About the role
At Variance we are using disruptive technologies to solve some of our digital age's oldest and most complex problems, using safe and effective AI. Your work will directly contribute to helping fraud and Risk & Compliance teams spend less time on repetitive manual reviews and investigations, allowing them to focus on what matters most. We are rapidly growing, serving some of the largest and fastest-growing social media, online and financial services platforms.
We’re looking for a high-impact Account Executive (AE) to own and expand our enterprise footprint. You'll be one of the first sales hires, responsible for building a repeatable engine that drives ARR, captures new markets, and cements Variance as the category standard for AI-powered risk mitigation.
This is an in-person position. Our office is located in San Francisco, CA.
What You Bring
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3–6 years of quota-carrying SaaS sales experience (enterprise focus), with a track record of 100 %+ attainment on $500k–$2M ACV deals.
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Expertise selling complex, technical products. APIs, data platforms, security, AI/ML, or risk solutions strongly preferred.
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Command of outbound prospecting, multi-threaded relationship building, and structured deal management (e.g., MEDDPICC, MEDDICC, Challenger).
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Ability to dissect intricate customer architectures and articulate value to both technical and business audiences.
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Proven skill navigating lengthy security, compliance, and procurement cycles while maintaining deal momentum.
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Startup DNA: comfortable with ambiguity, biased toward action, and motivated to build from 0 to 1.
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Proficiency with modern sales stack (Hubspot, Outreach, Gong, LinkedIn Sales Navigator) and disciplined pipeline hygiene.
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Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
Why Variance
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Category-Defining Product : Tackle mission-critical fraud and identity challenges with cutting-edge AI. Variance is a novel and cost-efficient solution for a well defined pain point with high stakes and very high executives visibility, oftentimes met with a large budget.
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Hyper-Growth Stage : Join early, shape GTM strategy, and see your impact reflected in very generous commission and equity value.
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High ARR Accounts: Variance supports multiple Fortune 500s with high expansion potential, has seen >300% NRR and only supports 6 figure+ contracts.
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Top-Tier Benefits
About Variance
Variance (formerly Intrinsic) builds AI investigative agents for risk and compliance. The platform automates end-to-end workflows for fraud reviews, AML, KYC/KYB, sanctions screening, and content moderation — collecting evidence from transaction data, company registries, PDF filings, sanctions lists, adverse media, and open web sources, then returning fully auditable decisions in minutes. Founded by former Apple Fraud Engineering (FEAR) team members, Variance serves financial institutions and Fortune 500 companies, helping Trust & Safety and compliance teams scale investigations with agentic AI behind a single API.
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Job details
Location
San Francisco
Funding
Total raised
$26M
Last stage
Series A
Investors
Founders
What happens next.
No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.
Confirm the fit
A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.
I pitch you to the company
I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.
A meeting lands on your calendar
If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.
