Commercial Account Executive, Named - West

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.

This person must be located in Central, Mountain, or Pacific Timezones.

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 Eastern 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.
• The ability to travel for events such as trainings, team off sites, customer meetings, etc. and comply with the company’s travel policy

Remote-Global

The base salary range for this role’s listed level is currently for residents of the United States only. This range is intended to reflect the role's base salary rate in locations throughout the US. 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, alignment with market data, and geographic location. The base salary range does not include any bonuses, equity, or benefits. 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.

United States Salary Range $91,600—$154,200 USD

HOW GITLAB SUPPORTS FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES

• Benefits to support your health, finances, and well-being
• Flexible Paid Time Off
• Team Member Resource Groups
• Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Growth and Development Fund
• Parental Leave

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.

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