Matt White

Senior Account Executive & Strategic GTM

Professional Summary

Senior Sales and GTM Executive with a track record of scaling early-stage startups and closing enterprise deals. Highly technical, leveraging AI and automation to optimize sales workflows and accelerate pipeline velocity. Proven ability to define go-to-market strategies and drive revenue growth in competitive markets.

Experience

Senior Account Executive & GTM Lead | Sensible
Nov 2023 - Present
  • Strategic Growth: Early-stage GTM hire instrumental in defining sales motions and expanding market presence.
  • Record Deal Closure: Secured the company's largest deal to date with AMI, valued at over $320,000.
  • Revenue Generation: Managed and closed a high volume of mid-market and enterprise accounts with an average ACV of ~$50,000.
  • Sales Engineering & Automation: Architected internal sales automation systems using LLMs to automate transcript processing, follow-up drafting, and sales deck generation.
Partnerships and Channel Sales Executive | Twingate
Mar 2022 - Oct 2022
  • Channel Strategy: Drove channel sales strategy and partnership development for a Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) solution.
  • Partnership Alliance: Created the Twingate Partnership Alliance and signed up 20+ initial channel/MSP partnerships.
  • Ecosystem Growth: Expanded partner ecosystem and aligned sales motions with strategic channel partners to drive indirect revenue.
Director of Sales (Promoted from Founding AE) | DNSFilter
Aug 2019 - Jan 2022
  • Rapid Promotion: Promoted from Founding Account Executive to Director of Sales after demonstrating consistent top-tier performance and leadership.
  • Revenue Leadership: Surpassed $540,000 ARR quarterly goal 6 quarters in a row as Sales Manager. As an AE, generated over $600k ARR in just 6 months.
  • Team Building: Built the sales organization from the ground up, hiring, training, and managing a high-performing team of 5 AEs, 2 BDRs, and 1 SE.
  • Process Optimization: Transitioned team to Salesforce and built commission tracking, forecasting systems, and the initial sales playbook.
Account Executive | Zillow Group
Dec 2017 - Mar 2019
  • Top Performer: Averaged 150% quota attainment, exceeding sales quota of $90,000 ARR every month.
  • Revenue Impact: Generated over $1.4M in revenue over 14 months, managing the full sales cycle from cold outbound to close.
  • Strategic Relationship Management: Built and maintained strong relationships with high-value clients, ensuring high retention and satisfaction rates.

Skills & Expertise

Core Competencies
Enterprise Sales Go-To-Market Strategy Sales Process Engineering Complex Deal Cycle Management Contract Negotiation Channel Partnerships Pipeline Management
Technical Stack
AI-Driven Prospecting (LLMs) Salesforce Outreach.io HubSpot Notion LinkedIn Sales Navigator

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Journalism | California State University, Chico
May 2009