Pythian

Senior Sales Executive (PNW)

Pythian$150K — $175K *
Enterprise Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of enterprise technology sales experience with a strong track record of meeting quotas.
  • Active sales experience specifically in Data & AI services to enterprise clients.
  • Proven ability to effectively sell managed services and navigate procurement processes.
  • Experience co-selling with major hyperscaler or OEM field teams like Google Cloud, Oracle, or AWS.
  • Strong project management skills to coordinate complex, multi-stakeholder sales cycles.
  • A hunters mentality for securing new clients alongside nurturing existing accounts.
  • Polished communication skills to engage with C-suite and VP level stakeholders effectively.
  • Proficient in Salesforce for pipeline management and forecasting.

Responsibilities

  • Build and execute a strategic territory plan focusing on new customer acquisition and account growth.
  • Maintain a precise and robust pipeline and provide regular forecasting in Salesforce.
  • Develop targeted strategies for key accounts across various enterprise sectors such as retail and finance.
  • Identify new logo opportunities while deepening connections within existing accounts.
  • Lead strategic conversations around AI solutions with enterprise buyers and IT leaders.
  • Articulate the value of managed database services in relation to AI readiness and operational efficiency.
  • Co-sell with partner teams to enhance deal velocity and utilize partner resources efficiently.
  • Oversee the entire sales cycle, ensuring internal collaboration and timely proposal submission.

Benefits

  • Competitive rewards package with flexibility for personal projects like blogging and volunteering.
  • Remote work options with no office commute requirements.
  • Collaborative environment with access to top-tier professionals in the field.
  • Substantial training allowance for skill enhancement and professional development.
  • Equipment provision for home working, including customization options for office setup.
  • Annual wellness budget dedicated to personal health and fitness, along with generous vacation and sick leaves.
Full Job Description
What you will be doing:

Territory & Pipeline

  • Build and execute a territory plan with a disciplined mix of new logo hunting, inbound conversion, and account expansion.
  • Maintain a robust, accurately forecasted pipeline in Salesforce; provide weekly pipeline reviews and revenue projections.
  • Develop targeted account strategies for key prospects in retail, manufacturing, logistics, financial services, and other enterprise verticals.
  • Identify and pursue net-new logos while deepening relationships and expanding wallet share within existing accounts.

AI & Data Services Sales

  • Lead discovery and solution conversations around Production AI, AI Strategy, Agentic AI, and AI Automation with enterprise buyers (CAIO, CDO, CTO, CIO).
  • Articulate how modern, well-managed data estates - across databases, cloud data platforms, and data migrations - are the critical scaffolding for scalable AI.
  • Sell the business case for Database Managed Services and DBA Support, connecting operational reliability to AI readiness and cost efficiency.
  • Help clients understand Pythian's phased "Data Foundations to Production AI" journey and position appropriate entry points based on their maturity.

Partner & OEM Co-sell

  • Co-sell with hyperscaler and OEM field teams - including Google Cloud, Oracle - to drive joint pipeline and leverage partner co-sell programs, Marketplace motions, and funded assessment opportunities.
  • Navigate partner deal registration, funding programs, and co-sell qualification processes across multiple technology ecosystems to accelerate deal velocity and protect margin.
  • Build and maintain strong field relationships with partner account teams, knowing how to activate the right partner resources at the right stage of a deal.
  • Serve as the primary relationship owner for your accounts while leveraging Pythian's delivery, solutions, and field CTO resources as needed.

Deal Execution & Internal Orchestration

  • Lead enterprise sales cycles end-to-end: discovery, business case development, proposal, negotiation, and close.
  • Act as the internal project manager for your deals - coordinating across Solutions Architecture, Delivery, Legal, and Finance to keep complex cycles moving, ensure scope integrity, and deliver proposals on time.
  • Know when and how to engage the right internal resources (Field CTO, practice leads, delivery SMEs) and manage those relationships to build credibility with prospects without over-committing delivery capacity.
  • Prepare and present compelling proposals, RFP responses, and executive-level business case materials.
  • Document client interactions, capture competitive intelligence, and share win/loss insights to continuously improve Pythian's go-to-market.

Travel as required to attend client meetings, partner events, industry conferences, and Pythian's annual sales kickoff.

What we need from you:

  • 10+ years of enterprise technology sales experience with a consistent record of meeting or exceeding quota.
  • Active experience selling Data & AI services - managed databases, cloud data platforms, AI strategy, or production AI implementations - to enterprise buyers.
  • Demonstrated ability to sell managed services: you know who to call, how to build the business case, and how to navigate procurement for recurring-revenue engagements.
  • Experience co-selling with hyperscaler or OEM field teams (Google Cloud, Oracle, AWS, Microsoft, or similar), including familiarity with partner programs, deal registration, and funded motions.
  • Strong internal project management instincts: proven ability to orchestrate cross-functional resources - solutions architects, delivery leads, legal, finance - across complex, multi-stakeholder sales cycles without losing momentum or scope control.
  • A hunter's instinct for new logos combined with the relationship acumen to grow and retain existing accounts.
  • Polished enterprise presence with the ability to engage confidently at VP and C-suite level across business and technical audiences.
  • Proficiency in Salesforce for pipeline management, forecasting, and account planning.

Strongly Preferred

  • Experience selling within one or more of Pythian's core technology ecosystems: Google Cloud (BigQuery, Vertex AI, Gemini) and/or Oracle (database, infrastructure), and also AWS, Microsoft Azure, Snowflake, Databricks, or SAP.
  • Familiarity with the modern data stack and cloud data platforms across multiple hyperscalers.
  • Comfort positioning AI solutions - Agentic AI, GenAI/RAG, MLOps, AI automation - to enterprise decision-makers.
  • Experience with Database Managed Services or Infrastructure Managed Services sales cycles and pricing models.
  • Background selling into $300M-$1B revenue companies in manufacturing, retail, logistics, finance, or healthcare verticals.
  • Relevant cloud, database, or AI certifications are a plus.

Core Competencies

  • Strategic territory planning and disciplined pipeline management.
  • Consultative selling - ability to diagnose business problems before proposing solutions.
  • Influence, persuasion, and consensus-building across complex enterprise buying committees.
  • Continuous learning mindset - genuinely curious about AI developments and their enterprise implications.
  • Clear, compelling written and verbal communication; strong presentation and proposal skills.
  • Relevant Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of experience and education.


What you will receive:

  • Love your career: Competitive total rewards package. Blog during work hours; take a day off and volunteer for your favorite charity.
  • Love your work/life balance: Flexibly work remotely from your home, there's no daily travel requirement to an office! All you need is a stable internet connection.
  • Love your coworkers: Collaborate with some of the best and brightest in the industry!
  • Love your development: Hone your skills or learn new ones with our substantial training allowance; participate in professional development days, attend training, become certified, whatever you like!
  • Love your workspace: We give you all the equipment you need to work from home including a laptop with your choice of OS, and an annual budget to personalize your work environment!
  • Love yourself: Pythian cares about the health and well-being of our team. You will have an annual wellness budget to make yourself a priority (use it on gym memberships, massages, fitness and more). Additionally, you will receive a generous amount of paid vacation and sick days, as well as a day off to volunteer for your favorite charity.


The pay range for this role is:

150,000 - 175,000 USD per year (Remote)

About Pythian

Pythian is a global IT services company that helps businesses adopt disruptive technologies to better compete. Our services and software solutions unleash the power of cloud, data and analytics to drive better business outcomes.
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