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Samira Misra

Churchill-laan 151, Amsterdam,Netherlands

Summary

Operates where technical complexity meets business urgency, with particular interest in how certain products (data infrastructure, AI, analytics) — move from optional to inevitable. Consistent performance across digital-native and Fortune 500 enterprises, where buying groups operate non-linearly and decisions emerge from ambiguity. Executes deals through structured thinking, value-clarity, and a bias toward long-term relevance over short-term persuasion

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Account Executive - Digital Native

Confluent
Los Angeles, CA
01.2024 - 06.2025

Owned full-cycle sales in the San Francisco and Los Angeles territories for strategic accounts over $200M ARR (350+ prospects, 20 customers)

  • Achieved 170% of annual attainment target for FY '25 in May '25
  • Closed $1M+ new-logo deal with a high-growth enterprise NaaS customer (8-month cycle)
  • Drove in-person on sites with top five customers in Q1 to anchor in a consumption strategy

Account Executive - StartUps & Growth

Confluent
San Francisco, California
10.2022 - 12.2024
  • Achieved 125% attainment on annual $1M+ new logo quota FY '24
  • Closed $100K - $400K new-logo deals across AI/ML, robotics, networking, cybersecurity, financial services, and enterprise sports
  • Led business value and technical discovery for ROI-based selling to CPO, CTO, CISO, CDO, and software architects
  • 15+ new logos closed

Enterprise User Success

Confluent
San Francisco, California
08.2020 - 09.2022
  • Drove $3M expansion and a $16M pipeline across Fortune 500 clients in the automotive and logistics sectors
  • Penetrated dormant, under-leveraged accounts with roadmap alignment and joint QBR (e.g. Ford, General Motors, and Bosch)
  • Championed largest architect workshop with 200 architects at Bank of America, triggering seven-figure expansion
  • Authored outbound messaging and prospecting strategy - rolled out to the entire Confluent GTM org.
  • Selected by executive leadership as Amer Team lead for performance and influence in FY '22

Account Development Representative

Periscope Data (acquired by Sisense)
San Francisco, CA
03.2019 - 04.2020
  • 115% attainment on pipeline targets across embedded analytics and BI platforms
  • Covered SF Bay Area territory for gaming, financial services, and e-commerce verticals

Account Executive

Seneca Systems (acquired by Coinbase)
San Francisco, CA
01.2018 - 06.2018
  • Closed deals in the City of Palo Alto, San Rafael, and Eugene, resulting in 130% onboarding quota attainment
  • Led the end-to-end sales cycle for CRM SaaS into municipal IT departments
  • Tracked tactical and strategic motions and built out the initial Seneca sales-playbook
  • Collaborated weekly with CTO and lead engineer on customer feedback to help inform product roadmap

Education

B.A. - Political Science & Government

University of Toronto

Skills

  • Sales cycle: quota attainment, territory planning, forecasting, pipeline generation, account penetration, use-case/technical alignment, contract negotiation
  • Methodologies: MEDDPICC, Command of the Message, Value-Based Selling, Challenger Sales
  • Tools: Salesforce, Clari, Outreach, LinkedIn Sales Navigator, ZoomInfo, 6Sense, Tableau, Metabase, Ironclad, Safebase

Additional Experience

  • PR & Media Relations – SiTime (semiconductors), Santa Clara - CA
  • Advocacy & Communications – International Anti-Corruption Academy (United Nations Office on Drugs & Crime), Vienna - Austria
  • Content Strategy (Technical Cooperation) – International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna - Austria

Languages

English, German, French, Hindi

Timeline

Account Executive - Digital Native

Confluent
01.2024 - 06.2025

Account Executive - StartUps & Growth

Confluent
10.2022 - 12.2024

Enterprise User Success

Confluent
08.2020 - 09.2022

Account Development Representative

Periscope Data (acquired by Sisense)
03.2019 - 04.2020

Account Executive

Seneca Systems (acquired by Coinbase)
01.2018 - 06.2018

B.A. - Political Science & Government

University of Toronto