Founding Sales Leader, Sf

Lovable Lovable · Coding AI · San Francisco, CA · Sales

Hiring the first sales leader to establish Lovable's enterprise presence in San Francisco, focusing on building a team to drive pipeline, close complex deals, and make Lovable the preferred platform for AI-forward enterprises. This role requires extensive experience in enterprise B2B sales leadership, a deep understanding of the SF/Bay Area ecosystem, and comfort operating autonomously in a high-velocity environment.

What you'd actually do

  1. Own Lovable's San Francisco enterprise business: pipeline creation, deal execution, and account expansion
  2. Build a team to close and grow strategic accounts across enterprise technology, AI/ML, cloud infrastructure, and next-generation SaaS — Lovable's highest-concentration market
  3. Build the SF hub from the ground up: events, executive relationships, co-selling with hyperscaler partners (Google Cloud, AWS, Azure), and community presence
  4. Hire and develop the first AEs in market as the team grows; be the model for delivering a Lovable experience to our customers
  5. Collaborate with the Head of Global Sales, marketing, and product leadership to ensure the SF market's feedback shapes Lovable's enterprise roadmap

Skills

Required

  • Enterprise B2B sales
  • Sales leadership
  • SaaS sales
  • Developer platforms sales
  • AI-adjacent technology sales
  • Closing complex deals
  • Team building
  • Pipeline generation
  • Account management
  • SF/Bay Area enterprise ecosystem knowledge

Nice to have

  • Experience selling to AI/ML buyers
  • Experience selling to infrastructure buyers
  • Experience selling to platform buyers

What the JD emphasized

  • 10+ years in enterprise B2B sales
  • 4+ years leadership experience
  • Track record closing six- and seven-figure deals
  • Leading teams to consistent quota attainment (>100%)
  • Deep familiarity with the SF/Bay Area enterprise ecosystem
  • Genuinely AI-native