AI is changing how the world communicates â and LILT is leading that transformation.
We're on a mission to make the world's information accessible to everyone, regardless of the language they speak. We use cutting-edge AI, machine translation, and human-in-the-loop expertise to translate content faster, more accurately, and more cost-effectively without compromising on brand, voice, or quality.
At LILT, we empower our teammates with leading tools, global collaboration, and growth opportunities to do their best work. Our company virtuesâWork together, win together; Find a way or make one; Quicker than they expect; Quality is Job 1âguide everything we do. We are trusted by Intel Corporation, Canva, the United States Department of Defense, the United States Air Force, ASICS, and hundreds of global Enterprises. Backed by Sequoia, Intel Capital, and Redpoint, weâre building a category-defining company in a $50B+ global translation market being redefined by AI.
Get the best of both worlds at LILT! Dive into dynamic in-office energy 3 days a week, sparking creativity and forging bonds with your awesome team. Then, seamlessly shift gears and crush your to-do list from the comfort of your home base for the rest of the week. It's the perfect harmony of productivity and personal freedom. Want a peek inside? Visit our Careers page!
This position can be based out of our London, UK office and will be expected to work in the office in a hybrid capacity. Fully remote candidates in the UK, Ireland, Germany, Spain, and Portugal will also be considered.
Authorization to work in the UK, Ireland, Germany, Spain, or Portugal is a precondition of employment.
LILT is growing quickly and the Enterprise Account Executive role is core to our success. We are looking for a driven, hard-working, and adaptable sales professional who will propel us to new milestones by leveraging their skills, qualities, and experiences to grow our commercial footprint. You will achieve this by selling our platform and services to new customers while also supporting our Customer Success Managers to expand partnerships with larger customers.
While we understand the power of a channel, in order to be successful in this role, you will close your quota through your own outbound efforts. This will require you to be a strong, systematic hunter who uses the latest revenue operations practices and technologies to run the entire sales cycle as well as work in conjunction with our ADR/BDR team. You will build relationships with our champions, business cases with their constituents, and âpartnershipsâ with their businesses.
Uncover, educate, and close prospective customers on time and on forecast that meet company metrics and objectives
Become an expert in translating the value of our platform and services to all levels and across all functions, including C-level executives, into the language and metrics of the customer in order to sell the outcome impact to business buyers
Set-up and deliver winning POCs in order to convert new, long-lasting customers
Provide a weekly accounting of your high-gain activities for continuous improvement as well as maintaining an accurate forecast of your total business
Sustain high activity levels across all channels employing tailored, multi-thread outreach
Required: Experience selling in the translation & localization industry (ideally both technology and services)
6+ years of proven ability in managing complex 9-15 month sales cycles to the high-end mid-market and enterprise markets with a track record of acquiring new complex and highly competitive accounts and successful revenue attainment
Consistently booking $250k - $2M deals and exceeding $1.2M+ in annual quotas
Equally effective in getting meetings with target customers independently as well as in conjunction with ADR/BDR teams
Experience in sourcing and acting as the lead on RFP response, cross-departmental collaboration, and execution
Proficient with leading sales tools such as Salesforce/Hubspot, Linkedin Sales Navigator, Salesloft, ZoomInfo, and Chorus.ai
Experience in account management and collaborating with cross-functional service & delivery teams to influence strategy and creatively solve clientâs business problems
Skilled at negotiating business terms with line-of-business, procurement and contract teams, senior management and/or C-level executives
Proven ability to influence & drive cross-departmental strategy and collaboration (Services, Product, Solutions, Senior Leadership) during deal cycles in creatively solving our clientâs business problems
Excellent verbal and written communication skills and excels leading in-person meetings and web-based demos
Process and solution oriented with a customer mindset and ability to challenge the status quo in order to uncover and prove out multiple land and expand use cases
BA or BS degree (preferred) or higher from an accredited university
Compensation: At market salary with opportunity to earn on-target earnings (OTE), meaningful equity, pension scheme contribution, and time off plus company holidays
Health care: Employees receive coverage of medical, dental, and vision insurance. LILT pays for basic life assurance
Monthly lifestyle benefit stipend via the Fringe platform to allow employees to customize benefits to their lifestyle
Compensation: At market salary with opportunity to earn on-target earnings (OTE), meaningful equity, pension scheme contribution, and time off plus company holidays
Health care: Employees receive coverage of medical, dental, and vision insurance.
Monthly lifestyle benefit stipend via the Fringe platform to allow employees to customize benefits to their lifestyle
Compensation: At market salary, meaningful equity, and time off plus company holidays
Monthly lifestyle benefit stipend via the Fringe platform to allow employees to customize benefits to their lifestyle
Compensation: At market salary with opportunity to earn on-target earnings (OTE), meaningful equity, and time off plus company holidays
Health care: Employees receive coverage of medical and vision insurance
Monthly lifestyle benefit stipend via the Fringe platform to allow employees to customize benefits to their lifestyle
Our founders, Spence and John met at Google working on Google Translate. As researchers at Stanford and Berkeley, they both worked on language technology to make information accessible to everyone. While together at Google, they were amazed to learn that Google Translate wasnât used for enterprise products and services inside the company.The quality just wasnât there. So they set out to build something better. LILT was born.
LILT has been a machine learning company since its founding in 2015. At the time, machine translation didnât meet the quality standard for enterprise translations, so LILT assembled a cutting-edge research team tasked with clos
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