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Account Director, Startups Pursuits

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OpenAI

4d ago

  • Job
    Full-time
    Expert Level
  • Sales & Business Development
    Product
  • San Francisco

AI generated summary

  • You need 10+ years in API/cloud sales, startup experience, ability to support growth, work with C-level execs, communicate technical concepts, and analyze market intelligence.
  • You will manage startup accounts, execute strategies, drive technical engagements, analyze metrics, collaborate across teams, advocate for startups, monitor industry trends, and support recruitment.

Requirements

  • 10+ years selling platform-as-a-service, cloud, or other API products
  • Experience working in or around the startup ecosystem, preferably as either a founder of a startup, an employee of a startup, or someone who worked with startup customers
  • Supporting the growth and product development of fast-growing, high-performance companies
  • Working directly with C-level executives and startup founders
  • Communicating technical concepts to customers and internal stakeholders
  • Gathering, distilling, and processing complex market (industry, competitor, customer, prospect) intelligence

Responsibilities

  • Manage a portfolio of startups accounts, developing and executing strategies for a comprehensive account plan
  • Partner with solutions architects to drive successful technical engagements with startups, accelerating their product development process
  • Own a consumption revenue target
  • Manage consumption revenue forecasts
  • Analyze key account metrics to create reports and provide insights to internal and external stakeholders
  • Collaborate with solutions, marketing, communications, business operations, people operations, finance, product management, and engineering
  • Serve as an advocate for improving the startup experience building with OpenAI, synthesizing product feedback from insights captured from our work with startups
  • Closely monitor the industry landscape and startup landscape and contribute to corporate strategies
  • Support the recruitment and onboarding of other teammates
  • Support the development of company culture

FAQs

What is the primary responsibility of the Account Director for Startups Pursuits?

The primary responsibility is to manage relationships with top startup customers, helping them leverage OpenAI's platform effectively and supporting their growth through strategic account planning and technical engagement.

What kind of experience is required for this role?

Candidates should have 10+ years of experience selling platform-as-a-service, cloud, or API products, and experience working within the startup ecosystem, preferably as a founder, employee, or partner.

Will I be working with C-level executives?

Yes, this role involves direct interaction with C-level executives and startup founders to support their growth and product development.

Is prior experience in artificial intelligence necessary for this position?

While specific experience in AI is not explicitly required, a passion or curiosity about artificial intelligence is highly encouraged.

What does the hybrid work model entail?

The hybrid work model requires employees to work in the office three days per week, with some flexibility for remote work.

What type of customers will I work with in this role?

You will work specifically with startup customers, helping them to utilize OpenAI's APIs and resources effectively.

How does OpenAI support the development of its culture?

OpenAI emphasizes the importance of developing a positive company culture, which includes supporting team recruitment and onboarding efforts.

Are there growth opportunities within this role?

Yes, the position supports career development by allowing for collaboration with various functions across OpenAI and contributing towards strategic initiatives.

What compensation can I expect for this role?

The compensation for this role starts at $290K and includes equity offers.

Does OpenAI have an equal opportunity employment policy?

Yes, OpenAI is committed to equal opportunity employment and does not discriminate based on race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.

Technology
Industry
201-500
Employees
2025
Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. AI is an extremely powerful tool that must be created with safety and human needs at its core. OpenAI is dedicated to putting that alignment of interests first — ahead of profit. To achieve our mission, we must encompass and value the many different perspectives, voices, and experiences that form the full spectrum of humanity. Our investment in diversity, equity, and inclusion is ongoing, executed through a wide range of initiatives, and championed and supported by leadership. At OpenAI, we believe artificial intelligence has the potential to help people solve immense global challenges, and we want the upside of AI to be widely shared. Join us in shaping the future of technology.

Culture & Values

  • AGI focus

    We are committed to building safe, beneficial AGI that will have a massive positive impact on humanity's future. Anything that doesn’t help with that is out of scope.

  • Intense and scrappy

    Building something exceptional requires hard work (often on unglamorous stuff) and urgency; everything (that we choose to do) is important. Be unpretentious and do what works; find the best ideas wherever they come from.

  • Scale

    We believe that scale— in our models, our systems, ourselves, our processes, and our ambitions—is magic. When in doubt, scale it up.

  • Make something people love

    Our technology and products should have a transformatively positive effect on people’s lives.

  • Team spirit

    Our biggest advances, and differentiation, come from effective collaboration in and across teams. Although our teams have increasingly different identities and priorities, the overall purpose and goals have to remain perfectly aligned. Nothing is someone else’s problem.

Benefits

  • Health, dental, and vision insurance

  • Mental healthcare support and services

  • Commuter benefits

  • 401(k) with generous matching

  • Domestic conference budget for each employee

  • Flexible working hours

  • 20 weeks paid parental leave

  • Life and AD&D insurance

  • Annual learning & development stipend

  • Team-driven celebrations and events