Who are we?
Our mission is to scale intelligence to serve humanity. We’re training and deploying frontier models for developers and enterprises who are building AI systems to power magical experiences like content generation, semantic search, RAG, and agents. We believe that our work is instrumental to the widespread adoption of AI.
We obsess over what we build. Each one of us is responsible for contributing to increasing the capabilities of our models and the value they drive for our customers. We like to work hard and move fast to do what’s best for our customers.
Cohere is a team of researchers, engineers, designers, and more, who are passionate about their craft. Each person is one of the best in the world at what they do. We believe that a diverse range of perspectives is a requirement for building great products.
Join us on our mission and shape the future!
Why this role?
As a European Public Sector Account Executive at Cohere you will have ownership of the full sales cycle - from identifying leads to closing deals, with large European Public Sector customers.
In this role you will be focussed on business development activity with NATO, including HQ and operational commands, major NATO contributors on the continent, and other federal departments across each country.
We’re looking for an approachable and compelling communicator who loves working with customer prospects to uncover their needs and feels comfortable developing tailored value propositions around how Cohere’s platform can help them achieve their business goals. You’ll lay the foundation for Cohere’s growth by owning your territory and collaborating with teammates across Customer Success, Sales Development, Marketing, and Sales Engineering. You’ll be the voice of the field and help our Product and Engineering teams prioritize the Cohere roadmap with customer-centric care. In this highly self-directed role, you will thrive in a quickly evolving environment. Your opportunity for impact will be astronomical — Cohere has skies-the-limit potential, and you’ll help us reach it.
As an Account Executive, you will:
Drive net-new logo acquisition via outbound activity and relationship building with key stakeholders in the European Public Sector & NATO
Be a trusted advisor to customer prospects, deeply understand their challenges & goals, and tailor solutions to drive impact for their businesses
Leverage senior-level relationships with executives in the European Public Sector & NATO, driving strategic partnerships and sales opportunities
Work in close partnership with channel partners to find opportunities to scale outreach and customer satisfaction
Collaborate with Cohere’s Product and Engineering teams on strategic motions to deliver solutions
Collaborate with Sales Development Representatives & Marketing to drive top-of-funnel activity
Own the full sales cycle working in a team selling environment – from initial outreach, technical and business validation, through deal close
You may be a good fit if you have:
5+ years of sales experience in the European Public Sector & with NATO, along with experience negotiating & closing transformational 7-figure deals
A proven track record of high performance and exceeding quotas
Experience building and maintaining senior-level relationships with executives in the European Public Sector & NATO
Experience selling complex enterprise level solutions, technical products, private deployments (AI / NLP solutions preferred)
Experience working with channel partners to drive sales cycles and hit shared revenue goals
High tolerance for ambiguity - as an early sales team member, you’ll have to be a doer and a strategist
Curiosity - you want to go deep on NLP and become an expert on our technology
Excellent communication skills - you are a great listener, have a knack for understanding what matters most to others & building strong relationships, experienced presenting to a C-suite audience, and feel comfortable speaking to both technical and non-technical customer prospects
If some of the above doesn’t line up perfectly with your experience, we still encourage you to apply! If you want to work really hard on a glorious mission with teammates that want the same thing, Cohere is the place for you.
We value and celebrate diversity and strive to create an inclusive work environment for all. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are committed to providing equal opportunities. Should you require any accommodations during the recruitment process, please submit an Accommodations Request Form, and we will work together to meet your needs.
Full-Time Employees at Cohere enjoy these Perks:
🤝 An open and inclusive culture and work environment
🧑💻 Work closely with a team on the cutting edge of AI research
🍽 Weekly lunch stipend, in-office lunches & snacks
🦷 Full health and dental benefits, including a separate budget to take care of your mental health
🐣 100% Parental Leave top-up for 6 months for employees based in Canada, the US, and the UK
🎨 Personal enrichment benefits towards arts and culture, fitness and well-being, quality time, and workspace improvement
🏙 Remote-flexible, offices in Toronto, New York, San Francisco and London and co-working stipend
✈️ 6 weeks of vacation
Note: This post is co-authored by both Cohere humans and Cohere technology.
