market data API’s.
  • Previously was on various growth teams at Pinterest and ran hundreds of A/B testings.
  • She also runs a DTC tea brand where she experienced the problem that led to the idea of Openmart We’ve known each other at Pinterest back in 2019 and have been good friends ever since. Openmart’s idea stems from our founder’s own pain points. Kathryn faced GTM challenges while launching her beverage brand trying to find great local business leads.
Openmart
Founded:2023
Team Size:6
Location:Foster City, CA
Founders
Richard He
Richard He
Founder
Kathryn Wu
Kathryn Wu
Founder