Strategic Pursuits Account Executive (AI Native)

Fireworks AI; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Fireworks AI is seeking a Strategic Pursuits Account Executive, AI Native to drive adoption of Fireworks within the most ambitious AI companies. You will speak credibly to technical teams, identify high-impact use cases, and relentlessly pursue value creation for customers.

You’ll partner with our Applied AI team, engage with founders, ML leads, and product teams, guiding evaluation, onboarding, and scale-up from POC to production.

Qualifications

• Speak credibly to technical teams and founders.
• Identify high-impact use cases and value for customers.
• Proven ability to run multi-threaded customer engagements with diverse stakeholders.
• 7+ years of experience as a PM, strategic account executive, VC, or consultant.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical and product discovery with founders, ML engineers, and infra leads.
• Coordinate onboarding, benchmarking, and integration efforts to get customers live quickly.
• Structure and negotiate complex commercial terms.
• Own the relationship with key Strategic AI Native accounts through production deployment.

Skills

Strategic selling

Technical sales

Executive engagement

Account management

POC coordination

Negotiation

Stakeholder mapping

Customer onboarding

Job description

• We’re hiring an Strategic Pursuits Account Executive, AI Native to drive adoption of Fireworks within the most ambitious and strategic AI companies
• This isn’t a traditional sales role: we’re looking for someone who can speak credibly to technical teams, identify high-impact use cases, and relentlessly pursue value creation for the customer
• We are looking for highly motivated, networked, and technically adept individuals to serve as trusted advisors to our most important customers and prospects
• You’ll engage deeply with technical founders, ML leads, and product teams, helping them understand how Fireworks fits into their stack and guiding them through evaluation, onboarding, and scale-up
• You’ll work in lockstep with our Applied AI team on key accounts, partner with product and ML specialists to architect the right technical approach, and run a clean commercial cycle with our GTM partners. You’ll be the quarterback of the account from initial POC through production at scale
• Lead technical and product discovery and conversations with founders, ML engineers, and infra leads
• Work closely with Field Engineering, Applied AI, Product and Research teams to shape tailored solutions, POCs, and fine-tuning approaches
• Translate customer feedback into actionable insights for Fireworks product and engineering with specificity and urgency
• Help customers get live quickly by coordinating onboarding, benchmarking, and integration efforts
• Lead structured discovery conversations to unpack customer pain points, constraints, and success criteria before proposing solutions
• Manage multiple concurrent accounts with fast iteration cycles. Prioritize ruthlessly, keep scope tight, and maintain momentum
• Structure and negotiate complex commercial terms
• Actively identify, engage, and qualify new prospects through executive and investor networks, industry events, and partnerships
• Run a disciplined operating cadence with your portfolio of customers: reviewing key trends, driving outcomes, and jointly planning the next phase of the partnership
• Own the relationship with key Strategic AI Native accounts, from first engagement through production deployment. Earn trust with ML engineers and Founders in the same meeting
• Nurture and shape strong executive relationships
• Be a visible representative of Fireworks in the AI startup ecosystem

Have strong communication skills and can earn trust with both engineers and executivesAre proactive, persistent, and creative in breaking into accounts and building lasting relationships throughout the organizationDemonstrated ability to run multi-threaded customer engagements: mapping stakeholders, managing commercial cycles, and maintaining deal and relationship momentumTechnical fluency to lead discovery with ML engineers and infrastructure leads and ability to discuss open-source vs. proprietary models, model tuning, reserved capacity, and compliance requirementsHave 7+ years of experience as a PM, strategic account executive, VC,, or previous management consulting experience focused on serving highly technical buyers and portfolio companiesWant to be on the front lines of the AI movement and work closely with companies shaping the futureThrive in fast-moving environments and love engaging with leading startup founders and builders