Commercial Account Executive, Mid Market - Midwest
An overview of this role
Mid-Market Account Executives are the primary point of contact between prospective and existing customers of GitLab within a space defined as mid-market, which currently works with companies that employ between 100 to 1,999 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.
Mid-Market 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 Mid Market 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
All remote, asynchronous work environment
Home office support
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.
Compensation
To view the full job description and its compensation calculator, view our handbook. The compensation calculator can be found towards the bottom of the page.
Additional details about our process can be found on our hiring page.
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
$66,300—$117,000 USD
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Commercial Account Executive, Mid Market - Midwest
An overview of this role
Mid-Market Account Executives are the primary point of contact between prospective and existing customers of GitLab within a space defined as mid-market, which currently works with companies that employ between 100 to 1,999 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.
Mid-Market 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 Mid Market 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
All remote, asynchronous work environment
Home office support
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.
Compensation
To view the full job description and its compensation calculator, view our handbook. The compensation calculator can be found towards the bottom of the page.
Additional details about our process can be found on our hiring page.
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
$66,300—$117,000 USD