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Sales Manager

Luma AI

Redwood City, CAJobNo compensation foundPosted 3w agoVerified open 3 days ago

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Compensation
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Location
Redwood City, CA
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Job overview

Luma AI is hiring a Sales Manager. The Sales Manager will lead Luma's regional sales, owning strategic accounts while hiring and coaching a team of Account Executives, and placing creative AI technology with leading brands and agencies in a high‑velocity, ambiguous environment.

Key focus areas include Own the full sales cycle for strategic accounts – prospecting, demos, and closing high‑impact deals, Hire, mentor, and lead a team of 5+ Account Executives with day‑to‑day coaching, and Build and manage a robust pipeline of advertiser and agency accounts.

Important skills include Sales Management, Account Management, Internetworking, Team Building, Strategic Planning, and Customer Success. Preferred (not required): Multimodal Technology and Navigating Complex Enterprise Cycles.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Sales ManagementAccount ManagementInternetworkingTeam BuildingStrategic PlanningCustomer SuccessSalesProspectingDemosClosing DealsHiringCoachingDay-to-Day CoachingTranslating Creative AI Tools Into ValuePartnering With MarketingPartnering With ProductPartnering With Customer SuccessRefining Go-to-Market MotionRefining Foundational PlaybooksMultimodal TechnologyNavigating Complex Enterprise Cycles

Qualifications

8+ Years of Sales ExperienceTrack Record of Exceeding Quota3+ Years of Recent Sales ManagementDeeply Networked in Region's Advertising, Brand, and Agency EcosystemActive Rolodex of Decision-MakersComfortable With Ambiguity in Early-Stage GrowthBased in the Region or Willing to RelocateSelling Creative/Marketing ToolsSelling MarTechSelling MediaExperience at High-Growth Generative AI StartupExperience at High-Growth Creative-Technology Startup

Full job description

You'll lead Luma's regional sales — owning strategic accounts yourself while hiring and coaching a team of Account Executives — and place our creative AI technology with the world's leading brands and agencies. This is a player-coach role.

You'll both close deals and build the team, refining the regional playbook in a high-velocity, ambiguous environment rather than following a set one. It fits a deeply networked sales leader who still wants to sell, not just manage. If you want a pure management seat or an established playbook, this isn't it.

What You'll Own

  • Own the full sales cycle for strategic accounts — prospecting, demos, and closing high-impact deals with leading brands and agencies.

  • Hire, mentor, and lead a team of 5+ Account Executives with day-to-day coaching and a culture of excellence.

  • Build and manage a robust pipeline of advertiser and agency accounts.

  • Translate Luma's creative AI tools into clear value and ROI for marketing, brand, and creative teams.

  • Partner with marketing, product, and customer success to refine the go-to-market motion and feed insight back to product.

  • Refine the foundational playbooks that grow the regional footprint.

First 90 Days

One way the first 90 could unfold.

  • Days 1–30 — Immerse & Diagnose: Learn the product and region, and start closing strategic accounts yourself.

  • Days 30–60 — Ship & Validate: Close early deals and begin building the team.

  • Days 60–90 — Scale & Systemize: Grow the AE team and refine the regional playbook.

What You Bring

  • 8+ years of sales with a track record of exceeding quota, ideally selling creative/marketing tools, MarTech, or media.

  • 3+ years of recent sales management, hiring and leading sales professionals.

  • Deeply networked in the region's advertising, brand, and agency ecosystem, with an active Rolodex of decision-makers.

  • A player-coach who'll close deals today and scale a team, comfortable with ambiguity in early-stage growth.

  • Based in the region, or willing to relocate.

Nice to Have

  • Experience at a high-growth generative AI, media, AdTech, or creative-technology startup (Runway, Pika, Jasper).

  • A deep passion for creative AI and a strong understanding of multimodal technology.

  • Experience navigating complex, multi-stakeholder enterprise cycles with creative directors and agency holdcos.

Note: this body covers Sales Manager - West Coast (LA/SF Bay Area) and Sales Manager - East Coast (New York) — localize the region and network language per posting.

About Luma: Luma's mission is to build unified general intelligence that can generate, understand, and operate in the physical world. We believe multimodality is critical for intelligence — the next step beyond language models comes from vision. Luma is an equal opportunity employer.

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