Senior Account Executive II - Enterprise

DigitalOcean

$160K — $190K *
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in technical sales or account management, preferably in cloud infrastructure or AI
  • Experience with startups and understanding their unique needs
  • Proven ability to drive customer success and manage relationships
  • Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
  • Self-starter with excellent time management and prioritization abilities
  • Ability to gather and relay customer insights to influence product development
  • Existing network within the AI startup ecosystem is a plus

Responsibilities

  • Engage with and secure promising AI startups in the Bay Area
  • Serve as the main contact for high-potential accounts, addressing their needs
  • Champion customer success by collaborating with internal teams to solve issues
  • Foster account growth through ongoing relationship building and opportunity identification
  • Negotiate contract renewals while illustrating the benefits of new features
  • Collaborate with marketing and product teams to enhance the customer experience
  • Convert customer feedback into actionable insights for product teams

Benefits

  • Remote work flexibility
  • Opportunity to work at the forefront of AI innovation
  • Access to a dynamic and supportive team environment
  • Chance to influence the development of cloud solutions based on customer input
  • Engagement with a vibrant community of AI startups and founders
Full Job Description
We are looking for a Senior Account Executive who is passionate about startups fueling the next wave of AI innovation.

As a Senior Account Executive at DigitalOcean, you will join a dynamic team dedicated to revolutionizing cloud computing and AI. We're looking for a driven Account Executive to embed themselves in the Bay Area's AI ecosystem. Your mission is to fuel our growth by partnering with the most promising AI startups, from stealth founders to rapidly scaling AI brands.

In this role, you'll be one of the main faces of DigitalOcean in the community, forging relationships with builders and technical leaders to win their business. Success means being a true customer advocate, working across teams to ensure the Bay Area's top innovators have the simple, powerful cloud they need to succeed.
What You'll Do:
  • Immerse yourself in the Bay Area AI ecosystem to identify, engage, and win the most promising AI startups.
  • Own the relationship with high potential accounts, acting as the primary point of contact for their business and technical needs.
  • Advocate for your customers internally, working with support and engineering to remove technical roadblocks and ensure their success.
  • Drive account growth by maintaining meaningful contact and identifying new opportunities.
  • Manage and negotiate contract renewals, communicating the value of new features to drive expansion and upsell opportunities.
  • Partner with marketing, product, and customer success teams to deliver a best-in-class customer experience.
  • Translate customer feedback from the Bay Area AI community into clear insights for our Product and Engineering teams to shape the roadmap.
What You'll Add to DigitalOcean:
  • 5+ years experience as an account executive or account manager for a technical product or experience as a sales or support engineer.
  • Cloud Infrastructure and AI experience required.
  • You're a self starter, timely, and know how to prioritize tasks efficiently.
  • You have proven experience in contributing to onboarding and customer success pipelines and can speak knowledgeably as to how you'd implement them.
  • You're friendly and professional, with excellent written and phone communication skills. You're on top of follow-up, prioritization of tasks, and proactive account management.
  • You have relationship management experience and can effectively collect and communicate constructive feedback from customers
  • You will bring or develop a network of AI startups, founders and accelerators.
Compensation Range:
  • Base Salary Range: $160,000 - $190,000 / year
  • On-Target Earnings (OTE): $320,000 - $380,000 / year (50/50 Base/Commission split)

*This is a remote role



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