Strategic Account Executive - Central/West

Dataiku Inc.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 160,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Dataiku is seeking an experienced Strategic Account Executive to join our sales organization. In this individual contributor role, you’ll own a territory, manage the full sales cycle, and partner with marketing, product management, and sales engineering to showcase Dataiku’s DSS platform to enterprise customers.

You’ll bring 10+ years of software field sales, a customer-centric approach, and a track record selling to large enterprises. Willingness to travel 30–50% is expected.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software field sales experience in enterprise settings.
• Customer-centric selling approach with a consultative style.
• Experience selling to large enterprises and developing champions.
• Ability to articulate competitive positioning and a clear vision.
• Willingness to travel 30–50% to engage with customers.
• Familiarity with data concepts (big data, analytics, BI/DW).
• Early startup experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own the entire sales cycle within a defined territory.
• Collaborate with marketing, product management and sales engineering.
• Demonstrate business value of Dataiku's DSS to enterprise customers.

Skills

Software sales

Customer-centric selling

Enterprise sales

Vision alignment

Competitive positioning

Travel readiness

Data concepts

Startup experience

Job description

Dataiku is the Platform for AI Success, the enterprise orchestration layer for building, deploying, and governing AI.

In a single environment, teams design and operate analytics, machine learning, and AI agents with the transparency, collaboration, and control enterprises require. Sitting above data platforms, cloud infrastructure, and AI services, Dataiku connects the full enterprise AI stack - empowering organizations to run AI across multi-vendor environments with centralized governance.

The world’s leading companies rely on Dataiku to operationalize AI and run it as a true business performance engine delivering measurable value.

For more, visit the Dataiku blog, LinkedIn, X, and YouTube.

Dataiku is looking for an experienced Strategic Account Executive to join our team.

Since the launch of our company, we have experienced healthy growth and steady market demand. This is an individual contributor position, newly added due to business expansion.

We’re looking for someone who can express passion about new technologies and the possibilities of Data and Advanced Analytics to enterprise customers across a range of industries within an extensive network. This role consists of engaging prospects and customers about their related initiatives to help them develop a more efficient approach, leveraging our platform, Dataiku.

As a Strategic Account Executive at Dataiku, you’ll be responsible for managing the entire sales cycle and own a territory with prospects and customers across a variety of industries. We embrace a culture of accountable camaraderie, and this role will enable you to collaborate cross-functionally with colleagues in marketing, product management, and sales engineering. Together, you’ll showcase the business value of Dataiku’s platform, DSS.

What you'll need to be successful

• 10+ years experience in software field sales
• Strong belief in a customer centric selling philosophy and applying a consultative approach in customer interactions
• Background in selling innovation and new concepts to large Enterprises
• Strong ability to develop a vision match with prospects and customers, to develop alignment across different groups and cultivate champions
• Good articulation of competitive positioning
• Comfortable traveling 30 to 50%
• Desired Skills Experience in ‘data’ – big data, analytics, data science, BI/DW, data integration
• Early start-up experience is a plus!

Compensation And Benefits

The final compensation package for this role will be determined during the interview process and is based on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, geographic location, internal equity, education, skill set, experience and training. Eligible roles may also be entitled to receive commission or other variable compensation through Dataiku's incentive compensation program.

Dataiku also offers comprehensive benefits, including stock options, medical, dental, and vision plans, flexible spending accounts, pre-tax commuter benefits, a 401k company match, paid vacations and sick leave, paid parental leave, employer paid disability coverage, and additional health and wellbeing perks and benefits. Dataiku reserves the right to amend or modify employee perks and benefits at any time.

US only national base pay ranges

$160,000 - $170,000 USD

What are you waiting for!

At Dataiku, you'll be part of a journey to shape the ever-evolving world of AI. We're not just building a product; we're crafting the future of AI. If you're ready to make a significant impact in a company that values innovation, collaboration, and your personal growth, we can't wait to welcome you to Dataiku! And if you’d like to learn even more about working here, you can visit our Dataiku LinkedIn page.

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