Account Executive- San Francisco

groundcover

$90K — $130K *
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of SaaS sales experience focused on new logo acquisition
  • 1+ year of experience as a successful BDR/SDR
  • Proven track record in the NA/USA market
  • Demonstrated ability to exceed sales quotas
  • Experience in Log Analytics, Monitoring, or APM sales
  • Familiarity with AWS, GCP, or Azure cloud technologies
  • Strong communication and negotiation skills, with industry knowledge

Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement sales strategies for new business opportunities
  • Focus heavily on outbound prospecting to generate 3 new meetings weekly
  • Build account strategies and collaborate with SDR and SA to close deals
  • Maintain strong relationships with clients and prospects
  • Conduct market research for potential clients and current trends
  • Negotiate and close sales deals to meet targets
  • Monitor sales activities and report metrics in CRM

Benefits

  • Hybrid work option in San Francisco
  • Opportunity to work with a game-changing observability solution
  • Collaborative team environment
  • Focus on client management and relationship building
  • Career growth opportunities within the sales team
Full Job Description
Description

As an Account Executive for groundcover, you will be responsible for taking groundcovers's game-changing, cost-effective, value-driven observability solution to market in North America.

If you are a results-driven individual with a passion for sales and client management, we invite you to join our team!

This is a hybrid role in San Francisco

You will do:

  • Developing and implementing sales strategies to generate new business opportunities while having a heavy focus on outbound prospecting, generating a minimum of 3 new meetings per week with decision makers and influencers with a goal of building 3x pipeline against quota.
  • Building an account strategy and driving joint efforts with SDR and SA to close initial deals, as well as expanding groundcover's footprint into different teams and additional business units
  • Building and maintaining strong relationships with prospects and existing clients
  • Conducting market research and competitor analysis to identify potential clients and market trends
  • Collaborating with internal teams to deliver effective solutions and meet client needs
  • Negotiating and closing sales deals to achieve sales targets
  • Providing exceptional customer service and addressing client concerns or issues
  • Monitoring and reporting on sales activities, pipeline, and performance metrics in CRM


Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience as a sales hunter in a SaaS company with a focus on new logo acquisition.
  • At least 1 year of previous experience as a successful BDR/SDR.
  • Proven experience with the NA/USA market
  • Proven and consistent track record of meeting and exceeding sales quotas.
  • Convert prospects to clients by fielding pre-qualified opportunities, conducting discovery and building relationships, and using best practices to maximize the sales process.
  • Experience in Sales of Log Analytics/Monitoring/APM.
  • Experience in Sales of Cloud technologies - AWS/GCP/Azure.
  • Excellent communication and negotiation skills and a strong understanding of the industry and market dynamics.
  • Self-motivated, proactive, and able to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.

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