Enterprise Sales Director - Health

Job Description

Job Description

This is a fully remote opportunity.

Gradient AI:

Gradient AI is revolutionizing Group Health and P&C insurance with AI-powered solutions that help insurers predict risk more accurately, improve profitability, and automate underwriting and claims. Our SaaS platform taps into one of the industry's largest data lakes—tens of millions of policies and claims—to deliver deep, actionable insights. Trusted by leading carriers, MGAs, TPAs, and self-insured employers, Gradient AI has grown rapidly since our founding in 2018. Backed by $56M in Series C funding, we're scaling fast—and it's an exciting time to join the team.

About the Role:

We are searching for a results-driven Enterprise Sales Director – Health to join our growing team and lead enterprise sales efforts across the health insurance ecosystem. This individual will own the full sales cycle, selling our AI-powered SaaS underwriting and analytics solutions to health insurance and benefits organizations. This role requires someone who understands the nuances the health insurance landscape and can credibly speak the language of underwriting, actuarial, and clinical leadership.

The ideal candidate brings deep relationships across the health insurance ecosystem and a proven track record of closing complex, multi-stakeholder enterprise deals. They are equally comfortable presenting to a Chief Actuary and negotiating with key leadership across large enterprise organizations, and they thrive in a high-growth startup environment where they can build something meaningful.

How you will make an impact:

• Own and grow a pipeline of enterprise opportunities across the group health ecosystem through strategic prospecting, existing relationships, and referral networks
• Lead the full consultative sales cycle from discovery and needs assessment through solution design, ROI modeling, contract negotiation, and close—engaging underwriting, actuarial, and C-suite stakeholders throughout
• Craft compelling statements of work, pricing proposals, and executive-level business cases that clearly articulate Gradient AI's value to health plan and benefits decision-makers
• Develop deep domain expertise in AI-powered underwriting and stop loss analytics, and clearly communicate how our solutions drive loss ratio improvement, operational efficiency, and portfolio growth for health insurance clients
• Hit, achieve, and exceed monthly and annual sales targets; provide accurate forecasting and pipeline reporting in CRM

Skills needed to succeed:

• Bachelor's degree required; 10+ years of enterprise SaaS or technology sales experience, with at least 5 years selling into the health insurance space
• Demonstrated ability to build and close a book of business from scratch; a hunter mentality with proven quota attainment at or above 100%
• Strong negotiation and presentation skills; experience running technical demos and building ROI models tailored to health insurance and benefits stakeholders
• Prior experience navigating complex buying committees, including Chief Actuaries, CMOs, VPs of Underwriting, and CFOs at health carriers and benefits organizations; outstanding verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work in a self-driven manner within a fast-paced, collaborative startup environment; comfort with ambiguity and a bias toward action

What We Offer:

• A fun, team-oriented startup culture.
• Generous stock options - we all get to own a piece of what we're building.
• Unlimited vacation days.
• Flexible schedule that supports working from home.
• Full benefits package includes medical, dental, vision, 401k, paid paternal leave, and more.
• Ample opportunities to learn and take on new responsibilities.

We are an equal opportunity employer.

OTE Range: The anticipated on-target earnings (OTE) for this position is $400,000 – $450,000 USD, inclusive of base salary with strong accelerators.

This role is also eligible for commission, equity grant and a comprehensive benefits package. In accordance with the Massachusetts Pay Transparency Law, we are providing a good-faith salary range for this position at the time of posting. The actual salary offered will depend on the level at which the candidate is hired, as well as their experience, skills, qualifications, and location. Compensation may grow over time through promotions and company-wide adjustments. If your salary expectations fall outside this range, we still encourage you to apply so we can have a conversation.