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Usul (Yc S24)

Usul (Yc S24)

Sales & Business Development
San Francisco, CA, USA
USD 150k-250k / year + Equity
Posted on Feb 20, 2026

Usul

AI Platform for Winning Defense & Government Contracts

Founding Account Executive

$150K - $250K0.05% - 0.20%San Francisco, CA, US
Job type
Full-time
Role
Sales
Experience
1+ years
Visa
US citizen/visa only
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Joonghyun Lee
Founder
Joonghyun Lee
Founder

About the role

We are looking for a Founding AE who is excited about building the sales motion that will transform how the best technology is adopted by Allied Nations around the world. In this role, you'll work closely with our CEO and founding AEs to fly to conferences, prospect, run discovery, navigate stakeholders, manage procurement, close, and expand accounts. If you want a clean territory and a mature playbook, this is not that. If you want to build, move fast, and win big deals that keep our world safe, keep reading.


What You Will Work On:

  • Own the full sales cycle from conference hopping, prospecting, closing and expanding deals that can hit 6-7 figure ACVs
  • Build relationships with government contractors in military hubs like DC, San Diego, Huntsville and Tampa who've never bought AI software
  • Work with our CEO to develop our sales playbook and sales org culture
  • Navigate complex enterprise buying processes with engineering-led decision makers and procurement teams
  • Build and manage our sales systems, CRM, and growth infrastructure from the ground up. you'll own our entire sales tech stack.
  • Lead high-impact conversations with CEOs and business development leaders at companies building critical defense technology

Team & Values:

We’re building a small, elite team with high standards and low ego. We care about doing whatever it takes, getting better at the craft every week, and being genuinely fun to work with.We’re the youngest team in our world by far. We’re in our 20s running around defense conferences in Usul t-shirts, surrounded by 40 to 60 year olds in suits and military uniforms. People see us as the ambitious AI builders bringing real Silicon Valley energy and modern technology to one of the most traditional industries on earth.

About the interview

  1. Intro Call (15 min)

  2. Founder Culture Call (15-30 min) - In Person if you are in SF!

  3. Sales Technical (2 hours)

  4. 2-3 day Work Trial

  5. Offer!

About Usul

Usul helps companies win government contracts in 60+ nations. Our goal is to build a global marketplace for governments to buy products and services quickly across Defense, Energy, IT and Healthcare.

We're backed by top defense investors and serving Fortune 500s, the US government and NATO as customers.