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Sales Associate - Investor

YipitData logoYipitData$78,000/yrRemote from United StatesListed 6mo ago

At $78,000/yr, this role pays less than the middle Account Executive opening on the board today ($125k/yr); the usual band for that kind of seat is $81.5k–$320k/yr.

Against the 3,361 open roles on AI sales jobs (typical pay $207k/yr, band $155k–$374k/yr), this one's $78,000/yr sits below the middle. How posted pay is measured.

The posting

About Us

YipitData is the leading market research and analytics firm for the disruptive economy and most recently raised $475M from The Carlyle Group at a valuation of over $1B. Every day, our proprietary technology analyzes billions of alternative data points to uncover actionable insights across sectors like software, AI, cloud, e-commerce, ridesharing, and payments.

Our data and research teams transform raw data into strategic intelligence, delivering accurate, timely, and deeply contextualized analysis that our customers - ranging from the world’s top investment funds to Fortune 500 companies - depend on to drive high-stakes decisions. From sourcing and licensing novel datasets to rigorous analysis and expert narrative framing, our teams ensure clients get not just data, but clarity and confidence.

We operate globally with offices in the US, APAC, and India. Our award-winning, people-centric culture - recognized by Inc. as a Best Workplace for three consecutive years - emphasizes transparency, ownership, and continuous mastery.

What It’s Like to Work at YipitData

YipitData isn’t a place for coasting - it’s a launchpad for ambitious, impact-driven professionals.

From day one, you’ll contribute to meaningful work, accelerate your development, and gain exposure to top-tier investors and decision-makers.

Why Top Talent Chooses YipitData

  • Ownership That Matters: You’ll directly impact revenue growth and client success
  • Rapid Growth: We compress years of learning into months
  • Merit Over Titles: Responsibility is earned through performance
  • Velocity with Purpose: We move fast, collaborate deeply, and hold a high bar

If you’re hungry to learn, eager to grow in a high-performance sales environment, and motivated by impact, YipitData may be the right place for you.

About The Role

We are looking to add ahigh-potential Sales Associate to our Investor Sales team to help drive new business growth within the investment community.

In this role, you will own the full sales cycle - from sourcing and qualifying new leads to leading product demonstrations, coordinating with research teams, and closing new business.

This is a new business–focused (hunting) role with uncapped earning potential. **Please note that this is a 100% hunting role! **

What You’ll Do

  • Drive Revenue – Close deals and expand YipitData’s presence in the investment field.
  • Build Relationships – Cultivate trust with senior stakeholders and deliver value.
  • Collaborate & Impact – Partner across teams to ensure client success and drive results.

You Are Likely To Succeed If

  • You have 2+ years of experience in sales, business development, or a client-facing role (enterprise or subscription sales is a plus) actively closing business
  • You are highly motivated to build a career in enterprise sales within financial services
  • You are comfortable with outbound prospecting and energized by hunting for new opportunities
  • You are intellectually curious and excited about data, investing, and financial markets
  • You are resilient and thrive in a fast-paced, performance-driven environment
  • You have strong written and verbal communication skills, including thoughtful questioning

You are a team player who values collective success as much as individual achievement

If you’re looking for a high-growth environment to build foundational enterprise sales skills while working with some of the world’s leading investment firms, we’d love to meet you.

Our compensation package includes comprehensive benefits, perks, and a competitive salary:

  • We care about your personal life, and we mean it. We offer flexible work hours, flexible vacation, a generous 401K match, parental leave, team events, wellness budget, learning reimbursement, and more!
  • Your growth at YipitData is determined by the impact that you are making, not by tenure, unnecessary facetime, or office politics. Everyone at YipitData is empowered to learn, self-improve, and master their skills in an environment focused on ownership, respect, and trust. See more on our high-impact, high-opportunity work environment above!
  • The annual on-target earnings for this position are anticipated to be $78,000 base salary plus up to $110,000 in commission per year. The final offer may be determined by a number of factors, including, but not limited to, the applicant's experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, as well as internal team benchmarks.
  • The compensation package also includes equity.

Please note that for this position, we are not able to consider candidates who currently or in the future will require visa sponsorship.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

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Where you can sell from

Fully remote, for people based in United States.

Taken from YipitData's own posting, last seen live on 5 Nov 2026.

The application

Your details, CV and LinkedIn, then 19 questions.

Have readyCVLinkedInCover letter (optional)
  1. 1.
    Why are you looking for a new opportunity at this time?Short answer
  2. 2.
    Why are you interested in this role at YipitData? What about this job opportunity compels you?Short answer
  3. 3.
    What % of your most recent role was outbound prospecting?Short answer
  4. 4.
    On average, how many new prospects did you reach out to per week?Pick any: 0-20 · 20-50 · 50-100 · 100+
  5. 5.
    Do you have at least 2 years of experience supporting the full sales cycle, including assisting with product demos and collaborating with research or data teams?Yes or no
  6. 6.
    Which best describes your role in closing deals?Pick one: Supported deals only · Shared responsibility · Owned parts of the cycle · Owned full cycle (sourced → closed)
  7. 7.
    What was your average quota attainment over the last 12 months?Pick one: <50% · 50-80% · 80-100% · 100%+
  8. 8.
    Average deal size in your last role:Pick one: <$5K · $5K-$25K · $25K-$100K · $100K+
  9. 9.
    This role is 100% outbound (hunting). How do you feel about that?Pick one: Prefer inbound roles · Comfortable with some outbound · Enjoy outbound · Strongly prefer outbound / hunting
  10. 10.
    Please only submit a PDF version of your resume above. Submitting .doc, .pages, or other file types may lead to rendering/formatting errors.Pick one: I have submitted a PDF version of my resume.
  11. 11.
    What is your minimum required yearly salary (in USD) to consider this position?Short answer
  12. 12.
    Please explain any employment gaps in your work history. If none, say “N/A.”Short answer
  13. 13.
    A final step in the hiring process is for you to arrange reference calls with former managers, direct reports (for managerial roles), and others.Pick one: I acknowledge this.
  14. 14.
    Are you legally authorized to work in the United States for YipitData?Yes or no
  15. 15.
    Will you *now* OR *in the future* require employer-based sponsorship for immigration-related employment benefit(s) or visa status (e.g., H-1B, TN, I-140, etc.) to work for YipitData? (Immigration-related employment benefits include, for insYes or no
  16. 16.
    YipitData is an equal-opportunity employer and seeks collaboration, innovation, and excellence through diversity and inclusion. Here is a set of voluntary demographic questions that are part of our Diversity and Inclusion initiatives. You mPick one: Female · Male · Non-binary · Third gender · Other · I prefer not to say · optional
  17. 17.
    Do you identify as a member of the LGBTQIA+ community?Pick one: Yes · No · I prefer not to say · optional
  18. 18.
    What are your pronouns? (select any/all that apply)Pick any: He/Him · She/Her · They/Them · Other · I prefer not to say · optional
  19. 19.
    The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in everyday activities.Pick one · optional

From YipitData's apply page, checked 4 Nov 2026.

About YipitData

Sells research and datasets built from consumer transaction and corporate spend data to investment funds, brands and retailers, plus SpendHound, a software spend benchmarking and renewals service for companies.

Pay schedule: Base plus commission on the investor and AE seats (uncapped for investor sales) or a bonus for SDRs, equity on the investor seats and the partnerships director, New York pay scales for every US hire, and no visa sponsorship on the US postings.

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