Adaptive

Partner Account Executive

Boston. Posted 18 months ago

The role

You will own and grow the partner ecosystem by expanding the partnerships program and deepening relationships with existing partners. This is a full-cycle sales role involving prospecting, pitching, closing, and managing partner growth.

What you will do

  • Drive partner acquisition by identifying, prospecting, and closing new partnerships with accounting firms, fractional CFOs, consultants, and other industry players.
  • Build trusted, long-term relationships with partners to help them grow their business with Adaptive.
  • Deliver enablement, training, and resources to activate and deepen partner adoption.
  • Proactively manage sales pipeline and hit monthly and quarterly revenue targets.
  • Work closely with Sales, Marketing, and Product teams to optimize the partner experience and capture feedback.
  • Represent Adaptive at industry events, on partner calls, and in demos.

Required qualifications

  • 2–4 years of SaaS sales experience
  • At least 2 years closing new business in a partnerships role
  • Proven track record of hitting or exceeding quota in a high-velocity environment
  • Strong relationship builder with excellent communication and presentation skills
  • Highly motivated, self-starter mentality
  • Comfortable running a full-cycle sales motion: from cold outreach to negotiation to expansion
  • Curious and coachable

Nice to have

  • Experience selling to (or through) accounting firms, consultants, or channel partners
  • Prior experience with HubSpot, Salesforce, or similar CRM

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation
  • Equity
  • Benefits

About the company

Adaptive is a vertical AI company of 50 building the agentic operating system for the U.S. construction industry. The company is backed by Emergence, a16z, and other funds.