Account Executive

FriendliAI; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Highly competitive base salary plus uncapped commission

Equity in a growing AI company

Comprehensive benefits package

Collaborative environment with cutting-edge AI technologies

Job summary

FriendliAI is seeking a GTM professional to drive market expansion and secure high-value enterprise accounts. In this role, you will help enterprises leverage FriendliAI's inference serving platform for transformative cost savings and performance in AI deployments.

You'll manage the sales process, cultivate relationships with AI decision-makers, and represent FriendliAI at industry events. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in B2B sales and a strong technical background in AI/ML infrastructure.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of B2B sales experience.
• Proven track record of closing $300K+ ARR deals and exceeding revenue targets.
• Strong technical background in AI/ML infrastructure and cloud platforms.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end sales process with enterprises.
• Identify and capitalize on growth opportunities within existing accounts.
• Manage technical POCs demonstrating FriendliAI's performance.

Skills

B2B sales experience

Technical background in AI/ML infrastructure

Communication skills

Experience managing technical POCs

Education

Technical degree or equivalent practical experience in AI/ML

Job description

About the job

As a GTM professional at FriendliAI, you will be instrumental in driving our market expansion by securing high-value enterprise accounts and building strategic relationships with leading AI-forward companies. You'll focus on helping enterprises leverage FriendliAI's inference serving platform to achieve transformative cost savings and performance improvements in their AI deployments.

Environments

• Highly competitive base salary plus uncapped commission structure tied to enterprise deal value
• Equity in a rapidly growing AI infrastructure company
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Collaborative environment with exposure to cutting-edge AI technologies

Key Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end sales process with enterprises, from generating pipeline to closing high-value, strategic enterprise deals focused on AI inference and serving solutions
• Identify and capitalize on growth opportunities within existing accounts, becoming a trusted advisor for AI infrastructure optimization
• Manage technical POCs that demonstrate FriendliAI's superior performance and cost advantages, collaborating with internal engineering teams and enterprise clients
• Consistently generate and manage a robust pipeline by identifying enterprises with significant inference workloads and positioning FriendliAI's solutions strategically
• Lead tech community engagements, representing FriendliAI at premier AI/ML conferences, meetups, and industry events (AI Engineer World's Fair, AWS re:Invent, etc.)
• Cultivate strategic relationships with AI engineers, ML platform leaders, and technical decision-makers at target enterprises through community involvement
• Organize technical events; workshops, technical demos, and meetups showcasing FriendliAI
• Collaborate on technical content, case studies, and speaking opportunities that establish FriendliAI's market leadership
• Bring the voice of enterprise customers into product discussions, ensuring FriendliAI's roadmap aligns with market needs and competitive positioning
• Work closely with engineering teams to understand and articulate complex technical differentiators around inference optimization
• Analyze competitive landscape of market and provide insights on enterprise AI infrastructure trends and requirements

Qualifications

• 5+ years of B2B sales experience
• Proven track record of closing $300K+ ARR deals and consistently exceeding revenue targets
• Strong technical background in AI/ML infrastructure, cloud platforms, or developer tools
• Deep understanding of LLM deployment, inference serving, and AI/ML workflows
• Active participation in AI/ML tech communities with demonstrated networking abilities
• Experience managing technical POCs and multi-stakeholder enterprise sales cycles
• Excellent communication skills for engaging both C-level executives and technical teams

Preferred Experience

• AI infrastructure, MLOps, or developer tools company background
• Existing network within enterprise AI/ML teams
• Technical degree or equivalent practical experience in AI/ML space
• Track record of organizing or speaking at tech meetups and industry conferences

About us

FriendliAI, a San Mateo, CA-based startup, is building the next-generation AI inference platform that accelerates the deployment of large language and multimodal models with unmatched performance and efficiency. Our infrastructure supports high-throughput, low-latency AI workloads for organizations worldwide. We are also integrated with the Hugging Face platform, allowing instant access to over 510,000 open-source models. We are on a mission to deliver the world's best platform for AI inference.