# Strategic Account Manager – AI Infrastructure Sales at Western Digital

- Company: Western Digital
- What the company does: WD is building the infrastructure behind the AI-driven data economy. As AI scales, so does data. Every interaction, every model, every system generates data that must be stored, managed, and made accessible over time. That’s where we come in. Backed by Sequoia.
- Company website: https://www.westerndigital.com/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: San Jose, CA
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $130K to $173K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-08-21
- Apply by: 2026-10-19
- Apply: https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/WesternDigital/744000144801059?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/western-digital-strategic-account-manager-ai-infrastructure-sales/

## About the role

This role is central to Western Digital’s AI Infrastructure growth strategy, focused on driving datacenter storage adoption across a defined set of strategic platform and infrastructure customers. The Strategic Account Manager is a quota-carrying seller responsible for owning account strategy, expanding multi-year platform opportunities, and converting architectural alignment into repeatable revenue. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- 8–12+ years in datacenter, cloud, or infrastructure sales
- Experience selling into platform providers and infrastructure vendors
- Experience selling to or partnering with data protection, HCI, hybrid cloud, scale-out file, or software-defined storage platform companies
- Proven success managing complex sales cycles
- Background selling solution-based offerings
- Experience introducing new infrastructure technologies into strategic accounts, including technical positioning, customer qualification, and adoption planning


Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/western-digital-strategic-account-manager-ai-infrastructure-sales/