Cresta
Cresta~2mo ago

Strategic Sales Director, Australia

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Overview

Cresta is on a mission to turn every customer conversation into a competitive advantage by unlocking the true potential of the contact center. Our platform combines the best of AI and human intelligence to help contact centers discover customer insights and behavioral best practices, automate…

Key Responsibilities

Own the sales experience while building and managing relationships with key decision-makers and executives Run complex sales cycles from initial contact to close Prospect for new clients, design product presentations and business cases, develop and…

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Cresta unlocks the true potential of the customer experience, turning every conversation into a competitive advantage. Cresta’s unified AI platform combines conversational AI agents, real-time human agent augmentation, and comprehensive conversation intelligence to drive revenue and efficiency gains across every channel. The world’s leading companies, including United Airlines, Cox Communications, and Marriott, use Cresta to power world-class customer experiences every day. 

Born from the Stanford AI Lab, Cresta has raised more than $270 million from the world’s leading investors, including a16z, Greylock, and Sequoia. Cresta’s leadership includes some of the leading minds in AI today. Our CEO, Ping Wu, founded and led Google's Contact Center AI and Vertex AI platforms before joining Cresta to build the future of AI-driven customer experiences.

Over the next few years, AI is going to redefine how people all over the world interact with businesses every day. Come build that future at Cresta.

 

About the Role

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As a Strategic Sales Director you will focus on some of the largest companies in Australia, working on big strategic deals that will change the trajectory of the company. You’ll identify and articulate how Cresta can unlock significant value for our customers, build relationships with key executives and evangelize cutting edge AI technology. As an early member of the team at a growing startup, you’ll have the opportunity to help define our sales process, participate in regional expansion strategy and help build the APAC region.
 

Responsibilities

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  • Own the sales experience while building and managing relationships with key decision-makers and executives 
  • Run complex sales cycles from initial contact to close
  • Prospect for new clients, design product presentations and business cases, develop and deliver proposals, negotiate and close contracts
  • Develop a command of the Cresta product, the Contact Center market, our unique competitive differentiators, and our customers’ needs
  • Partner closely with Product, Marketing, Customer Success and Engineering to deliver an exceptional customer experience
  • Hit your number

Requirements

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  • 7+ years of SaaS software sales experience at an enterprise level 
  • Experience negotiating, structuring and executing complex enterprise-level agreements
  • Prior experience leading cross-functional teams through large deal close processes
  • Ability to articulate contractual, technical, and financial value points to customers, including executives
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills with experience presenting to C-level executives
  • Ability to travel up to 25%

What We Offer

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We offer Cresta employees a variety of medical benefits designed to fit your stage of life
Flexible vacation time to promote a healthy work-life blend
Paid parental leave to support you and your family

Location & Eligibility

Where is the job
Australia
Remote within one country
Who can apply
AU
Listed under
Australia

Listing Details

First seen
March 26, 2026
Last seen
June 4, 2026

Posting Health

Days active
69
Repost count
0
Trust Level
39%
Scored at
June 4, 2026

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Cresta
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Employees
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Founded
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CrestaStrategic Sales Director, Australia