Staff Backend Engineer, Forward Deployed
•Foxglove· 7h
EngineeringFull-time$220k-240kAmericas
7h ago
Prophecysimpledatalabs·about 2 months ago
The leader in AI-native data preparation and analysis, Prophecy is revolutionizing how the world’s top enterprises turn data chaos into reliable insights. We introduce the AI-native data lifecycle (generate, refine, deploy) where our industry leading AI agents and humans work hand-in-hand in visual and document interfaces to analyze, transform and prepare data, to ship trusted insights at enterprise scale.
Don’t miss the rocket ship—join Prophecy and build the next data revolution.
The Strategic Account Executive is a dynamic, quota-carrying sales leader driving both new business development and expansion within Prophecy’s enterprise accounts. You will be a key growth driver, owning the entire sales cycle from prospecting high-potential enterprise opportunities to managing and growing existing accounts through strategic upsells and cross-sells. This role blends hunter and farmer responsibilities, demanding a deep understanding of the data industry, consultative selling skills, and a proven track record of scaling large accounts.
Drive New Enterprise Business: Identify, prospect, and engage new high-value enterprise accounts, leveraging market insight and industry expertise to create meaningful sales opportunities.
Manage & Grow Existing Accounts: Partner closely with existing customers to ensure ongoing value realization, identifying and closing upsell and cross-sell opportunities that align with their evolving data strategies.
Build Strategic Relationships: Establish trusted, multi-level relationships with both executive stakeholders (CIOs, CDOs) and technical leaders (Data Engineering, AI/ML teams), positioning yourself as a trusted advisor.
Deliver Consultative Sales: Leverage your deep knowledge of the modern data stack to craft compelling business cases and ROI-driven proposals that solve complex data challenges.
Maintain a Robust Pipeline: Keep an active and healthy sales pipeline through disciplined CRM management, forecasting accuracy, and consistent sales activity.
Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Work hand-in-hand with Customer Success, Solutions Engineering, and Product teams to ensure seamless execution and customer satisfaction.
Be a Market Expert: Stay on top of data industry trends, competitive landscape, and emerging technologies to inform your sales approach and customer conversations.
5+ years of quota-carrying experience in enterprise SaaS sales, with a proven mix of new business development and account expansion success.
Demonstrated ability to scale large, complex accounts while actively prospecting new enterprise logos
Comfortable navigating C-suite conversations as well as technical discussions with data engineers and architects.
Exceptional communication and consultative selling skills—able to build consensus and influence diverse stakeholders.
Self-starter with a hunter mentality but equally effective at nurturing long-term relationships.
Willingness to travel up to 30% as needed.
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