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Director, Enterprise Sales (Central)

Cognition AI

Austin, TX · Director

$160,000 – $180,000

Listed on Cognition AI’s own careers site. You apply with them directly — we never stand between you and the employer.

What this role is

Lead a regional enterprise sales team selling sophisticated AI software to large engineering organizations. This role suits experienced enterprise sales leaders who have built high-performing teams, understand complex technical products deeply, and can navigate multi-stakeholder deals with C-level executives.

Our summary, not Cognition AI’s wording. The full posting is on their site.

What they ask for

Required

  • 8+ years of sales experience with consistent quota achievement
  • 3+ years leading and managing enterprise sales teams
  • Proven success selling complex technical products to large organizations
  • Experience recruiting, hiring, onboarding, and developing sales talent
  • Executive presence and ability to influence C-suite stakeholders
  • Technical understanding of customer pain points and engineering challenges
  • Comfort operating in ambiguous, rapidly changing environments
  • Customer-focused mindset centered on long-term partnerships

Nice to have

  • Experience selling AI, developer tools, or infrastructure software
  • Startup founding or early-stage company experience
  • Background as a software engineer, sales engineer, or computer science education before sales leadership
  • Track record building enterprise sales teams from scratch
  • Active user of AI tools with genuine interest in the space
  • Highly competitive nature and comfort with high-intensity, high-accountability work

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