
Strategic Account Executive

Strategic Account Executive
Deepgram
Company Overview
Deepgram is the leading platform underpinning the emerging trillion-dollar Voice AI economy, providing real-time APIs for speech-to-text (STT), text-to-speech (TTS), and building production-grade voice agents at scale. More than 200,000 developers and 1,300+ organizations build voice offerings that are 'Powered by Deepgram', including Twilio, Cloudflare, Sierra, Decagon, Vapi, Daily, Cresta, Granola, and Jack in the Box. Deepgram's voice-native foundation models are accessed through cloud APIs or as self-hosted and on-premises software, with unmatched accuracy, low latency, and cost efficiency. Backed by a recent Series C led by leading global investors and strategic partners, Deepgram has processed over 50,000 years of audio and transcribed more than 1 trillion words. There is no organization in the world that understands voice better than Deepgram.
Company Operating Rhythm
- Self-prospecting to build a strong sales pipeline of new logos, striving to exceed quarterly and annual sales targets, as well as partnering with the Marketing, SDR, and Partner teams to generate meetings
- Work closely with cross-functional teams (especially Sales Ops and Sales Engineers) to ensure sales effectiveness
- Have a depth of understanding regarding customer needs in the STT, TTS, and Voice Agent space, competition, and Deepgram products to be able to articulate Deepgram's value proposition fully
- Establish and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, work with CSMs to drive upsell opportunities and manage existing accounts ongoing
- Value having leadership that has tenure and a track record of success
- Thrive working with A Players as cross-functional partners across GTM
- Understand the importance of selling a product that is market validated and can deliver on its technical promise
- Believe there should be no cap to upside and want control of account up-sell potential
- Are passionate about what Deepgram is building and how we are changing what is possible with speech
- Proven experience in a technical full-cycle sales role
- Proven experience managing complex Enterprise and/or Strategic partner new deal cycles and expansion relationships
- Experience building your own pipeline and closing accounts
- Consistent overachievement against sales targets in past experiences
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Empathy and a unique ability to understand customer needs
- Highly organized with exceptional follow-up skills due to managing multiple opportunities at any given time
- Ability to drive a consistent and repeatable sales process
- Familiarity with Challenger or Triangle sales methodology
- Experience selling to a technical audience in a similar space
Benefits
& PERKS*
Holistic Health
- Medical, dental, vision benefits
- Annual wellness stipend
- Mental health support
- Life, STD, LTD Income Insurance Plans
Life Blend
- Unlimited PTO
- Generous paid parental leave
- Flexible schedule
- 12 Paid US company holidays
- Quarterly personal productivity stipend
- One-time stipend for home office upgrades
- 401(k) plan with company match
- Tax Savings Programs
Continuous Learning
- Learning / Education stipend
- Participation in talks and conferences
- Employee Resource Groups
- AI enablement workshops / sessions




