Enterprise Account Executive

Luma AI Luma AI · AI Frontier · Chicago, IL · Remote · Sales

Founding Enterprise Account Executive for an AI platform, responsible for owning the full sales cycle from prospecting to closed deals, guiding enterprise clients on AI transformation, and providing feedback on messaging and positioning.

What you'd actually do

  1. Help build Luma’s early revenue engine by owning the full sales cycle from prospecting to close.
  2. Generate pipeline through outbound prospecting, creative outreach, and strong relationship building.
  3. Lead high-quality discovery conversations that uncover meaningful customer problems and opportunities.
  4. Position Luma’s technology through clear storytelling and strong product understanding.
  5. Guide customers through evaluation, internal alignment, procurement, and contract signature.

Skills

Required

  • 8+ years in a closing sales role
  • Proven track record of exceeding quota
  • Full sales cycle ownership (prospecting, discovery, closing)
  • Independent pipeline generation
  • Expertise in media, marketing, and advertising spaces
  • Startup mindset and experience building from first principles
  • Strong discovery and communication skills
  • Ability to translate complex technology into customer value
  • High ownership and drive

Nice to have

  • Experience selling sponsorship media, advertising technology, or creative technology
  • Experience as an early or founding AE at a startup
  • Success selling innovative or category-defining products
  • Experience in ambiguous, early-stage environments
  • Curiosity about AI and emerging technologies

What the JD emphasized

  • traditional sales role
  • no mature pipeline
  • no legacy process
  • no existing playbook
  • define and allow the GTM team to build the foundation of how Luma sells
  • own the entire sales cycle
  • giving feedback on the messaging, positioning, and sales motion
  • understand what is possible with Luma
  • guide them through the process of bringing this technology into their workflows
  • entrepreneurial sellers who want to build something meaningful
  • play a defining role in the growth of an elite AI company
  • 8+ years in a closing sales role with a consistent track record of exceeding quota
  • Experience owning the full sales cycle including pipeline generation, discovery, and closing
  • Comfortable building pipeline independently without relying heavily on SDR or BDR support
  • Experience selling sponsorship media, advertising technology or creative technology is strongly preferred
  • We expect you to be an expert in the media, marketing and advertising spaces
  • You bring a start-up mindset and enjoy building from first principles
  • Strong discovery skills and the ability to translate complex technology into clear customer value
  • Excellent communication and storytelling skills that resonate with both technical and executive audiences
  • High ownership, strong internal drive, and the ability to thrive in fast-moving environments
  • Experience as an early or founding AE at a startup
  • Success selling innovative or category-defining products
  • A track record of building pipelines and closing deals in ambiguous, early-stage environments
  • Curiosity about AI and emerging technologies and how they will transform creative and technical workflows
  • A strong personal drive to help build a company and define a category