Account Executive, PE Standard

The Company You’ll Join Carta is the connected platform and AI-native ecosystem for private capital. Built to replace fragmented tools with a single system of record, Carta brings together the software, services, and legal infrastructure that founders use to manage equity, fund managers use to run administration and reporting, and legal teams use to close transactions. Trusted by 55,000 companies and 1.8M+ equity holders in 160+ countries, and 10,000 funds and SPVs representing $250B+ in assets under management, Carta is transforming how private capital operates. Recognized by Fortune, Forbes, Fast Company, Inc. and Great Places to Work. For more information about our offices and culture, check out our Carta careers page . The Team You'll Work With This role is on the Private Equity sales team, working to strategically grow Carta's presence into private equity. The team works with both investment firms and their portfolio companies. Carta has developed an ownership management platform exclusively for Private Equity Firms and their portfolio company management teams — including the first and only Advanced Scenario Modeling tool capable of handling the most complex Private Equity waterfalls. This empowers deal teams, valuations teams, and management teams to improve accuracy and time-to-insight for their most important strategic decisions. As an Account Executive, you'll join a cross-functional team to strategically navigate Private Equity Firms and their portfolio companies, evangelize the Carta value proposition, and drive net new revenue. The Problems You'll Solve Carta is transforming how private companies, their investors, and employees manage ownership and make strategic decisions. We have acquired substantial market share across industries, but managing ownership and modeling complex waterfall distributions remains a critical challenge for private companies across sectors — notably in the private equity industry. Own the entire sales lifecycle, from lead generation to close Drive revenue through outbound prospecting into private equity firms and PE-backed portfolio companies Understand customer needs and requirements; act as a trusted business advisor to C-suite leaders and private equity investors Communicate the business impact of Carta's product offerings to key decision makers Develop a comprehensive sales strategy that ensures consistent achievement of goals over the short and long term Own customer relationships and serve as their advocate within Carta Stay current on the PE industry and bring the customer's voice into product and strategy conversations The Impact You'll Have You will help propel Carta to the next level of growth by evangelizing our platform to one of the largest private asset classes in the world. You'll introduce new customers to our best-in-class software, helping them streamline equity management, stay compliant, and unlock liquidity in private markets. You'll work in a fast-paced, innovative environment — taking initiative, trying new strategies, and collaborating closely across teams to provide a best-in-class sales process. Always prospecting for new opportunities, you'll close new accounts while building relationships with some of Carta's most sophisticated partners in the private equity space. About You We're looking for ambitious, curious, and humble people to join our sales team. 4–7+ years of experience in a quota-carrying sales role, with consistent achievement of quota Experience selling into financial services or private equity firms, with the ability to speak their language and deeply understand pain points Ability to build and execute a sales strategy using a solution-based selling approach Experience with consultative selling techniques to uncover opportunities for evolving products and services Strong communicator who works effectively cross-functionally and across all levels of an organization Demonstrated ability to influence through persuasion, negotiation, and consensus-build…