
Senior Sales Manager
Supermicro
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: San Jose • California • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $139,000 - $165,000 per year
Job Level
Senior
Tech Stack
Cloud
About the role
- Own and expand strategic accounts across AI Startups, Robotics & Humanoid AI, Data Center / Cloud Providers, Retail AI, and Healthcare / Life Sciences AI
- Engage AI-native customers across model training, inference, simulation, computer vision, genomics, drug discovery, robotics, and edge AI use cases
- Drive customer acquisition from POC / incubation phases through multi-rack and data-center scale deployments
- Develop and execute vertical-specific GTM strategies for AI Startups versus enterprise Retail and Healthcare customers
- Build executive-level relationships with founders, CTOs, Chief AI Officers, and Infrastructure leaders
- Partner closely with Engineering and Product teams to architect optimized AI solutions (GPU platforms, liquid cooling, storage, networking, and rack-scale systems)
- Collaborate with cloud, neo-cloud, and AI ecosystem partners to support hybrid and on-prem AI infrastructure strategies
- Qualify opportunities, manage pipeline, forecast revenue, and consistently exceed assigned quota
- Navigate pricing, supply planning, order execution, logistics coordination, and customer escalations
- Represent Supermicro at industry events, AI incubators, partner briefings, and customer executive sessions
- Provide market intelligence and customer feedback to influence product roadmap and vertical solution
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Computer Science, or related field (MBA a plus)
- 8+ years of experience selling servers, data-center infrastructure, AI platforms, or cloud-adjacent technologies
- Demonstrated experience selling into AI startups, data centers, robotics, retail technology, or healthcare / life sciences environments
- Strong understanding of GPU computing, AI workloads, data-center architecture, and accelerated infrastructure
- Proven ability to manage complex, high-value, multi-stakeholder sales cycles
- Results-driven, entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to operate in fast-moving AI markets
- Exceptional written, verbal, and executive-level communication skills
- Experience with pipeline management, forecasting, and CRM reporting
- Ability to work cross-functionally and influence without authority
- Strong English communication skills required; additional languages a plus.
Benefits
- In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, candidates may be eligible for other forms of compensation, such as participation in bonus and equity award programs.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
GPU computingAI workloadsdata-center architectureaccelerated infrastructurepipeline managementforecastingCRM reportingmodel traininginferencesimulation
Soft skills
results-drivenentrepreneurial mindsetexecutive-level communicationcross-functional collaborationinfluence without authorityexceptional written communicationverbal communicationrelationship buildingcustomer feedbackmarket intelligence
Certifications
Bachelor’s degreeMBA