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GMI Cloud · 1 day ago

Account Manager – AI Startups & Research Labs

GMI Cloud is a fast-growing AI infrastructure company that provides GPU compute services and AI model inference solutions. They are seeking a quota-carrying Account Manager to engage with AI startup founders, researchers, and ML engineers, managing accounts from sourcing opportunities to closing deals and driving expansion.

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Hiring Manager
Peggy Zhou
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Responsibilities

Own a revenue quota across a portfolio of AI startup and research lab accounts
Build pipeline through outbound efforts and personal network, especially within the founder and VC ecosystem
Convert early experiments and trials into paid usage and long-term customers
Work directly with AI startup founders, Heads of ML, researchers, and early infra engineers
Understand customer workloads (training vs. inference), growth plans, and constraints (budget, speed, scale)
Act as a trusted partner, not a transactional seller
Confidently discuss model training, inference, GPU scaling, and performance trade-offs
Position GMI Cloud’s GPU infrastructure as a solution to real AI scaling problems
Partner closely with Solution Architects to support trials, PoCs, and onboarding
Drive expansion through increased usage, larger clusters, and longer commitments
Maintain close relationships with customers as they grow from early-stage to production
Feed market and customer insights back to the team

Qualification

Account managementAI/ML workflowsGPU scalingSales to technical customersBay Area AI ecosystemCuriousEnergeticComfortable with ambiguitySelf-starter

Required

3–6 years of experience in account management, sales, or business development in AI, cloud, or infrastructure
Experience selling to technical customers (founders, engineers, researchers)
Familiar with AI/ML workflows, including model training and inference
Comfortable discussing GPUs, scaling, performance, and basic AI infrastructure concepts
Existing relationships or strong familiarity with the Bay Area AI startup and VC ecosystem
Self-starter who can operate without heavy inbound or brand-driven demand
Curious, energetic, and comfortable with ambiguity
Motivated by ownership, growth, and impact — not just process

Preferred

Prior exposure to AI startups, research labs, or developer-first products is strongly preferred

Benefits

Competitive 50/50 OTE structure with meaningful upside.

Company

GMI Cloud

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GMI Cloud provides GPU cloud access for generative AI applications.

H1B Sponsorship

GMI Cloud has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
Represents job field similar to this job
Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (2)

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
$82M
Key Investors
Headline Asia (formerly Infinity Ventures)Banpu NEXT
2024-10-29Series A· $15M
2024-10-29Debt Financing· $67M
2024-07-16Corporate Round

Leadership Team

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Alex Yeh
Founder & CEO
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Tim Chen
Chief Financial Officer
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