Phil Armstrong

GTM at Merge | Connective infrastructure for production AI

New York, New York, United States

About

Experience

  • Senior Manager, Sales Development at Merge
    Aug 2025 - Present · 11 mos

  • Manager, Business Development at Axion Ray
    Mar 2024 - Aug 2025 · 1 yr 6 mos

    Empowering global manufacturers with AI to detect, investigate, and resolve quality issues before they become financial or customer headaches.

  • Business Development (Strategic Enterprise) at Dataiku
    Jan 2022 - Mar 2024 · 2 yrs 3 mos

    Enterprise data science platform, allowing data scientists, analysts, and business leaders to collaborate on AI/ML projects from data connectivity through model deployment & MLOps. Key Achievements: *Exceeded FY23 quota by 19% ($4.7M in Goal, $1.3M in Evaluation, $436k Won) *Cold-call champion. Converted ~25% of pick-ups into meetings *Leadership resource. Hands-on mentorship for cold calling, messaging, and best practices

  • Sales Manager at ESPN Radio
    Apr 2020 - Jan 2022 · 1 yr 10 mos

    Supporting 'The Feinline' show, I developed custom packages of sports information for high-net-worth clients. Key Achievements: *Hired, trained, directed (6) Account Executives responsible for ~$50k/wk *Negotiated & closed packages exceeding $20k MRR *Improved closing percentage on initial contact by 10%

  • Director of Staffing & Development at KVL Audio Visual Services
    Oct 2018 - Oct 2021 · 3 yrs 1 mo

    Spearhead of company-wide labor operation of 600+ employees across 10 states and 100+ hotel partnerships. Key Achievements: *Improved scheduling efficiency by ~500% within first 90 days *Expanded on-call employee network by 35% with continual YoY growth *Landed & expanded relationships with Fortune 500 hospitality groups