Account Executive, Startups
The ideal candidate possesses strong sales acumen, knowledge of the startup ecosystem, and a passion for (and familiarity with) AI/ML. You will be working with startups building innovative solutions, so extensive collaboration with external contacts and internal teams will be key to build and execute on plans to meet and exceed sales quota.
Key job responsibilities
- Ensure customer success with early and mid stage startups
- Drive revenue and market share in a defined territory or industry vertical
- Accelerate customer adoption through well-developed sales engagements and successful GTM Strategy
- Maintain and exceed quarterly revenue and goal targets
- Create and execute against a comprehensive account/territory plan
- Create and articulate compelling value propositions around AWS services
- Accelerate customer adoption by engaging Founders, CxO, Board of Directors and VC influencers
- Work with partners to extend reach & drive adoption
- Develop long-term strategic relationships with key accounts
- Expect moderate travel
About The Team
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Basic Qualifications
- 5+ years of full sales cycle, technology sales or equivalent business development, sales engineering/consulting or equivalent experience
- Bachelor's degree
- 5+ years of full sales cycle, technology sales or equivalent business development, sales engineering/consulting or equivalent experience
- Knowledge of core cloud computing concepts
- Proven track record of exceeding revenue targets
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with sales CRM tools such as Salesforce or similar software
- Experience in engineering, computer science, or MIS
- Experience driving new business in greenfield accounts at the C-suite level or equivalent
- History of working for, or selling to tech startups
- Experience driving new business in greenfield accounts at the C-suite level or equivalent