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Jason Hilton

Jason Hilton

Cloud & AI Executive
Sacramento,CA

Summary

Executive professional with a track record of implementing successful organizational changes and strategic initiatives. Demonstrated leadership in aligning teams with company objectives while promoting a culture of excellence. Recognized for adaptability and commitment to achieving measurable results through collaboration and effective leadership.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
10
10

Certifications

Work History

Executive Director - Cloud, AI & DevOps

Avenue Code
06.2024 - 05.2025

Drove growth in US enterprise accounts through strategic collaboration with Google Cloud Platform, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Oracle Cloud.

Closed over $3 million in project-based Cloud and AI/ML work to enhance service offerings.

Provided consulting services that optimized client solutions and increased revenue.

Resold Avenue Code’s proprietary AI Cockpit software and facilitated educational AI workshops for clients.

  • Exceeded quota by over 200% in 2024, achieving over $3.2 million in closed Cloud Services & AI deployments.
  • Developed Avenue Code’s partnerships with GCP, AWS, and Azure from inception to success.
  • Conducted AI workshops for major enterprises including eBay, GAP, Macy's, Allstate, Backcountry, and Fanatics.
  • Cultivated collaborative relationships with key cloud providers to expand service capabilities.

Strategic Account Executive

Zededa
08.2023 - 05.2024

Developed new business opportunities within Fortune 2000, focusing on IoT Edge Computing sectors.

  • Achieved 105% of managed business objectives and sales quotas for 2023 and Q1-Q2 2024.
  • Identified revenue potential exceeding $2.5M through strategic prospecting and partner initiatives.
  • Facilitated informed purchasing decisions by leading customer relationships and sales cycles.

Strategic Account Executive

TA Digital
08.2022 - 05.2023

Targeted top ten enterprise accounts, such as HP, REI and Marvell Semiconductor, to drive growth.

  • Achieved 45% year-over-year growth across all managed accounts with $9.4 million revenue quota.
  • Secured $3.2 million in additional revenue through effective partner development efforts.
  • Extended contracts for all ten key accounts for three years through executive engagement tactics.

Senior Sales Account Executive

Acquia
10.2021 - 07.2022

Managed accounts for top enterprise clients, including Google, Facebook/Meta, Cisco Systems, Apple, Amazon, and AT&T.

  • Developed new SaaS sales opportunities and strengthened partner relationships to enhance account management.
  • Focused on Drupal, Cloud, Digital Experience, Customer Data Platform, and Site Studio solutions.
  • Defined and deployed complex sales solutions that delivered measurable ROI and value.

Consulting Solutions Executive

Pega Systems
04.2020 - 04.2021

Led consulting efforts for Pega’s premier clients such as Google and Amazon.

  • Increased Pega's Consulting billings by developing strategic applications across sales and operations.
  • Enhanced business operations, ensuring seamless real-time client engagement across multiple channels.
  • Established productive partnerships with firms like Cognizant and Accenture to fulfill client needs.
  • Resolved Google’s network inefficiencies, uncovering $1.1B in potential revenue recovery.
  • Initiated Amazon’s Financial Services Solutions, leading to over $74M in revenue growth.
  • Oversaw comprehensive execution methodologies and operational models for advisory services.
  • Exited role due to a corporate reduction in force.

Client Executive for IoT

Sprint / T-Mobile
12.2018 - 04.2020

Drove over a dozen new business relationships within enterprise segment, focusing on IoT technology sales.

  • Developed and implemented IoT GTM strategy for Bay Area Enterprise Organizations, achieving 100% quota fulfillment.
  • Exceeded revenue expectations in IoT sales with notable clients including Oracle, eBay, and NetApp.
  • Managed field sales professionals to effectively market Sprint IoT services across new customer segments.
  • Conducted opportunity and account planning to identify growth prospects in IoT market.
  • Oversaw IoT sales funnels, ensuring accurate forecasting and closing of new business deals.
  • Collaborated with enterprise executives and strategic partners to create marketable IoT solutions.
  • Facilitated launch of new products within Sprint Curiosity IoT Solutions Platform, enhancing service offerings.

Senior Account Executive - Cisco Systems

Teradata
05.2016 - 10.2018

Situation: Assigned to grow revenue within the Cisco Systems account by leveraging data analytics solutions.

Task: Develop go-to-market strategies and enhance digital transformation efforts for Cisco.

Action: Integrated Teradata Analytics Platform into Cisco systems, collaborated with IT teams, and executed consulting services for supply chain and customer service improvements.

Result: Grew account revenue from $4M to $15M, consistently exceeded sales plans, and was recognized as California's Account Executive of the Year in 2016.

Director of Sales

ParStream - Acquired by Cisco Systems
06.2014 - 07.2015

Situation: Led the sales efforts under Cisco EIR, focusing on IoT and virtualization services.

Task: Build a sales pipeline and cultivate key partnerships to drive revenue growth.

Action: Generated $3.5M in pipeline growth, met quota objectives, and developed partnerships with companies such as Qlik and Datawatch.

Result: Secured over $2M in incremental revenue and successfully positioned IoT solutions in the market.

Education

Music Performance

San Jose State University
San Jose, CA

Skills

  • AI literacy
  • Cloud and AI skilling
  • Growth strategy development
  • Objection handling
  • Relationship management
  • Account planning
  • Territory management
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Cloud platform certifications

Certification

  • GCP Professional Cloud Architect
  • GCP Generative AI Certification
  • GCP AI Essentials
  • AWS Certified Machine Learning
  • AWS Certified AI Practitioner
  • Microsoft Certified Business Management Solutions Specialist
  • Microsoft Certified IT Professional
  • Microsoft Certified Technical Trainer
  • Salesforce Certified Sales Cloud Consultant
  • Salesforce Marketing Cloud Email Specialist

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Executive Director - Cloud, AI & DevOps

Avenue Code
06.2024 - 05.2025

Strategic Account Executive

Zededa
08.2023 - 05.2024

Strategic Account Executive

TA Digital
08.2022 - 05.2023

Senior Sales Account Executive

Acquia
10.2021 - 07.2022

Consulting Solutions Executive

Pega Systems
04.2020 - 04.2021

Client Executive for IoT

Sprint / T-Mobile
12.2018 - 04.2020

Senior Account Executive - Cisco Systems

Teradata
05.2016 - 10.2018

Director of Sales

ParStream - Acquired by Cisco Systems
06.2014 - 07.2015

Music Performance

San Jose State University
Jason HiltonCloud & AI Executive