Manager, Startup Sales

Baseten · Data AI · New York, NY · GTM

Sales Manager for Baseten, an AI inference infrastructure company, focusing on the startups segment. Responsibilities include leading a team of Account Executives, driving revenue, and collaborating with product/engineering. Requires sales and management experience, with a strong technical background in AI or cloud infrastructure.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead and mentor a team of Startups Account Executives to consistently exceed pipeline and revenue goals.
  2. Help define and execution on go-to-market strategy for our fastest growing customer segment.
  3. Hire and scale the team by recruiting, interviewing, and onboarding top talent
  4. Collaborate cross-functionally with Marketing, Product, and Engineering to align customer needs with Baseten’s product roadmap.
  5. Be deeply engaged with the product, enabling reps to have highly technical conversations with prospects and customers.

Skills

Required

  • 4+ years of closing sales experience
  • 2+ years in management leading high-performing teams
  • Strong technical acumen, ideally with background in AI infrastructure, cloud infrastructure, or developer platforms.
  • Comfortable operating in the weeds with technical products and guiding reps through complex deals.
  • Proven track record of success in high velocity sales environments.

Nice to have

  • Exposure to a variety of ML startups, offering unparalleled learning and networking opportunities.

What the JD emphasized

  • Strong technical acumen
  • highly technical conversations