Strategic Account Director

Decagon Decagon · Vertical AI · France · Sales

Decagon is seeking a Director, Strategic Accounts to drive sales of their conversational AI platform. This role involves developing strategies to acquire and close key enterprise logos, building relationships with stakeholders, understanding customer needs, and collaborating with internal teams to deliver tailored solutions. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in strategic enterprise sales, a strong business acumen, and consultative selling skills. Experience selling AI or customer support software is a plus.

What you'd actually do

  1. Develop a strategy to break into and close key strategic logos for Decagon
  2. Develop deep, trusted relationships with key stakeholders at all levels of the customer organization (comfortable speaking to CX leaders, Product Leaders, and Operations Leaders)
  3. Understand the customer's business, challenges, and strategic priorities to uncover new opportunities for expansion
  4. Collaborate with internal teams (founders, deployment strategists, engineering, etc.) to deliver tailored solutions
  5. Forecast and accurately report on pipeline and revenue

Skills

Required

  • strategic or enterprise sales
  • revenue growth
  • account expansion
  • communication
  • presentation
  • negotiation
  • business acumen
  • consultative selling
  • stakeholder management
  • cross-functional initiatives

Nice to have

  • selling AI
  • customer support/experience software

What the JD emphasized

  • 7+ years of experience in strategic or enterprise sales
  • Proven track record of growing revenue and expanding business with large, complex accounts