Full-Time

Strategic Account Manager

Faros AI

Faros AI

51-200 employees

AI-driven platform for engineering analytics

No salary listed

San Mateo, CA, USA

Hybrid

Hybrid work arrangement in San Mateo.

Category
Sales & Account Management (1)
Required Skills
DevOps

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Requirements
  • At least 5 years of experience in enterprise account management, customer success, or enterprise sales.
  • Experience managing large enterprise accounts.
  • Proven ability to drive account growth and expansion.
  • Strong executive-level communication and relationship-building skills.
  • Experience working with technical stakeholders such as engineering leaders or platform teams.
  • Ability to navigate complex organizations and multiple stakeholders.
  • Ability to operate in a fast-moving startup environment.
Responsibilities
  • Manage and grow relationships with Faros' top enterprise customers.
  • Act as the primary point of contact for strategic accounts, building trusted partnerships with engineering leadership.
  • Drive customer adoption and ensure customers realize measurable value from the Faros platform.
  • Identify and close expansion opportunities within existing accounts.
  • Develop account plans to expand Faros usage across teams, departments, and business units.
  • Partner with Customer Success, Product, and Engineering to ensure customer needs are addressed.
  • Run executive business reviews and strategic planning sessions with customers.
  • Track account health, renewal timelines, and growth opportunities.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience selling or managing accounts in developer tools, DevOps, or engineering productivity platforms.
  • Experience with usage-based or platform products.
  • Background working with engineering or technical buyers.

Faros AI provides a data analytics platform for engineering teams, offering a single-pane view of metrics like velocity, quality, and goals to measure productivity and quality. The platform consolidates all operational data in one place, enabling data-informed decisions and identification of systemic issues. It is API-first and extensible, allowing users to connect any data source, start with out-of-the-box modules and benchmarks, and customize analytics. Faros AI differentiates itself by focusing on engineering leaders with an all-in-one, highly flexible data integration and analytics solution, rather than relying on disparate tools or gut-driven decisions. The company's goal is to help engineering teams improve efficiency and productivity by providing actionable, centralized insights through a unified platform.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$39.8M

Headquarters

California

Founded

2019

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Faros reported 14 open roles on August 4, 2026, signaling active expansion.
  • Its 2026 report claims 66% more epics completed per developer, strengthening sales proof.
  • Microsoft named Faros a Partner of the Year 2025, validating enterprise credibility.

What critics are saying

  • Faros's 2026 report shows bugs per developer up 54% and incidents up 242.7%.
  • Customers using Faros for efficiency targets can freeze hiring, compressing ARR within 12 months.
  • Microsoft and GitHub can bundle similar engineering analytics, displacing Faros's standalone platform.

What makes Faros AI unique

  • Faros AI analyzes telemetry from 22,000 developers across 4,000 teams, not surveys.
  • It unifies Jira, GitHub, Azure DevOps, Copilot, and incident systems into one layer.
  • Microsoft Azure Marketplace distribution and MACC support shorten procurement for enterprise buyers.

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Growth & Insights and Company News

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6 month growth

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1 year growth

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Business Wire
Feb 19th, 2025
Faros AI Partners with Microsoft to Unleash AI-Powered Engineering Efficiency on Microsoft Azure

Faros AI partners with Microsoft to unleash ai-powered engineering efficiency on Microsoft Azure.

The Manufacture Data
Dec 12th, 2024
Faros AI and Globant Partner to Accelerate Efficient Agentic AI Projects

Faros AI, a leader in software engineering intelligence, has announced a strategic partnership with Globant, a digitally native company that specializes in reinventing businesses through innovative technology solutions.

Business Wire
Nov 30th, 2023
Faros AI Raises $16 Million for Its EngOps Platform, Launches Free Community Edition

Faros AI raises $16 Million for its EngOps platform, launches free Community Edition

PinSystem.co.uk
Jul 29th, 2023
Faros AI raises $16M to shine a light on developer productivity, launches free open source platform

Faros AI today announced it has raised $16 million in seed funding led by SignalFire, Salesforce Ventures and Global Founders Capital with participation from seasoned tech luminaries including Maynard Webb, Frederic Kerrest, Adam Gross, and more.

Faros AI
Jun 28th, 2023
Announcing Our $20M Series-A Funding

I am delighted to announce that we have raised $20M in Series-A financing, led by one of the most successful VC investors in Silicon Valley and the first board member in iconic companies like Gitlab, Splunk, Fastly, and Bill.com, David Hornik of Lobby Capital...