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title: 'Sales Director, Enterprise at SambaNova Systems'
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# Sales Director, Enterprise at SambaNova Systems

- **Company:** SambaNova Systems
- **Location:** United States
- **Compensation:** $175k–$215k
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-09-23
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-13
- **Apply:** https://sambanova.ai/sambanova-available-positions/?gh_jid=6206889004

## Job description

SambaNova is a leader in next-generation AI infrastructure, delivering a full-stack inference platform for customers worldwide. At the core of SambaNova's technology is the RDU (Reconfigurable Dataflow Unit) — a chip built on a dataflow architecture rather than the traditional GPU model. Its decode performance is especially strong for agentic workloads like multi-turn agents, code generation, and long-running applications. RDUs are packaged into SambaRack, rack-scale hardware that lets customers deploy state-of-the-art models with better performance, greater energy efficiency, and faster time to value.

SambaNova is redefining the economics of AI inference. We build AI accelerators and deliver them as rack-scale systems that let enterprises deploy state-of-the-art AI — from the largest open-source models to demanding production workloads — in their own data centers, at speed and efficiency the incumbent platforms can't match.

Financial services is where enterprise AI gets real: the largest institutions in the world are moving AI from experimentation into production, and they need to do it with performance, control, and economics that public cloud consumption can't deliver. We are hiring an Account Director, based in New York, to build and drive a large book of business across US financial services — global banks, capital markets firms, asset managers, and insurers. Reporting directly to the VP of Americas, you will own the number and run every pursuit end to end with high touch: from first executive conversation, through technical and risk validation, to negotiated production deployments. This is a senior, relationship-driven seat for a seller who is already trusted at the executive level in this industry and knows how to move a large institution from interest to commitment.

## What you'll be doing

- Own the financial services number. Build and drive the book of business across US financial institutions — named accounts and expansion alike. You carry the quota and the account strategy.
- Sell high and wide. Open and cultivate relationships with CIOs, CTOs, heads of AI/ML, and line-of-business executives. Deals in this segment are won in the executive suite and defended in the architecture review — you operate credibly in both.
- Run the full pursuit end to end, high touch. Qualify rigorously. map the buying committee — technology, risk, procurement, finance — build the win plan, and personally drive every stage from discovery through commercial close.
- Navigate the institution. Understand how large financial institutions actually adopt technology: model risk management, information security review, vendor risk, data residency, and regulatory posture. Anticipate these gates and build them into the deal plan rather than discovering them in month nine.
- Sell the business case. Position on-premises AI deployment in terms the institution's economics: cost versus public cloud consumption at production scale, data control, latency, and the ability to run frontier open-source models inside their own walls.
- Lead the pursuit team. Partner with Solutions Architects on technical validation and POCs, and orchestrate SambaNova executives into accounts deliberately and at the right altitude.
- Build the segment playbook. Define the repeatable financial services motion — use cases, references, deal constructs — and lay the foundation for the enterprise team as it scales, with the opportunity to lead it.
- Forecast with discipline. Own pipeline integrity and forecast accuracy for the segment, and bring structured market and competitive intelligence back to sales and product leadership.

## What we need to see

- 10+ years of quota-carrying enterprise technology sales with a substantial track record selling into US financial services — banks, capital markets, asset management, or insurance — including large, complex infrastructure or platform deals.
- Established senior relationships in the sector: you can open doors at the CIO/CTO and head-of-AI level at major institutions today, not build toward them.
- Command of long-cycle, multi-stakeholder enterprise pursuits — technology, risk, compliance, procurement, and executive sponsors in parallel — with deal values in the seven to eight figures.
- Working fluency in AI and data center infrastructure: how enterprises evaluate compute, where inference workloads are heading, and the tradeoffs between public cloud, private deployment, and hybrid.
- Familiarity with the governance realities of financial institutions — model risk, information security review, vendor onboarding — and a record of getting deals through them.
- Executive presence: you represent the company credibly with C-level customers and partner naturally with our own executives in strategic pursuits.

Ways to stand out from the crowd

- Existing relationships across multiple top-20 US financial institutions.
- Experience selling AI infrastructure, accelerated compute, or on-premises platforms into regulated industries.
- Experience displacing or selling against public cloud consumption with an on-premises or hybrid economic case.
- A track record of landing a new vendor inside a major bank — first deal through vendor risk, then expansion.
- History of building or leading an enterprise segment as it scaled.

Base Salary Range:

Base Pay Range $175,000—$215,000 USD

Submission Guidelines Please note that in order to be considered an applicant for any position at SambaNova Systems, you must submit an application form for each position for which you believe you are qualified.

## EEO Policy

SambaNova Systems is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard basis of age (40 and over), color, disability, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, national origin/ancestry, race, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding), sexual orientation, and any other applicable status protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Benefits Summary for US-Based, Full-Time Employment Positions SambaNova offers a competitive total rewards package, including the base salary, plus equity and benefits. We cover 95% premium coverage for employee medical insurance, and 77% premium coverage for dependents and offer a Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contribution. We also offer Dental, Vision, Short/Long term Disability, Basic Life, Voluntary Life, and AD&D insurance plans in addition to Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options like Health Care, Limited Purpose, and Dependent Care. Our library of well-being benefits available to you and your dependents includes a full subscription to Headspace, Gympass+ membership with access to physical gyms, One Medical membership, counseling services with an Employee Assistance Program, and much more.

## About SambaNova Systems

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: SambaNova Systems provides a full-stack AI platform, from specialized Reconfigurable Dataflow Unit (RDU) chips to an agentic AI inference platform, designed for enterprises and governments.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series E)
- **Headquarters**: San Jose, California, USA
- **Founded**: 2017
- **Founders**: Rodrigo Liang (Co-founder & CEO), Kunle Olukotun (Co-founder & Chief Technologist)

## Core Business
- **Primary Industry**: Artificial Intelligence / Enterprise AI Infrastructure
- **Target Customers**: Developers, large enterprises, government agencies, and data centers (B2B)
- **Mission Statement**: To be the most efficient and adaptable AI platform on the planet, empowering enterprises to control the trajectory of their data and AI future.

## Products & Services
- **SambaNova Suite**: The company's core product, a fully integrated AI platform that includes hardware, software, and models. It provides OpenAI-compatible APIs for inference.
- **SambaRack (SN40 & SN50)**: A state-of-the-art, rack-scale system optimized for AI inference. The SN50 is the fifth-generation system designed for fast agentic inference with high energy efficiency (average of 10 kWh for SN40).
- **Reconfigurable Dataflow Unit (RDU)**: A custom-designed AI chip (SN40L, SN50) with a unique three-tier memory architecture that delivers high speed and throughput for large models while using less power than traditional GPUs.
- **SambaOrchestrator**: A management tool for deploying, monitoring, and auto-scaling AI models across data centers.
- **Sovereign AI Platform**: An offering for governments and enterprises to keep data secure and governed while enabling business teams to use AI.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (Private company).
- **Key Metric**: Total funding of **$1.484B** (raised over multiple rounds, including a $350M Series E in early 2026).
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Intel, GV (Google Ventures), BlackRock, Redline Capital Management, Atlantic Bridge Capital.
- **Growth Signals**: 
    - Raised a $350M Series E in early 2026.
    - A launch partner for Meta's Llama 4 series.
    - First platform to support all three variants of Llama 3.1 (8B, 70B, and 405B).
    - Has filed 313 patents related to parallel computing, computer memory, and instruction processing.
    - Customers include Blackbox and Texas Advanced Computing Center.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Full-Stack Integration**: Unlike many competitors, SambaNova controls the entire AI stack from the chip (RDU) to the software and models, allowing for deep optimization.
- **Efficiency**: The RDU's dataflow architecture is designed for high performance with significantly lower power consumption (best tokens per watt), a key differentiator for scaling AI.
- **Open-Source Focus**: The company is a strong supporter of open-source AI models, being a launch partner for major releases like Meta's Llama 4.

## Strategic Focus
- **Agentic AI**: The company is heavily focused on enabling complex, multi-step agentic AI workflows, with the SN50 chip and SambaOrchestrator built for this purpose.
- **Sovereign AI**: Targeting government and enterprise clients who need secure, on-premises or private cloud AI solutions.
- **Scaling Inference**: Prioritizing high-speed, low-latency inference for the largest open-source models (e.g., DeepSeek, Llama) at scale.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Described as a "smart and motivated team" that values "talent first," "innovation that impacts," and "trust and integrity." The company emphasizes collaboration across departments and access to founders.
- **Work Environment**: Offers flexible working hours and a hybrid/remote-friendly policy (Flexible PTO in the U.S.).
- **Notable Perks**: 
    - Flexible PTO
    - Parental Leave
    - Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits
    - 401k/Pensions
    - Gym Access
    - Mentorship and buddy programs
    - Internship programs
- **Engineering Culture**: A deep-tech environment where you work on cutting-edge AI hardware (RDUs) and software, pushing the boundaries of AI performance.

## Sources
1. [SambaNova.ai](https://sambanova.ai/)
2. [SambaNova About Us](https://sambanova.ai/company/about)
3. [SambaNova Careers](https://sambanova.ai/company/careers)
4. [SambaNova Job Openings](https://sambanova.ai/company/careers/job-openings)
5. [CB Insights Profile](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/sambanova-systems)

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