CareerPlan

Account Director, Startups | New Business

San FranciscoFull-time2026-11-02 → 2026-11-10
Hybrid

Core

Primary relationship owner for strategically important startup customers, driving their adoption of OpenAI's AI models and APIs to accelerate product development.

Role type

Senior Account Director (Startups)

Builds

Strategic account plans and consumption revenue growth for high-performance startups

Domain

Artificial Intelligence / Platform-as-a-Service

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Selling platform-as-a-service, cloud, or API products; Startup ecosystem experience; C-level executive engagement; Technical concept communication; Market intelligence analysis

Preferred skills

Customer-centricity; AI passion; Strategic planning; Process building

Technologies

OpenAI APIs, AI models

Responsibilities

Manage portfolio of startup accounts and execute comprehensive account plans; Partner with solutions architects to drive technical engagements; Own and forecast consumption revenue targets; Analyze key account metrics for stakeholder insights; Collaborate cross-functionally with product, engineering, and marketing; Advocate for startup experience improvements; Monitor industry landscape to contribute to corporate strategy.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC