Account Executive - Enterprise, (consulting)

Mistral AI Mistral AI · AI Frontier · Paris, France · Business

Enterprise Account Executive role at Mistral AI, focused on driving adoption of AI models and platform among strategic enterprise customers. Responsibilities include leading the full sales cycle, from prospecting and value proposition validation to deal closing and executive engagement. Requires a strong commercial mindset, strategic consulting or investment banking background, and excellent executive presence. The role collaborates with technical and implementation teams to ensure customer success and gather market insights.

What you'd actually do

  1. Drive strategic outreach & leverage introductions to engage high-potential enterprise customers
  2. Support enterprise customers through Proof of Concept (POC) phases, ensuring a smooth and impactful evaluation process
  3. Develop and execute strategic sales plans to convert leads into long-term customers
  4. Build strong relationships with C-level executives, innovation leaders, and senior decision-makers
  5. Develop a strong understanding of Mistral’s AI platform and technical capabilities

Skills

Required

  • Enterprise sales experience
  • Strategy consulting background
  • Investment Banking background
  • Ability to structure complex problems
  • Translate strategy into action
  • Action-oriented
  • Bias for execution
  • Deal-making
  • Ability to operate in fast-paced and ambiguous environments
  • Executive presence
  • Comfortable engaging and influencing C-level executives
  • Strong communication skills
  • Storytelling skills

Nice to have

  • Experience working on large transformation projects (AI, infrastructure, telecom, energy, or digital transformation)
  • Familiarity with AI, data platforms, or enterprise software ecosystems
  • First role in sales; business development, deal closing roles

What the JD emphasized

  • highly action-oriented
  • strong bias for execution
  • strategy consulting
  • Investment Banking
  • transition into a high-impact commercial role
  • own the entire sales cycle
  • closing complex enterprise agreements
  • strategic insight
  • disciplined deal execution
  • long-term partnerships
  • strategic outreach
  • high-value partnerships
  • upsells
  • bespoke enterprise agreements
  • strong pipeline
  • Proof of Concept (POC)
  • successful evaluations
  • long-term production contracts
  • clear ROI
  • business impact
  • customer strategic priorities
  • strategic sales plans
  • primary point of contact
  • entire sales cycle
  • Lead negotiations
  • finalize agreements
  • C-level executives
  • innovation leaders
  • senior decision-makers
  • customer strategic priorities
  • critical enabler
  • complex technology adoption decisions
  • strong understanding
  • technical questions
  • successful deployments
  • customer insights
  • enterprise customer needs
  • market opportunities
  • strategy consulting
  • structure complex problems
  • translate strategy into action
  • Commercial Mindset
  • deal-making
  • closed agreements
  • fast-paced and ambiguous environments
  • Executive Presence
  • influencing C-level executives
  • Strong communication
  • storytelling skills
  • large transformation projects
  • AI
  • data platforms
  • enterprise software ecosystems
  • sales
  • business development
  • deal closing roles