Founding Account Executive, AI Talent Placement

Pursuit  |  New York City  |  Full-time |  $175,000 base, $275,000–$300,000 OTE

You will be the first commercial hire at Pursuit, and you'll carry a personal number and close deals yourself. "Founding" refers to the commercial function you're building, not the organization (Pursuit is twelve years old).

About Pursuit

Pursuit is a social impact organization building economic mobility in the age of AI. For over a decade we've moved adults from low-income backgrounds, most without college degrees, into high-growth tech careers. Our graduates have generated nearly $1 billion in lifetime wage gains. We also pioneered the Pursuit Bond, an outcomes-based financing model that ties our revenue to the long-term earnings of the people we train.

We train what we call Builders: people who complete seven months of immersive training in applied AI — workflow automation, prompt engineering, data pipelines and labeling, junior technical development — and who deliver business value early.

About the role

Reporting at first directly to the CEO, Pursuit is seeking an entrepreneurial, hands-on Founding Director of Sales for our AI Talent Placeme