Profound · 1 month ago
Manager, Enterprise Sales
Profound is an NYC-based AI startup helping brands measure and improve their visibility in AI platforms. As a Manager, Enterprise Sales, you will lead and scale the enterprise sales team, driving strategic revenue growth while overseeing complex deal cycles and coaching team members.
AnalyticsArtificial Intelligence (AI)SEO
Responsibilities
Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Enterprise Account Executives, fostering a culture of performance, strategic thinking, and collaboration
Own and guide the full enterprise sales cycle — from targeted outbound and discovery to multi-threaded navigation, negotiation, and close
Build and refine enterprise sales playbooks, qualification frameworks, and forecasting models that increase accuracy and velocity
Partner deeply with prospects to understand organizational priorities, build trust, and establish Profound as the preferred partner for AI visibility and search transformation
Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Marketing, Success, and Engineering to align on GTM strategy, unblock enterprise requirements, and deliver seamless customer experiences
Drive pipeline generation strategy and help shape top-of-funnel programs in partnership with Growth and SDR leadership
Establish enterprise sales processes, performance metrics, and best practices that ensure consistent quota attainment across the team
Qualification
Required
Proven enterprise sales leader with experience closing large, complex SaaS deals and managing high-performing teams
Skilled in multi-threading, stakeholder alignment, and navigating procurement, legal, security review, and executive-level conversations
Strong coach who helps AEs sharpen discovery, messaging, deal strategy, and negotiation
Highly strategic and structured — able to build repeatable systems and scalable enterprise sales motions
Comfortable owning forecasts, running deal reviews, and driving predictable revenue outcomes
Passionate about AI and its impact on how companies search, discover, operate, and compete
Benefits
Equity
A full range of benefits and perks
Company
Profound
Profound is an AI visibility and content optimization platform that that helps brands optimize their visibility in generative AI search.
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$58.5MKey Investors
Sequoia CapitalKleiner PerkinsSaga Ventures
2025-08-12Series B· $35M
2025-06-18Series A· $20M
2024-08-13Seed· $3.5M
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