ApplySarthiCommercial Account Executive, Named - West
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1,294 open commercial roles across 219 companies are on ApplySarthi right now, most of them in Hyderabad (14), Bengaluru (11), Delhi NCR (10).
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Questions you are likely to be asked
- Why do you want to join GitLab?
- What is your experience with Agile? Tell me one thing you learned the hard way.
- How do you find and qualify new leads?
- What is your target, and how did you do against it last quarter?
- Walk me through a deal you closed, from the first call.
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The same principles built into our products are reflected in how our team works: we embrace AI as a core productivity multiplier, with all team members expected to incorporate AI into their daily workflows to drive efficiency, innovation, and impact. GitLab is where careers accelerate, innovation flourishes, and every voice is valued. Our high-performance culture is driven by our values and continuous knowledge exchange, enabling our team members to reach their full potential while collaborating with industry leaders to solve complex problems. Co-create the future with us as we build technology that transforms how the world develops software.
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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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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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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