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As a Director of Enterprise Sales, you will build and lead a high-performing team of Enterprise Account Directors and Account Managers responsible for driving revenue across the full customer lifecycle - from net new lands through expansions and renewals. You will own a region of enterprise business across the central U.S. and be accountable for your team's performance against ambitious growth targets. This is a great opportunity to build from the ground up - establishing playbooks and processes that drive consistent execution, and cultivate a culture of excellence. You'll work closely with engineering, product, and go-to-market leadership to accelerate sales cycles, shape product direction through customer feedback, and help scale one of the fastest-growing AI startups.
Job Responsibility:
Build, lead, and develop a team of Enterprise Account Directors and Enterprise Account Managers
Own a regional team quota achieved through a combination of net new lands, expansions, and renewals
Recruit, hire, and onboard top enterprise sales talent to scale the team
Coach and develop your team to navigate complex, layered customer organizations including C-suite executives, Tech and AI leaders, procurement, and legal stakeholders
Establish and refine sales processes, deal strategies, and best practices that accelerate revenue growth
Obsess over customer health - ensure your team builds strong, long-term partnerships that maximize customer value and retention
Partner cross-functionally with engineering, product, and GTM leadership to share customer insights and inform product development
Foster a culture of collaboration, continuous learning, and high performance
Requirements:
8+ years of sales experience with a track record of consistently exceeding quota
3+ years of experience leading and managing enterprise sales teams
Demonstrated success selling deeply technical products to large, complex organizations
Experience building teams - recruiting, hiring, onboarding, and developing talent
Strong executive presence with the ability to engage and influence C-suite stakeholders
Technical acumen - you can deeply understand customer pain points and articulate how Cognition’s products solve complex engineering challenges
Thrives in ambiguous, rapidly changing environments with a bias toward action and learning
Customer-obsessed mindset focused on building lasting partnerships and driving long-term value
Nice to have:
Have experience selling AI, developer tools, or infrastructure software
Previously founded a startup or operated in an early-stage environment
Were a software engineer, sales engineer, or studied computer science before moving into sales leadership
Have built enterprise sales teams from the ground up
Are a power user of AI tools with genuine curiosity about the space
Are highly competitive and thrive in high-intensity, high-accountability environments