Sales Manager, Enterprise Industries

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About Anthropic

Anthropic’s mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. We want AI to be safe and beneficial for our users and for society as a whole. Our team is a quickly growing group of committed researchers, engineers, policy experts, and business leaders working together to build beneficial AI systems.

Sales Manager, Enterprise Industries

As a Sales Manager at Anthropic, you'll lead a team of Enterprise Account Executives driving the adoption of safe, frontier AI by securing strategic deals with leading enterprises. You'll leverage your leadership and consultative sales expertise in the Industries sector to propel revenue growth while developing a high-performing team of AEs. Working closely with Applied AI Engineering and Product teams, you'll help Industries customers embed and deploy AI while uncovering its full range of capabilities across their business. In collaboration with GTM and Marketing teams, you'll continuously refine our value proposition, sales methodology, and market positioning to resonate with enterprise decision-makers and ensure differentiated value across the Industries landscape.

The ideal candidate will have a passion for developing people, identifying market opportunities within Industries, and executing strategies to capture them. By leading the deployment of Anthropic's emerging products, you will help enterprises obtain new capabilities while also advancing the ethical development of AI.

The work

Responsibilities

• Build and lead a high-performing team of Enterprise Account Executives focused on Industries, providing coaching, mentorship, and guidance to drive team success
• Develop and implement sales strategies tailored to Industries procurement cycles and budgeting processes to meet and exceed team revenue quotas
• Create and maintain accurate forecasts, pipeline management, and reporting while ensuring data integrity in CRM systems
• Partner with Enablement to develop training programs and resources that accelerate AE ramp time and effectiveness, with specific focus on Industries buying cycles and decision-making processes
• Work closely with Applied AI Engineering teams to demonstrate technical capabilities pre-sales and optimize solutions post-sales for industry-specific applications
• Enable your team to have credible technical conversations about AI applications in Industries while maintaining appropriate guardrails
• Build strong partnerships across the organization to drive strategic initiatives within the Industries sector
• Identify and execute on new market opportunities and use cases for Anthropic's AI solutions across business units, research and development centers, and corporate functions
• Help your team navigate complex enterprise stakeholder ecosystems including executives, business leaders, IT departments, and procurement offices to build consensus
• Gather and synthesize customer feedback to inform product direction and enhance customer experience for Industries
• Build and continuously refine the Industries sales methodology by incorporating learnings into playbooks and best practices

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Sales Manager, Enterprise Industries

En tant que Sales Manager chez Anthropic, vous dirigerez une équipe d'Enterprise Account Executives qui favorise l'adoption d'une IA de pointe et sûre en concluant des contrats stratégiques avec des entreprises de premier plan. Vous mettrez à profit votre leadership et votre expertise de la vente consultative dans le secteur Industries pour accélérer la croissance du chiffre d'affaires, tout en développant une équipe d'AE très performante. En étroite collaboration avec les équipes Applied AI Engineering et Produit, vous aiderez les clients Industries à intégrer et à déployer l'IA, tout en leur faisant découvrir l'étendue de ses capacités dans l'ensemble de leurs activités. En collaboration avec les équipes GTM et Marketing, vous affinerez en continu notre proposition de valeur, notre méthodologie de vente et notre positionnement, afin qu'ils trouvent un écho auprès des instances décisionnelles des grandes entreprises et apportent une valeur différenciée sur l'ensemble du secteur Industries.

Le profil idéal a à cœur de faire grandir ses équipes, de repérer les opportunités de marché au sein du secteur Industries et de mettre en œuvre les stratégies qui permettent de les saisir. En pilotant le déploiement des produits émergents d'Anthropic, vous aiderez les entreprises à acquérir de nouvelles capacités tout en contribuant au développement éthique de l'IA.…

• 15+ years of enterprise sales experience in Industries technology, preferably driving adoption of SaaS or emerging technologies
• 5+ years of sales leadership experience, ideally 3+ leading teams within the Enterprise segment focused on Industries in France
• Proven track record of building and leading high-performing sales teams selling into large enterprises, with demonstrated success in coaching and developing AEs
• Experience establishing and scaling sales processes, tools, and methodologies in fast-growing organizations serving Industries
• Strong technical acumen and ability to understand complex AI solutions and their applications in Industries, with experience enabling teams to have credible technical conversations with customer stakeholders
• Track record of successful partnership with technical teams throughout the customer journey within large enterprises
• Deep understanding of Industries buying cycles, procurement frameworks, and key pain points
• Demonstrated ability to navigate complex, multithreaded sales cycles across diverse stakeholder groups and drive cross-functional initiatives
• Experience managing complex enterprise sales cycles and helping AEs secure strategic deals
• Strong operational rigor in pipeline management, forecasting, and sales metrics specific to Industries sales cycles
• Excellent communication skills and ability to build relationships across all levels, from technical and business teams to senior executives in Industries
• Strategic approach to market analysis combined with tactical excellence in execution
• Passion for AI technology and commitment to its safe, responsible development