Sales Manager - Enterprise (New York)
Baseten · Hybrid · New York, NY
- Base
- Not disclosed
- OTE
- Not disclosed
- Posted
- 9d ago
Still open · checked 1h agoon Baseten's careers page
What Baseten sells
Runs AI models for apps customers use
An app maker has built an AI model that works well in testing, but getting it to run smoothly for real users is tricky. Baseten runs those models for them, with developer tools that make setup faster. The team can ship the AI feature to customers without building the behind-the-scenes machinery themselves.
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Proceed with cautionA few things here deserve a hard look before you spend time on it.
- Pay
- No pay listed at all.
- Transparency
- Says nothing about quota, attainment, deal size, territory or sales cycle.
- Pipeline
- Doesn't say where pipeline comes from. Ask.
- Time on market
- Open 8 days.
- Company hiring
- 12 sales roles open, hiring at a steady pace.
Red flags
None spotted.
Worth asking about
- Player-coach. You'd lead a team and work deals yourself. Ask whether you carry a personal quota and how your pay splits between the two.
Green flags
None spotted.
Based only on what the posting says. Flags are a starting point for your first call, not a final judgment.
Questions to ask on the first call
Built from what this posting leaves out. How they answer tells you as much as what they say.
- 1.
How is time split between managing the team and carrying your own number?
Two jobs, one paycheck. Find out which one wins when time runs out.
- 2.
What percentage of fully ramped reps hit quota last year?
OTE is what you could earn. This is how likely you are to earn it.
- 3.
What are the base and the OTE for this role?
No point investing hours before you know the number.
- 4.
What's the annual quota, and how was it set?
A quota built from real data is a target. Otherwise it's a hope.
- 5.
Where does pipeline come from: inbound, SDRs, or me?
Tells you how much of your week is prospecting versus selling.
- 6.
Why is this role open? Did someone leave, or is it new?
New headcount is growth. A replacement means someone left. Ask why.
When the offer comes
Save these for later. They land better once they've said yes to you.
- 1.
Can I see the full comp plan in writing, including clawbacks and accelerators?
What's in writing is what gets paid. Read it before you sign.
- 2.
Can I see the actual comp distribution for the team last year, not just the OTE?
The spread shows what most reps really take home. OTE is just the target.
- 3.
I'd be walking away from earned commission to join. Is there room for a sign-on bonus to help cover that?
Leaving money behind is a fair reason to ask. The worst answer is no.
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The role
Recruit, coach, and sell alongside a team of Enterprise AEs selling AI inference infrastructure to large digital natives and regulated industries. Player-coach role based in New York, in office 3 days a week.
Enterprise
Selling motion
Who you're selling to
- Buyer:
- Large digital natives and enterprise category leadersIn their words: “Enterprise at Baseten means the companies with the most to gain from AI and the most complexity in getting there: large digital natives running products at massive scale, and category leaders in software, financial services, and healthcare.”
- Industry:
- Software, financial services, healthcareIn their words: “category leaders in software, financial services, and healthcare”
- Company size:
- Enterprise
Pipeline expectations
Compensation
What is not disclosed
This posting doesn't tell you:
- Base salary
- OTE
- Quota size
- Quota attainment
- Average deal size
- Territory
- Sales cycle length
The questions above cover the big ones.