Watershed is on a mission to help financial institutions build best-in-class climate programs. We work with some of the world’s largest banks and asset managers to track their financed emissions, identify decarbonization opportunities, and use climate data to inform real business decisions.

We’re looking for a sales leader to lead a group of stellar, high-achieving Account Executives as they work with leading financial institutions to rapidly accelerate climate action. You will shape the team’s strategy while being an on-the-ground operator. You’ll identify new opportunities and drive business development, design and implement tailored sales playbooks, and work directly with our top customers to help shape their climate programs. The role will involve close collaboration with company leaders across Climate Advisory, Customer Success, and Engineering/Product.

You will:

Help Account Executives sell Watershed. Provide support and mentorship as the team works to find the right people at leading companies, educate them about effective climate programs, and help them succeed with Watershed.
Recruit and retain world class sellers.
Shape Watershed’s GTM strategy and help Watershed break into new market segments within the finance ecosystem.
Influence Watershed’s product strategy by sharing feedback from customers on the front line.
Become an expert in climate, and educate companies on how they should navigate the world of carbon reduction targets, clean energy, carbon removal, and decarbonizing their supply chain.

To be successful in this role, you:

Have 5-10+ years of relevant quota carrying management experience
Have a track record of sales excellence, especially at an executive level with enterprise customers.
Have experience shaping territory management strategies for a team of sellers
Are excited to lead from zero to one. You love to build things from scratch—new playbooks for navigating organizations and ways to tell the Watershed story.
Are an excellent consultative sales leader. You listen deeply to customers and excel by helping them solve their problems.
Love going deep on new domains. You’ve sold products in complex or technical fields, and relish becoming an expert on your subject matter. You’re voraciously curious. You’re excited to learn everything about climate and help companies navigate this space.
Are an exceptional communicator.
Have a track record of doing whatever it takes to get things done. You’ve accomplished things that others thought were impossible. You’re relentlessly resourceful.
Want to join a startup, take responsibility for the fate of the company, and move fast.

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