Account Executive

Overview

Location: Remote (Must be available during Eastern Time business hours)
Type: Part-Time (10–20 hours/week)
Team: UpWand (upwand.dev)

About Us

UpWand helps agencies and freelancers 10x their productivity on Upwork. We do this by combining advanced AI filters, smart proposal templates, and a powerful Chrome co-pilot that keeps users in full control. Our product helps top freelancers and small agencies save hundreds of hours while winning more jobs—without sacrificing quality or personalization.

We’re a lean, fast-moving, and product-obsessed team. Our customers love us because we deeply understand their workflow pain points and offer real leverage—not fluff. Now, we’re looking for a consultative Account Executive to help us grow sustainably by converting qualified interest into high-retention customers.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Qualify and convert inbound signups and trial users into paying customers.
• Run discovery calls with freelancers and agencies to understand their Upwork workflow, pain points, and goals.
• Tailor demos of UpWand’s features to their needs, showing exactly how we solve their biggest bottlenecks.
• Manage and improve our light-weight CRM and pipeline (we use HubSpot).
• Follow up persistently and insightfully to build trust and close deals that result in long-term retention.
• Provide product feedback from prospects to our team to improve onboarding, messaging, and features.
• Collaborate closely with the founder and product team—your insights will directly shape go-to-market strategy.

You Might Be a Fit If You…

• Are a great communicator who listens well, asks smart questions, and explains things clearly.
• Prefer consultative sales where you understand the user’s pain points and match them with solutions—no hard selling.
• Are self-driven, process-oriented, and don’t let warm leads fall through the cracks.
• Understand (or are eager to learn) how Upwork works, especially for top freelancers and agencies.
• Enjoy working in a startup environment where speed, ownership, and real impact matter.

Requirements

• 3–5+ years of experience in a B2B SaaS, solutions consulting, or account management role.
• Experience selling software products or productivity tools to solo users, consultants, or small teams.
• Comfortable speaking with both technical and non-technical users—especially small agency owners and freelancers.
• Strong follow-up skills and CRM hygiene.
• Available for calls and async communication during Eastern Time business hours.

Nice to Have

• Familiarity with Upwork, Fiverr, or the freelance economy.
• Previous experience selling productivity, AI, or automation tools.
• Experience in early-stage SaaS, especially with product-led growth models.
• Comfortable using tools like Hubspot, Apollo, Loom.

How to Apply

Please send us:

• A short video introducing yourself
• Your resume, LinkedIn, and/or portfolio (if applicable)

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