Lindsey Milberg
Enterprise AI GTM Lead @ Onyx AI | Security-First Knowledge Infrastructure
ex-StarburstI work with customers where security sets the bar - defense manufacturers, financial services firms, and companies with GDPR and data residency requirements. My job is proving three things to their leadership: it won’t leak, it won’t mislead, and it won’t blow the
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My success has come from giving equal importance across the GTM Tripod. The first is landing the enterprise logos. The second is designing and refining the systems that make those wins repeatable: discovery frameworks, POC playbooks that turn one-off deals into a scalable engine. The third is establishing the feedback loop between customers and engineering to turn raw field signals into fuel for product development. It's the translation layer that helps engineering build out faster and better. I operate across all three and it makes the difference between a good quarter and a company that Oracle, DataSift, Cloudera, Starburst, and now Onyx AI, my background traces the arc from data storage and big data infrastructure through data intelligence to enterprise AI. The work always involves first understanding the business problem, bringing my team and resources to co-design the architecture, and then forging the partnership from POC through close to beyond the renewal. This approach has enabled me to help dozens of customers make faster, better decisions with their own data. CORE SPECIALITIES: Building GTM Motions 0→1 ✦ GTM Strategy from Series A to Public ✦ B2B Enterprise Sales - Cloud, AI/ML, Analytics, Data Infrastructure ✦ Value Based & Consultative Selling ✦ C-Suite Stakeholder Engagement - CIO, CTO, CDO, CISO, CFO, CEO ✦ Enterprise Deal Structuring for Complex Sales Cycles ✦ Enterprise AI Deployment for Regulated-Industry Sales (Defence · GDPR · Financial) ✦ Open-Source to Enterprise Motion ✦ Sales Playbook & Messaging Development ✦ Technical Discovery & Architecture Conversations ✦ C-Suite & Security-Team Stakeholder Engagement
GTM Index
- ONYX AIJOB
- Founding AE & GTM Lead11M
Founding AE & GTM Lead | Seed Funding
Onyx AI
GTM Phase: 0→1 Sales Lift-Off / Open-Source Community to Enterprise Motion Onyx AI provides the platform to securely apply intelligence to the data inside your environment with trust, control, and auditability. Your data, your infrastructure, and your choice of models for deploying sovereign AI in production. What our customers require today will be the market standard tomorrow.
- LIGHTUP DATAJOB
- GTM Sales | Series A1Y 1M
GTM Sales | Series A
Lightup Data
GTM Phase: 0→1 Sales Buildout / Founder-led to scalable GTM Building pipeline from scratch, working early messaging, and focusing on creating a repeatable motion. Earned trust across product and leadership by focusing on repeatability and cooperation.
- STARBURSTJOB
- Strategic AE | Series D1Y 11M
Strategic AE | Series D
Starburst
GTM Phase: OSS → Commercialization under Competitive Pressure Leveraged open-source adoption into enterprise deals, led feedback loops, working to improve repeatability. Drove strategic conversations that aligned community value to enterprise adoption.
- CLOUDERAJOB
- Enterprise AE | Public4Y 11M
Enterprise AE | Public
Cloudera
GTM Phase: Enterprise Transformation / Cloud Migration Navigated complex sales cycles, repositioned legacy platform, defended against cloud-native competition. Helped customers modernize with confidence by connecting on-prem history to hybrid multi-cloud strategy.
- REALMJOB
- Founding AE2Y
Founding AE | Series B–C (Acquired by MongoDB)
Realm Inc
GTM Phase: PLG → Enterprise Conversion Identified embedded usage, elevated technical value to exec buyers, aligned GTM/product. Shift from developer adoption over to strategic enterprise sales motion.
- DATASIFTJOB
- Founding AE4Y
Founding AE | Series (A/)B–C (Acquired by Meltwater)
DataSift
GTM Phase: Early Growth / Scaling → Vertical Expansion Scaled early GTM success into targeted plays, supported ramping team and motion. Worked cross-functionally to connect customer insight with product development.
- ORACLEJOB
- Emerging Markets AE | Public1Y 11M
Emerging Markets AE | Public
Oracle
GTM Phase: Structured Enterprise Selling Built structured GTM foundation, executed cross-functional deals, and improved large-account selling skillset. Became more process-driven, customer-centered, and team-aligned.
- BLACKBOARDJOB
- Regional Sales Dir, Xythos2Y 11M
Regional Sales Director, Xythos
Blackboard
- Job: Blackboard — Regional Sales Director, Xythos · 2008 – 2010
- Job: Starburst — Strategic AE | Series D · 2023 – 2024 — GTM Phase: OSS → Commercialization under Competitive Pressure Leveraged open-source adoption into enterprise deals, led feedback loops, working to improve repeatability. Drove strategic conversations that aligned community value to enterprise adoption.
- Job: Onyx AI — Founding AE & GTM Lead | Seed Funding · 2025-09 – present — GTM Phase: 0→1 Sales Lift-Off / Open-Source Community to Enterprise Motion Onyx AI provides the platform to securely apply intelligence to the data inside your environment with trust, control, and auditability. Your data, your infrastructure, and your choice of models for deploying sovereign AI in production. What our customers require today will be the market standard tomorrow.
- Job: Lightup Data — GTM Sales | Series A · 2024-08 – 2025-09 — GTM Phase: 0→1 Sales Buildout / Founder-led to scalable GTM Building pipeline from scratch, working early messaging, and focusing on creating a repeatable motion. Earned trust across product and leadership by focusing on repeatability and cooperation.
- Job: Realm Inc — Founding AE | Series B–C (Acquired by MongoDB) · 2016-07 – 2018-07 — GTM Phase: PLG → Enterprise Conversion Identified embedded usage, elevated technical value to exec buyers, aligned GTM/product. Shift from developer adoption over to strategic enterprise sales motion.
- Job: Oracle — Emerging Markets AE | Public · 2011 – 2012 — GTM Phase: Structured Enterprise Selling Built structured GTM foundation, executed cross-functional deals, and improved large-account selling skillset. Became more process-driven, customer-centered, and team-aligned.
- Job: Cloudera — Enterprise AE | Public · 2019 – 2023 — GTM Phase: Enterprise Transformation / Cloud Migration Navigated complex sales cycles, repositioned legacy platform, defended against cloud-native competition. Helped customers modernize with confidence by connecting on-prem history to hybrid multi-cloud strategy.
- Job: DataSift — Founding AE | Series (A/)B–C (Acquired by Meltwater) · 2012-07 – 2016-07 — GTM Phase: Early Growth / Scaling → Vertical Expansion Scaled early GTM success into targeted plays, supported ramping team and motion. Worked cross-functionally to connect customer insight with product development.
- School: University of Pennsylvania — Bachelor of Arts - BA, Modern European History
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