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Oscar

Head of Sales (Founding GTM)

Oscar, San Francisco, California, United States, 94199

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Head of Sales - YC-Backed, On-Site (San Francisco)

Location:

San Francisco, CA (On-site only) Type:

Full-time Compensation: Base Salary : $160,000 - $200,000

On-Target Earnings (OTE) : $280,000 - $350,000

Equity : Competitive, meaningful equity in a fast-growing YC-backed company

About the Company

We're working with a

Y Combinator-backed software startup

based in

San Francisco , building next-generation tools for

data infrastructure and observability . Backed by top-tier investors and technical founders, this startup is solving critical pain points for modern engineering teams dealing with growing data complexity, broken pipelines, and visibility gaps. They're now hiring a

founding Head of Sales

to lead their GTM motion from the ground up. This is a unique opportunity to take on a

player-coach

role, selling directly into

engineering leadership

(CTOs, VPs, Heads of Data) at mid-market and enterprise companies, and later helping shape the sales team, process, and playbooks that follow.

What You'll Do

Serve as the

first full-time sales hire , owning the

entire sales cycle : from prospecting to closing

Sell to

technical and executive stakeholders

in engineering and data driven organizations

Refine the

ideal customer profile (ICP) , messaging, and outbound strategy in partnership with the founders

Build and maintain a

healthy pipeline

through outbound, networking, and partner channels

Represent the company at in person meetings, demos, and events in SF and beyond

Provide real time customer feedback to influence product direction

Help define the

future GTM org structure , including hiring and onboarding future AEs

Who We're Looking For

We're looking for a

senior level Account Executive or Director

with proven startup success, technical sales acumen, and a relentless bias toward execution. Prior experience in a startup environment is required. Must Have Experience 5-10+ years of full-cycle

SaaS sales experience

Strong background selling into

technical buyers,

especially

Heads of Engineering, CTOs, or CEOs

Experience in

data infrastructure, observability, dev tools, or enterprise SaaS

Clear history of

meeting or exceeding quota

in

mid-market or enterprise

deals

Able to

operate independently , thrive in ambiguity, and build from zero

Excellent communicator, both in technical and business conversations

Strong working knowledge of SFDC, sales playbooks, outbound tooling, and deal strategy

Must be

based in or willing to relocate to San Francisco,

this is an

on site role

Bonus Points For Prior experience at a

Y Combinator backed startup

Prior experience as a

founding AE, sales lead, or early-stage GTM builder

Technical literacy in modern data stacks: Snowflake, dbt, Airflow, etc.

Why This Role Is Special

You'll be

selling a product with strong founder market fit , early traction, and technical validation

You'll help

shape the sales culture and motion

for a company just hitting its growth stride

You'll be in the room with decision makers, directly influencing GTM, product, and company strategy

You'll work

onsite in San Francisco

with a high-output, collaborative team of builders and operators

Competitive base, strong upside on OTE, and

equity in a YC-backed rocketship

Oscar Associates Limited (US) is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

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