About Pinecone: Pinecone is the leading vector database for building accurate and performant AI applications at scale in production. Pinecone's mission is to make AI knowledgeable. More than 5000 customers across various industries have shipped AI applications faster and more confidently with Pinecone's developer-friendly technology. Pinecone is based in New York and raised $138M in funding from Andreessen Horowitz, ICONIQ, Menlo Ventures, and Wing Venture Capital. About the role/team: We are hiring an experienced Enterprise Account Executive to support our growth into F500 and G2000 customers! Reporting directly into the Head of Global Sales, this person will play a critical role in the growth of Pinecone as we expand the power of knowledge retrieval and AI infrastructure for Agentic use cases across the world’s largest organizations. Responsibilities: Owning a territory and quota of large Enterprises that you will prospect and break into to secure POCs and committed contractual relationships with. Managing inbound leads through the BDR, PLG, and MQL channels Lead all sales related activities through the various stages of the buying journey; in accordance to Pinecone’s defined sales process Selling and winning against our competitors Ensuring the customer is deployed successful and positioned for expansion Partnering cross-functionally with Sales Engineering, Forward Deployed Engineering, Product, Engineering, Finance, and Marketing Successful Pinecone Account Executives have a high degree of technical knowledge, and are comfortable selling into developers and engineering leaders. They are excited about working in a startup environment, comfortable with ambiguity, and ready to build an amazing business that will change the infrastructure landscape. Requirements: Experience in the infrastructure, data software, and genAI space is preferred Experience selling to developers and engineering leaders is a must Candidates should have a minimum 5-7 years experience as an E
Role overview
Job description
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Territory and Pipeline: Identify, research, and qualify potential new customers in your assigned territory, building pipeline coverage sufficient to achieve your sales targets.
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Forecasting: Forecast deals accurately using Outreach's forecast methodology.
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Account Planning: Develop and deliver on account plans that strategically increase new revenue for Outreach.
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Discovery: Conduct effective discovery calls to identify and unlock the business challenges that Outreach solves.
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Solution Demonstration: Demonstrate how the Outreach platform delivers a tailored solution to the outcomes a prospect is trying to achieve.
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Deal Execution: Negotiate contracts with cross-functional stakeholders including C-suite, finance, procurement, and technical teams, partnering with internal go-to-market, finance, and leadership resources to drive deals to close.
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Scoping and Handoff: Define accurate scoping and success criteria to position a successful implementation, and provide a smooth account transition to professional services and account management teams for future adoption and expansion.
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At least 7 years of sales lifecycle management experience, preferably in a SaaS environment
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Comfortable in a hunting role that is heavily focused on month over month pipeline creation
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Proven experience selling AI-powered, complex solutions into medium to large organizations
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Demonstrated curiosity about AI and emerging technologies, with a desire to explore how they can enhance your workflow and drive better outcomes for customers
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Proven experience selling into accounts through a top-down executive motion
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Ability to manage and navigate long sales cycles, typically nine to twelve months, with contract values of $200k to $500k
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Knowledge of the MEDDPICC Sales Methodology and experience applying this framework successfully
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Disciplined pipeline management, with the rigor to keep opportunities progressing through every stage and forecasts reliable
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Strong negotiation skills, with the ability to hold value in complex, multi-stakeholder contract discussions
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Ability to build and cultivate strong, trusting relationships and partnerships, both internally and externally
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Effective communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to tailor messaging appropriately for the audience
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Executive presence and interpersonal skills
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Strong business and financial acumen to be able to showcase metrics and potential ROI
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High personal integrity, with a commitment to internal processes and sales methodologies
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A collaborative approach and self-directed drive, with the initiative to keep opportunities moving forward
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