Named Account Executive - West Coast

1 Month ago • All levels • Account Management • $79,900 PA - $141,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

GitLab is seeking a Commercial Named Account Executive for the West Coast to manage clients within the mid-market segment (250-3,999 employees). The role involves managing diverse project sizes, advising customers on achieving business outcomes with GitLab's AI-powered DevSecOps Platform. Responsibilities include meeting and exceeding quotas, articulating GitLab's value proposition, building and managing a pipeline, prospecting and closing new business, ensuring solution adoption, collaborating with partners, accurate forecasting, and driving event attendance. The role requires contributing to win/loss analyses, improving the sales handbook, and collaborating with cross-functional teams like Customer Success and Renewals. The Account Executive will also act as the voice of the customer by contributing product ideas.
Must have:
  • Meet or exceed quota
  • Foster strong customer relationships
  • Articulate GitLab's value
  • Manage book of business
  • Build a strong pipeline
  • Prospect and close new business
  • Ensure solution adoption
  • Collaborate with partners
  • Create accurate forecasts
  • Contribute to win/loss analysis
  • Contribute to sales handbook
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams
  • Master MEDPICC and Command of the Message
Good to have:
  • Progressive experience with SaaS sales
  • Pitching value to development teams
  • Interest in GitLab and open source
  • Leverage established relationships and sales techniques
  • Excellent negotiation, presentation, and closing skills
  • Experience with Git, Software Development Tools, Application Lifecycle Management
  • Ability to travel regularly
Perks:
  • Benefits to support health, finances, and well-being
  • All remote, asynchronous work environment
  • Flexible Paid Time Off
  • Team Member Resource Groups
  • Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Growth and Development Fund
  • Parental leave
  • Home office support

Job Details

GitLab is an open core software company that develops the most comprehensive AI-powered DevSecOps Platform, used by more than 100,000 organizations. Our mission is to enable everyone to contribute to and co-create the software that powers our world. When everyone can contribute, consumers become contributors, significantly accelerating the rate of human progress. This mission is integral to our culture, influencing how we hire, build products, and lead our industry. We make this possible at GitLab by running our operations on our product and staying aligned with our values. Learn more about Life at GitLab.

Thanks to products like Duo Enterprise, and Duo Workflow, customers get the benefit of AI at every stage of the SDLC. The same principles built into our products are reflected in how our team works: we embrace AI as a core productivity multiplier. All team members are encouraged and expected to incorporate AI into their daily workflows to drive efficiency, innovation, and impact across our global organization.

An overview of this role

Commercial Named Account Executives are the primary point of contact between prospective and existing customers of GitLab within the top end of the mid-market, which currently works with companies that employ between 250 to 3,999 employees. These GitLab team members manage the spectrum of project sizes, ranging from small fast growing teams in smaller agile organizations to complex enterprise projects advising on the journey with GitLab to achieve specific business outcomes.

Commercial Named AEs work closely in tandem with the business development team and sales management to manage a broad book of business spread over a large opportunity value range and focus on exceeding client expectations.

What you'll do

  • Meet or exceed quota while fostering strong customer relationships
  • Articulate the value of GitLab to our Commercial prospects and customers in the US Central region
  • Take ownership of and act as the CEO for the book of business in your territory:
    • Document the buying criteria & process, next steps & owners
    • Build a strong pipeline through a healthy cadence of prospecting activity
    • Prospect and close new business to expand your territory
    • Ensure adoption of our solutions and do your best to avoid churn and contraction
    • Work and collaborate with our Partner ecosystem to drive new business and value for our customers
    • Create an accurate forecast for each quarter against your plan/budget
    • Drive attendance to our events, which you will be part of to further network with current and prospective customers
  • Contribute to root cause analyses on wins/losses.
    • Communicate lessons learned to the team, including account managers, the marketing team, and the technical team.
  • Contribute to documenting improvements in our sales handbook
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams, such as Customer Success, Renewals, Sales Development, etc. to provide account leadership, ensuring a good outcome for our customers in the pre- and post-sales process
  • Be the voice of the customer by contributing product ideas to our public issue tracker
  • Master MEDPICC and Command of the Message on all opportunities

What you'll bring

  • A true desire to see customers benefit from the investment they make with GitLab
  • Demonstrated progressive experience with SaaS sales through pitching on value to development team (preferably devops)
  • Interest in GitLab, and open source software
  • Ability to leverage established relationships and proven sales techniques for success
  • Effective communicator, strong interpersonal skills
  • Motivated, driven and results oriented
  • Excellent negotiation, presentation and closing skills
  • Preferred experience with Git, Software Development Tools, Application Lifecycle Management
  • You share our values, and work in accordance with those values.
  • Ability to travel regularly to meet with customers in person and comply with the company’s travel policy

Hiring Process

  • Recruiter Phone Screen
  • Initial Screen with Hiring Manager
  • Interview with Area Sales Manager
  • Mock Call with Sales Leadership
  • Final Interview with Area Vice President

How GitLab will support you

Please note that we welcome interest from candidates with varying levels of experience; many successful candidates do not meet every single requirement. Additionally, studies have shown that people from underrepresented groups are less likely to apply to a job unless they meet every single qualification. If you're excited about this role, please apply and allow our recruiters to assess your application.

 
Remote-Global

The base salary range for this role’s listed level is currently for residents of listed locations only. Grade level and salary ranges are determined through interviews and a review of education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities of the applicant, equity with other team members, and alignment with market data. See more information on our benefits and equity. Sales roles are also eligible for incentive pay targeted at up to 100% of the offered base salary.

California/Colorado/Hawaii/New Jersey/New York/Washington/DC/Illinois/Minnesota pay range

$79,900 - $141,000 USD


Country Hiring Guidelines: GitLab hires new team members in countries around the world. All of our roles are remote, however some roles may carry specific location-based eligibility requirements. Our Talent Acquisition team can help answer any questions about location after starting the recruiting process.  

Privacy Policy: Please review our Recruitment Privacy Policy. Your privacy is important to us.

GitLab is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. GitLab’s policies and practices relating to recruitment, employment, career development and advancement, promotion, and retirement are based solely on merit, regardless of race, color, religion, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, lactation, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression), national origin, age, citizenship, marital status, mental or physical disability, genetic information (including family medical history), discharge status from the military, protected veteran status (which includes disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, active duty wartime or campaign badge veterans, and Armed Forces service medal veterans), or any other basis protected by law. GitLab will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. See also GitLab’s EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know during the recruiting process.

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