About Ontra
Ontra is the global leader in AI legal tech for private markets. Powered by industry-leading AI, data from 1M+ contracts, and a global network of legal professionals, Ontra's private markets technology platform streamlines and optimizes critical legal and compliance workflows across the full fund lifecycle. Ontra’s purpose-built solutions automate contracts, streamline obligation management, digitize entity management, and surface insights. Trusted by more than 800 global GPs, investment banks, law firms, and advisors - including nine of the top ten PEI-ranked firms worldwide - Ontra helps firms focus on what’s important to them.
Our Culture
Ontra is a remote-first company that values the power of connection. We find innovative ways to stay connected, both virtually and in person. By promoting ownership, inspiring creativity, and championing collaboration, Ontra enables you to shape your impact and growth. Our commitment to innovation extends beyond our technology; it’s embedded in our culture, and AI plays a crucial role in everything we do.
Our culture is one where belonging is the cornerstone of every interaction, rooted in acceptance and respect for all. Our commitment to inclusion begins at the application process, ensuring a fair and equitable hiring experience that values the unique contributions you bring from day one.
For this job, we are currently only hiring candidates based in the United States, with a preference for candidates in New York City.
About the Role
Ontra is seeking a Senior Account Director, New Sales, reporting to our Senior Managing Director, Global Head of New Sales, to join our rapidly growing company.
We’re looking for someone excited to drive revenue, acquire new customer logos, and identify expansion opportunities for our industry-leading legal solutions. Using the MEDDICC sales framework, the Senior Account Director will create sales opportunities, collaborate with our Business Development team, qualify leads, pitch prospects, and close new business.
If you are an ambitious closer who is always on the hunt for new business and has a natural curiosity, combined with high emotional intelligence and excellent public speaking skills, we’d love to get to know you!
What you’ll do
- Quota Achievement: Drive the company's growth by meeting or exceeding sales targets with new accounts within the first year, following an initial ramp-up period.
- Lead Generation: Execute aggressive prospecting strategies, including identifying and qualifying leads to build a robust sales pipeline.
- Sales Process Management: Oversee the full sales cycle from initial Discovery to Closing, ensuring competence in conducting sales processes and negotiations.
- Strategic Collaboration: Work closely with team members and management to strategize and prepare effective sales calls and presentations.
- Cross-functional Coordination: Partner with various departments to organize tailored demonstrations, craft commercial proposals, and engage channel partners to expedite deal closures.
- Client Engagement: Engage directly with potential clients through face-to-face meetings to enhance relationship-building and sales outcomes.
What you’ll bring
- Required Experience: 10+ years as a top performer selling B2B technology, with 5+ years at the enterprise level OR 5+ years of corporate legal experience.
- Preferred Experience: Selling to legal, compliance, and finance stakeholders. Familiarity with the private funds or legal tech sectors and experience selling AI solutions are also highly desirable.
- Tech stack: Proficiency with Salesforce and GSuite; experience with Outreach or SalesLoft and LinkedIn Sales Navigator.
- Ambition: Entrepreneurial, hunter mindset; enjoys networking, finding new customers, and building systems not yet in place.
- Intellectually curious: Can learn new concepts quickly and communicate those concepts efficiently.
- Strong, persuasive communicator: Impeccable verbal and written communication skills; your high EQ allows you to easily command an audience.
- Team player: Comfortable with autonomy but enjoys collaborating with a team; is coachable and receptive to feedback.
- Efficiency: Excellent organizational skills, including prioritization and time management.
Pay Transparency
Ontra takes individual candidate location, experience, and skills into consideration when determining compensation. The base pay range is listed below. Additionally, all positions are eligible for unit-based equity grants.
Some positions may be eligible for additional compensation, such as commission or other variable compensation structures, which is not included in the below base pay range.
If you are selected to participate in our interview process, your Talent Acquisition Partner will share more details about the total compensation package for the role.
Hiring Locations
We currently hire exclusively in the locations listed below. Select jobs may have more specific location requirements due to business needs.
United States
Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maryland, Minnesota, North Carolina, New Jersey, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington
APAC
Hong Kong
EMEA
United Kingdom
Benefits Snapshot
- Remote-first working policy, with office hubs in SF, NYC, Santa Barbara, and London
- Twice yearly team offsites for in-person collaboration
- Paid flexible time off policy
- Paid parental leave and benefits
- Employer-supported retirement contributions, varying by country
- Monthly phone and internet reimbursement
- Company-sponsored LinkedIn Learning accounts, department budgets for professional development, and robust onboarding program
- Various options for medical, dental, and vision insurance
Travel
Occasional travel is required for Ontra employees, including typically at least twice per year to attend team and larger group off-sites for in-person collaboration. For some roles, additional travel may be required based on the requirements of the role and business need.
Inclusivity
Ontra is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Ontra will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact [email protected].
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Note on Employment Verification: All employees hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in their particular location.
Note to External Agencies: We are not accepting any blind submissions or resumes/CVs from recruitment agencies. Any candidates sent to Ontra will NOT be accepted or considered as a submission without a signed agreement in place.
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Ontra Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Ontra and has not been reviewed or approved by Ontra.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered competitive for engineering and some sales roles, with mid-to-upper–market ranges and strong top-performer upside in sales. Senior individual-contributor compensation aligns with broader SaaS benchmarks on the build side.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Quarterly stipends for home office and wellness, phone/internet reimbursements, and a remote-first setup add meaningful value beyond base pay. Flexible or unlimited PTO policies and remote-friendly practices support work-life balance.
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Parental & Family Support — Parental leave covers both birthing and non-birthing parents, with return-to-work assistance and childcare support in specific situations. These family-focused provisions are presented as part of the core benefits offering.
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What We Do
Ontra is the leader in AI-powered solutions for the private markets. Powered by industry-leading AI, data from over 2 million contracts, and a global network of legal professionals, Ontra automates critical private market workflows across the fund lifecycle. Ontra’s solutions transform unstructured data trapped in static documents into actionable intelligence, enabling firms to accelerate contracts, streamline compliance, and automate entity management. Trusted by more than 1,000 global GPs, investment banks, law firms, and advisors – including nine of the top ten PEI-ranked firms worldwide – Ontra helps firms focus on what’s important.
Why Work With Us
We’re a team of builders, innovators, and problem-solvers. We operate with the agility of a startup and the impact of an industry leader. If you’re driven by purpose, powered by curiosity, and excited to transform how business gets done, Ontra is where you’ll do your best work.
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