Head of Sales

Cooper AI; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 220,000 - 420,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Medical, dental & vision insurance

Wellness stipend

401k with company match

Unlimited PTO

Company lunch 5x per week

Offsites & team events

Job summary

Cooper AI is seeking a Head of Sales to own and build the revenue engine as the company scales. You will partner with founders to craft the GTM playbook, close strategic enterprise deals, and hire a high-performing sales team that can drive ARR growth and market leadership.

You will define forecasting processes, build dashboards, and report metrics, while collaborating across Product, Engineering, Marketing, and Customer Success to translate customer feedback into roadmap influence.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of B2B SaaS sales experience, with at least 3 years in a leadership role.
• Proven track record of building and scaling sales organizations from early traction to ARR.
• Experience closing complex, multi-stakeholder enterprise deals and leading teams.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute Cooper AI’s revenue strategy, sales motion, forecasting, and GTM playbook.
• Develop ICP definitions, segmentation, qualification frameworks, and pricing strategy.
• Build and optimize repeatable processes for pipeline creation, deal management, and customer expansion.
• Own and report on sales forecasting, dashboards, and metrics with rigor and accountability.
• Serve as executive sponsor for key customers, building C-suite relationships.
• Recruit, hire, and develop a world-class sales organization across AEs, SDRs, SEs, and CSMs as we scale.
• Collaborate with Product, Marketing, and Customer Success to align on roadmap, messaging, and expansion revenue.

Skills

B2B SaaS sales

Leadership

Enterprise deal closing

Forecasting & analytics

GTM strategy

Executive presence

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Who We Are

Cooper AI is building AI for commercial insurance, taking the manual, time-consuming work off professionals’ plates so they can focus on what actually matters: serving clients and growing their business. Cooper works directly inside the tools teams already use, turning these workflows into fast, automated experiences that save hours every week and unlock meaningful efficiency gains.

Backed by Lightspeed, General Catalyst, and Valor, Cooper AI is building from the ground up to modernize a $1T+ global insurance industry.

About the Role

As Head of Sales, you will own and build Cooper AI’s entire revenue engine. This is a rare opportunity to step in at the ground floor when product-market fit has emerged, early customers are seeing real results, and we’re ready to scale. You’ll partner directly with the founders to build the GTM playbook, close strategic deals, and hire the team that will take us from early traction to $XXM+ ARR. This is a builder role for someone who thrives in ambiguity, loves being close to the customer, and has the instincts to turn an early-stage product into a category-defining go-to-market motion.

What You’ll Do

• Define and execute Cooper AI’s revenue strategy, sales motion, forecasting, and GTM playbook

• Develop ICP definitions, segmentation, qualification frameworks, and pricing strategy

• Build and optimize repeatable processes for pipeline creation, deal management, and customer expansion

• Own and report on sales forecasting, dashboards, and metrics — bringing rigor and accountability to the revenue function

• Serve as executive sponsor for key customers and prospects, building relationships at the C-suite level

• Recruit, hire, and develop a world-class sales organization across AEs, SDRs, Sales Engineers, and CSMs as we scale

• Be a true cross-functional partner, working closely with Product and Engineering to translate customer feedback into roadmap influence, Marketing to align on messaging, pipeline generation, and campaigns, and Customer Success to drive smooth onboarding, retention, and expansion revenue.

What You’ll Bring

• 8+ years of B2B SaaS sales experience, with at least 3 years in a leadership role

• Proven track record of building and scaling sales organizations from early traction to $XXM+ ARR

• Demonstrated ability to personally close complex, multi-stakeholder enterprise deals while simultaneously building process and team

• Deep experience developing GTM playbooks, sales processes, and revenue operations from scratch

• A data-driven, AI-first approach to forecasting and pipeline management, with strong analytical instincts

• Exceptional communication and executive presence — comfortable in the boardroom and on the whiteboard

• Low-ego, high-output — you’re as comfortable rolling up your sleeves as you are delegating

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience selling into the insurance industry — carriers, MGAs, brokerages, or related financial services verticals

• Background in AI, workflow automation, or vertical SaaS for highly regulated industries

• Prior experience at a high-growth startup (Seed–Series C), ideally as a first or second sales leadership hire

• Experience working alongside technical founders and influencing product roadmap based on customer insights

Benefits:

• Competitive salary & equity

• Medical, dental & vision insurance

• Monthly wellness stipend

• 401k with company match

• Unlimited PTO

• Company sponsored lunch 5x per week

• Off sites, happy hours, and team building events