Cresta

Strategic Sales Director, East

New York, New York, United States

Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Artificial Intelligence, Contact Center Solutions, Software as a Service (SaaS)Industries

Position Overview

  • Location Type: Remote
  • Employment Type: Full-time
  • Salary: Not specified

About Cresta: Cresta is on a mission to turn every customer conversation into a competitive advantage by unlocking the true potential of the contact center. Our platform combines the best of AI and human intelligence to help contact centers discover customer insights and behavioral best practices, automate conversations and inefficient processes, and empower every team member to work smarter and faster. Born from the prestigious Stanford AI lab, Cresta's co-founder and chairman is Sebastian Thrun, the genius behind Google X, Waymo, Udacity, and more. Our leadership also includes CEO, Ping Wu, the co-founder of Google Contact Center AI and Vertex AI platform, and CTO & co-founder, Tim Shi, an early member of Open AI. Our valued customers include brands like Intuit, Cox Communications, Hilton, and Carmax and we’ve been recognized by Forbes and Bain Consulting as one of the top private AI companies in the world.

About the Role: As a Strategic Sales Director, you will focus on some of the largest companies in the US, working on big strategic deals that will change the trajectory of the company. You’ll identify and articulate how Cresta can unlock significant value for our customers, build relationships with key executives and evangelize cutting edge AI technology. As an early member of the team at a growing startup, you’ll have the opportunity to help define our sales process, participate in strategic decisions and help build an amazing sales culture.

Responsibilities

  • Own the sales experience while building and managing relationships with key decision-makers and executives at Fortune 500 companies.
  • Run complex sales cycles from initial contact to close.
  • Prospect for new clients, design product presentations and business cases, develop and deliver proposals, negotiate and close contracts.
  • Develop a command of the Cresta product, the Contact Center market, our unique competitive differentiators, and our customers’ needs.
  • Partner closely with Product, Marketing, Customer Success and Engineering to deliver an exceptional customer experience.
  • Hit your number.

Qualifications We Value

  • 7+ years of SaaS software sales experience at an enterprise level.
  • Experience negotiating, structuring and executing complex enterprise-level agreements.
  • Prior experience leading cross-functional teams through large deal close processes.
  • Ability to articulate contractual, technical, and financial value points to customers, including executives.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills with experience presenting to C-level executives.
  • Ability to travel up to 50%.

Perks & Benefits

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Skills

Strategic Sales
Relationship Building
Complex Sales Cycles
Business Proposals
Negotiation
AI Technology
Customer Insights
Executive Engagement

Cresta

AI-powered coaching for sales teams

About Cresta

Cresta focuses on enhancing business outcomes through AI-powered coaching and assistance, particularly for sales teams. Its main product, Cresta for Sales, analyzes all sales conversations to identify performance gaps and provide real-time coaching, helping businesses improve their sales efficiency. This service is available on a subscription basis and is suitable for companies of all sizes across various industries. Cresta also offers a chatbot service that automates repetitive conversations, allowing sales agents to concentrate on more complex tasks. The patented Real-Time Intelligence Engine continuously learns from interactions to highlight effective behaviors, giving businesses a competitive edge. Clients have reported notable improvements, including faster response times and increased sales conversions.

Palo Alto, CaliforniaHeadquarters
2017Year Founded
$268.5MTotal Funding
SERIES_DCompany Stage
Consumer Software, Enterprise Software, AI & Machine LearningIndustries
201-500Employees

Risks

Competition from AI giants like Google and Microsoft threatens Cresta's market share.
Rapid AI advancements may render Cresta's offerings outdated without continuous innovation.
Expansion into Romania and India may face operational challenges and increased costs.

Differentiation

Cresta's Real-Time Intelligence Engine offers unique AI-driven insights for sales improvement.
The company provides AI-powered coaching, enhancing sales team performance with real-time feedback.
Cresta's chatbot service reduces repetitive tasks, allowing agents to focus on complex issues.

Upsides

Cresta's $125M Series D funding boosts product development and market expansion.
Recognition in Forbes AI 50 list enhances Cresta's credibility and market presence.
Human-in-the-loop AI capabilities improve customer service interactions and satisfaction.

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