Strategic Sales Director - Enterprise Transformation (Mortgage Industry)
4 days ago
San Francisco
Job Description About JazzX AI Vision: Enterprises operating on institutional intelligence—governed, self-improving, and scalable beyond individual expertise. JazzX AI is defining the future of enterprise work—by building AI-native digital workers that actually get the job done. We believe enterprises don't scale expertise—they lose it. Knowledge stays trapped in individuals, judgment gets applied inconsistently, and the best talent spends time on work that should run itself. We're changing that. JazzX AI transforms messy enterprise reality into institutional intelligence: governed digital workers that capture expert judgment, make every decision explainable, and continuously improve through real-world execution. The result is faster decisions, higher-quality outcomes, and reliable execution at scale—in domains where getting it wrong isn't an option. We're starting with lending and due-diligence workflows—complex, regulated, high-stakes. From here, we're building the backbone for enterprise intelligence across industries. This is early-stage, hard, and consequential work. If you want to be part of bringing AI systems to market that actually run in production, handle real complexity, and deliver real outcomes—not demos, not chatbots—JazzX AI is the place. Headquartered in Los Altos, CA. Backed by SAIGroup. About SAIGroup SAIGroup a private investment firm that has committed $1B to build and scale next-generation, AI-powered enterprise software companies. SAIGroup's portfolio serves 2,000+ global enterprise customers, generates nearly $800M in annual revenue, and employs 4,000+ people worldwide — providing JazzX AI with long-term capital, deep operating expertise, and access to real-world enterprise scale from day one. Learn More About JazzX AI Website: LinkedIn: Learn More About SAIGroup Website: About SAI Group SAI Group is a private investment firm that has committed $1 billion to incubate and scale revolutionary AI-powered enterprise software application companies. Our portfolio, a testament to our success, comprises rapidly growing AI companies that collectively cater to over 2,000+ major global customers, approaching $750 million in annual revenue, and employing a global workforce of over 4,000 individuals. SAI Group invests in new ventures based on breakthrough AI-based products that have the potential to disrupt existing enterprise software markets. SAI Group's latest investment, JazzX, is a pioneering technology company which is building a platform that will not only shape the future of enterprise AI applications but also offer practical solutions to real-world challenges. Strategic Sales Director – Enterprise Transformation (Mortgage Industry) Role Summary The Strategic Sales Director is responsible for originating, shaping, and closing large-scale, transformative partnerships with leading mortgage lenders, including Independent Mortgage Banks (IMBs), Banks, and Tier-1 mortgage institutions. This is not a traditional enterprise sales role. The Strategic Sales Director acts as a trusted advisor to executive leadership, helping lenders reimagine core mortgage workflows through AI-driven automation and intelligence. The role requires the ability to identify enterprise-level operational and economic challenges, architect multi-year transformation roadmaps, and lead complex, executive-driven buying processes. This is a pure hunter role focused on opening new logos and creating strategic demand. The individual will pursue a defined set of named, "must-have" accounts and will be expected to think, shape, and sell high-value, multi-year transformation deals that materially change how mortgage organizations operate. Core Responsibilities Strategic Deal Creation & Transformation Selling • Identify systemic operational, cost, risk, and scalability challenges across the mortgage value chain and reframe them as enterprise transformation opportunities., • Lead executive-level problem definition before solution definition, helping customers articulate the "why change" before the "what to buy.", • Shape large, multi-year deals by defining future-state operating models, phased transformation roadmaps, and measurable value realization., • Co-create compelling business cases with customer leadership that tie AI adoption directly to financial outcomes, cost reduction, margin expansion, and competitive advantage. Enterprise New Logo Acquisition • Own and execute the full-cycle enterprise sales process for new logo acquisition across IMBs and Banks., • Prospect, qualify, and penetrate high-value target accounts using a hypothesis-driven, insight-led approach., • Build and expand relationships with economic buyers and executive stakeholders (CEO, COO, CIO, CRO, Heads of Operations, Risk, and Technology)., • Translate JazzX AGI capabilities into clear, differentiated business outcomes aligned to mortgage workflows., • Develop and present executive-ready ROI and value models grounded in mortgage economics., • Partner closely with Product, Engineering, Deployment, and Customer Success teams to shape solutions that meet enterprise-level transformation goals., • Evangelize JazzX's transformation vision at industry events, executive workshops, and customer forums., • Provide structured, actionable market feedback to influence product roadmap and go-to-market strategy., • Maintain a strong understanding of competitive dynamics, industry trends, and emerging operational challenges in mortgage lending. Required Attributes & Competencies Enterprise Transformation & Commercial Acumen • Demonstrated experience originating and closing complex, multi-year enterprise deals involving platform adoption, operating model change, and executive sponsorship., • Proven ability to sell large, strategic deals (typically $10M+ total contract value) driven by business impact rather than feature comparison., • Ability to engage credibly with C-suite and board-level stakeholders on strategy, economics, and transformation outcomes., • Proven ability to quickly establish trust and credibility with senior executives and economic buyers., • Experience leading executive conversations on P&L impact, cost structure, operational leverage, and risk mitigation., • Deep understanding of mortgage industry economics and operating models., • Strong knowledge of origination, underwriting, servicing, quality control, compliance, and secondary market dynamics., • Strong understanding of AI, automation, and data-driven platforms, with the ability to link technology capabilities to real business outcomes., • Ability to model the economic impact of AI adoption across mortgage functions and workflows., • Strong self-sourced pipeline generation capability with a disciplined, repeatable approach., • Experience running long, complex deal cycles with clear qualification, stakeholder mapping, and risk management., • Proficient in CRM usage, forecasting accuracy, and opportunity management. What Success Looks Like Within the first 12-18 months, success in this role includes: • Closed large, multi-year strategic partnerships with Tier-1 mortgage lenders., • Positioned JazzX as a transformation partner embedded in customers' long-term AI and operating strategy., • Built strong executive champions who sponsor JazzX initiatives at the C-suite and board level., • Influenced customer operating models and delivered measurable financial and operational impact., • Created repeatable deal archetypes for large-scale mortgage transformation sales. Qualifications • 10+ years of experience in enterprise sales with a strong focus on new logo acquisition., • Direct experience selling to mortgage lenders (IMBs and/or Banks) is required., • Background selling AI/ML platforms, SaaS, workflow automation, or enterprise software preferred., • Proven track record of meeting or exceeding multi-million-dollar quotas., • Demonstrated ability to sell complex change, not just products. Why Join JazzX AI – What draws people to JazzX AI is the opportunity to build something truly foundational. We are at the beginning of a new era — one where enterprise systems will no longer be static tools, but dynamic collaborators that learn, reason, and evolve alongside the people who use them. At JazzX AI, you'll help build a platform that redefines how work happens in the AGI era. JazzX AI brings together vision, deep technology, and purpose. This is not about experimenting with AI features; it's about turning the promise of AGI into practical, auditable, and human-aligned systems that enterprises can trust and rely on at scale. The work here directly impacts productivity, efficiency, and decision-making in complex, real-world environments. If you're motivated by building systems that matter — systems that combine intelligence with responsibility — JazzX AI offers the chance to do that work at a deeper level, with real ownership and lasting impact.