EMEA Account Executive
DeepgramSpeech Recognition company
London, United KingdomMid
In-Q-Tel
Madrona
Tiger Global Management
AVP
Alkeon
Wing Venture Capital
Sales & Account Management
About the role
TL;DR
Drive new customer acquisition and revenue for Deepgram's Voice AI platform in EMEA.
- •Company Overview Deepgram is the leading platform underpinning the emerging trillion-dollar Voice AI economy, providing real-time APIs for speech-to-text (STT), text-to-speech (TTS), and building production-grade voice agents at scale.
- •More than 200,000 developers and 1,300+ organizations build voice offerings that are ‘Powered by Deepgram’, including Twilio, Cloudflare, Sierra, Decagon, Vapi, Daily, Cresta, Granola, and Jack in the Box.
- •Deepgram’s voice-native foundation models are accessed through cloud APIs or as self-hosted and on-premises software, with unmatched accuracy, low latency, and cost efficiency.
- •Backed by a recent Series C led by leading global investors and strategic partners, Deepgram has processed over 50,000 years of audio and transcribed more than 1 trillion words.
- •There is no organization in the world that understands voice better than Deepgram.
- •Company Operating Rhythm At Deepgram, we expect an AI-first mindset—AI use and comfort aren’t optional, they’re core to how we operate, innovate, and measure performance.
- •Every team member who works at Deepgram is expected to actively use and experiment with advanced AI tools, and even build your own into your everyday work.
- •We measure how effectively AI is applied to deliver results, and consistent, creative use of the latest AI capabilities is key to success here.
- •Candidates should be comfortable adopting new models and modes quickly, integrating AI into their workflows, and continuously pushing the boundaries of what these technologies can do.
- •Additionally, we move at the pace of AI.
- •Change is rapid, and you can expect your day-to-day work to evolve just as quickly.
- •This may not be the right role if you’re not excited to experiment, adapt, think on your feet, and learn constantly, or if you’re seeking something highly prescriptive with a traditional 9-to-5.
- •Note: this role is based out of the EMEA territory.
- •Regional Expectations Based in an EMEA time zone with strong overlap to customer business hours.
- •Excellent written and spoken English.
- •Additional European languages are a strong plus.
- •Opportunity Deepgram is looking for an Account Executive to drive new customers and revenue to our rapidly growing company.
- •You will have the opportunity to sell a patented world-class voice AI platform that has been enabling our customers to achieve things previously not attainable.
- •We are looking for hungry and talented sales professionals to help us take our top-line revenue to new heights! What You'll Do Self-prospecting to build a strong sales pipeline of new logos, striving to exceed quarterly and annual sales targets, as well as partnering with the Marketing and SDR teams to generate meetings Work closely with cross-functional teams (especially Sales Ops and Sales Engineers) to ensure sales effectiveness Have a depth of understanding regarding customer needs in the voice AI space, competition, and Deepgram products to be able to articulate Deepgram’s value proposition fully to highly technical buyers Establish and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, work with CSMs to drive upsell opportunities and manage existing accounts ongoing You’ll Love This Role If You Value having leadership that has tenure and a track record of success Thrive working with A Players as cross-functional partners across GTM Understand the importance of selling a product that is market validated and can deliver on its technical promise Believe there should be no cap to upside and want control of account up-sell potential Are passionate about what Deepgram is building and how we are changing what is possible with speech It’s Important to Us That You Have Proven experience in a technical full-cycle sales role Experience building your own pipeline from scratch and closing accounts Consistent overachievement against sales targets in past experiences Strong written and verbal communication skills Empathy and a unique ability to understand customer needs Highly organized with exceptional follow-up skills due to managing multiple opportunities at any given time Ability to drive a consistent and repeatable sales process with a coachable/adaptable mindset based on other rep success.
- •It Would Be Great If You Had Familiarity with Challenger or Triangle sales methodology Experience selling to a technical audience in a similar space Experience selling developer tools, infrastructure, or AI/ML technologies.
- •Fluency in German, French, Dutch, or other major regional languages.
- •Benefits & Perks* Holistic health Medical, dental, vision benefits Annual wellness stipend Mental health support Life, STD, LTD Income Insurance Plans Work/life blend Unlimited PTO Generous paid parental leave Flexible schedule 12 Paid US company holidays Quarterly personal productivity stipend One-time stipend for home office upgrades 401(k) plan with company match Tax Savings Programs Continuous learning Learning / Education stipend Participation in talks and conferences Employee Resource Groups AI enablement workshops / sessions *For candidates outside of the US, we use an Employer of Record model in many countries, which means benefits are administered locally and governed by country-specific regulations.
- •Because of this, benefits will differ by region
- •in some cases international employees receive benefits US employees do not, and vice versa.
- •As we scale, we will continue to evaluate where we can create more alignment, but a 1:1 global benefits structure is not always legally or operationally possible.
- •Backed by prominent investors including Y Combinator, Madrona, Tiger Global, Wing VC and NVIDIA, Deepgram has raised over $215M in total funding.
- •If you're looking to work on cutting-edge technology and make a significant impact in the AI industry, we'd love to hear from you! Deepgram is an equal opportunity employer.
- •We want all voices and perspectives represented in our workforce.
- •We are a curious bunch focused on collaboration and doing the right thing.
- •We put our customers first, grow together and move quickly.
- •We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, pregnancy, parental status, genetic information, political affiliation, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.
- •We are happy to provide accommodations for applicants who need them.
Required skills
technical full-cycle salesbuilding pipeline from scratchclosing accountsConsistent overachievement against sales targetsStrong written and verbal communication skillsEmpathyability to understand customer needsHighly organizedexceptional follow-up skillsAbility to drive a consistent and repeatable sales processcoachable/adaptable mindset
Nice-to-have skills
Challenger or Triangle sales methodologyselling to a technical audience in a similar spaceselling developer toolsinfrastructureAI/ML technologiesFluency in GermanFrenchDutchother major regional languages
Benefits & perks
Medical, dental, vision benefits, Annual wellness stipend, Mental health support, Life, STD, LTD Income Insurance Plans, Unlimited PTO, Generous paid parental leave, Flexible schedule, 12 Paid US company holidays, Quarterly personal productivity stipend, One-time stipend for home office upgrades, 401(k) plan with company match, Tax Savings Programs, Learning / Education stipend, Participation in talks and conferences, Employee Resource Groups, AI enablement workshops / sessions