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Strategic Account Executive

Own strategic enterprise accounts and complex, multi-stakeholder sales for an AI infrastructure platform. The role requires 7–10+ years of technical enterprise sales experience, a record of closing seven-figure deals, and fluency in AI/LLM ecosystems.

About the job

Responsibilities

  • Build and manage outbound sales campaigns targeting strategic enterprise accounts.
  • Own relationships and business development across a limited portfolio of strategic accounts.
  • Develop and execute mutually beneficial account strategies.
  • Build executive relationships across CTO, CIO, CFO, and AI leadership stakeholders.
  • Own the full sales cycle from lead generation through close and customer activation, including demos, proposals, and ROI analyses.
  • Help shape enterprise go-to-market strategy, repeatable processes, and scaled engagement models.
  • Monitor AI trends, competitive landscapes, and regulatory changes to inform sales strategy and product feedback.
  • Attend industry conferences, customer meetings, and networking events; up to 30% travel required.

Requirements

  • 7–10+ years of sales experience managing large strategic accounts.
  • Experience selling complex technical solutions and closing seven-figure enterprise deals with consistent quota overachievement.
  • Ability to operate independently in ambiguous, unstructured environments and establish effective processes.
  • Track record leading complex, consultative, multi-party sales from inception to close.
  • Ability to become a trusted advisor to C-level technology and finance decision-makers.
  • Ability to understand complex technical and business problems and communicate relevant platform value.
  • Experience selling technical or infrastructure products such as AI/ML platforms, developer tools, cloud, data, or APIs.
  • Experience leading complex negotiations involving bespoke commercial agreements, pricing, contracts, and enterprise buying processes.
  • Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills.
  • Strong interest in technology and deep understanding of AI/LLM concepts.
  • Experience maintaining CRM hygiene and using sales forecasting metrics.

Nice to Have

  • Experience selling AI, ML, or developer-first products.
  • Familiarity with LLM ecosystems, including OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and open-source models.
  • Experience with global or multi-region enterprise customers.
  • Experience at a startup or high-growth company.

Skills

Enterprise Sales, Strategic Accounts, Ai/Ml Platforms, Cloud Computing, Developer Tools, APIs, LLMs, OpenAI, Anthropic, GCP, CRM, Sales Forecasting, Contract Negotiation, ROI Analysis, Enterprise Go-To-Market

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