Full-Time

Account Executive

Würk

Würk

51-200 employees

Cannabis HCM SaaS for payroll compliance

Compensation Overview

$70k - $90k/yr

+ Variable compensation plan + Bonus + Stock options + Employer 401(k) match + $400 office equipment reimbursement + $300/year fitness reimbursement + Referral bonuses

No H1B Sponsorship

Remote in USA

Remote

Must be based in the United States; some travel is required.

Associate's

Category
Sales & Account Management (1)
Required Skills
Microsoft Office
Forecasting
Computer Networking
CRM
HubSpot
Human Resources Information System (HRIS)
Salesforce

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Requirements
  • A 2-year degree or equivalent business experience is required.
  • Three to five years of closing sales experience is required.
  • Experience selling human resources information systems, payroll, or human capital management software is required.
  • Technical proficiency with Salesforce customer relationship management software, Microsoft Office, and HubSpot is required.
  • Candidates must have legal authorization to work in the United States and be based in the United States.
Responsibilities
  • Prospect and build a pipeline of qualified leads through cold outreach, networking, and inbound channels.
  • Facilitate product demonstrations and communicate value propositions tailored to client needs.
  • Manage the entire sales cycle from discovery to close, including proposal development and contract negotiation.
  • Build and nurture relationships with key stakeholders to ensure client satisfaction and retention.
  • Collaborate with marketing, customer success, and product teams to align strategies and identify upsell opportunities.
  • Meet or exceed monthly and quarterly sales targets while maintaining accurate forecasting and reporting.
  • Use customer relationship management tools such as Salesforce and HubSpot to track activities, pipeline status, and client interactions.
  • Stay up to date on industry trends, competitors, and product developments.
  • Travel as required.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience selling software as a service is preferred.
  • Being based on the United States East Coast, or being able to effectively support and travel throughout an East Coast sales territory, is preferred.

Wurk provides a subscription-based human capital management (HCM) platform tailored for the cannabis industry. It combines payroll, HRIS, time and attendance, and talent management into a single SaaS system designed to support cannabis operators across multiple states. The product automates HR tasks and ensures regulatory compliance, including complex rules like 280E tax requirements, which are unique to cannabis businesses, and helps manage employee credentials and certifications. By focusing on cannabis-specific payroll and compliance, Wurk addresses banking and regulatory hurdles that general payroll providers often avoid and reduces risk for its clients. The company’s goal is to help cannabis businesses streamline the entire employee lifecycle—recruitment, onboarding, scheduling, payroll, and certification management—so they can operate efficiently and grow within a complicated regulatory landscape.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$41.3M

Headquarters

Denver, Colorado

Founded

2015

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • January 2025 Green Check partnership opened a new channel to cannabis operators.
  • August 2025 Symphony Grow alliance bundles insurance, payroll, and compliance into one offer.
  • August 2026 OrderPort partnership expands Würk into beverage alcohol beyond cannabis.

What critics are saying

  • Paychex still serves cannabis payroll; Würk fights a far larger incumbent.
  • Cannabis banking and compliance reform delays keep customer churn and sales cycles long.
  • A federal enforcement shift or integrated HCM consolidation can erase Würk’s niche by 2027.

What makes Würk unique

  • Würk owns cannabis-specific payroll, HR, timekeeping, and 280E compliance workflows.
  • Green Check marketplace distribution in January 2025 deepens regulated-industry embeddedness.
  • Symphony Grow partnership on August 12, 2025 expands insurance-linked workforce compliance.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

401(k) Company Match

Paid Vacation

Stock Options

Phone/Internet Stipend

Professional Development Budget

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Referral Bonus

Parental Leave

Remote Work Options

Sabbatical Leave

Performance Bonus

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

0%

1 year growth

0%

2 year growth

1%
Cannabis Science and Technology
Aug 13th, 2025
Würk Annouces Partnership with Symphony Grow to Support Cannabis Operations, Compliance, and Growth

In an August 12, 2025, press release, workforce management technology company Würk announced a partnership with Symphony Grow, a provider of risk management services and specialized insurance for the cannabis and hemp industries (1).

Forbes
May 14th, 2025
The Highest-Paying Jobs In Cannabis—And How To Land One

Business executives shake each other's hands. gettyEver since Colorado and Washington became the first two states to legalize cannabis in 2012, the industry has been exploding. Though still federally illegal, this fragmented industry currently has 39 states that have legal medical markets and 24 states that permit the use of recreational marijuana. And if you need further convincing, a recent report estimated the US cannabis market size is expected to soar to $76.39 billion by 2030.However, with a market oppressed by regulations and federal tax burdens, the industry outcomes have been mixed. According to the annual jobs report just issued by Vangst, a top cannabis hiring platform, there are 424,002 total cannabis jobs in the U.S. right now, a slight decrease (3.4%) from 425,000 in 2024

Captive Insurance Times
Nov 1st, 2024
Uplifting the cannabis industry

Würk, a human capital management provider, has recently launched the employee benefit captive programme to address this issue.

Coverager
Sep 17th, 2024
Würk Partners With The Baldwin Group

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PR Newswire
May 16th, 2024
Würk Revolutionizes With A Bold New Look And Cutting-Edge Data Solutions: A Reinvented Brand Identity Emerges

The revamped brand exemplifies Würk's dedication as a trusted HCM advisor to the regulated cannabis industry, now enhanced with Compensation Benchmarking: a robust data warehouse.DENVER, May 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Würk , the first and leading human capital management (HCM) company in the cannabis industry, today announced a refresh of its brand identity, including a bright, vibrant visual presence paired with its continued commitment to being the most trusted authority and advisor for comprehensive HCM solutions in cannabis.Würk is the legal cannabis industry's most reliable, tech-enabled HCM solutions provider, assisting companies as they navigate complex, regulated markets. The company's refreshed brand is shaped by the nine years of insight it has gained from working with businesses in 46 states across more than 500 jurisdictions to reach optimal efficiency in the workplace and maximize their potential. Würk leverages the experience and knowledge of its passionate team members, and its proprietary insights to offer customized solutions and to foster a legal cannabis industry built to empower changemakers. Rooted in revolution and built for evolution, Würk elevates the cannabis industry workplace to new heights through insight, innovation and impact.It's an exciting time for Würk, with the Product team capitalizing on the wealth of knowledge within our accumulated cannabis dataset for Compensation Benchmarking. A robust data warehouse has been constructed on the backend, facilitating the extraction of valuable insights, along with aggregated KPIs and metrics spanning over 700 EINs and nearly 60,000 EUCs of our clients. The introduction of this new Würk data and visualization platform sets the stage for the development of future products aimed at addressing our clients' most pressing business challenges