
Account Executive – Digital Natives
Cockroach Labs
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: California • United States
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Salary
💰 $145,000 - $170,000 per year
Tech Stack
About the role
- Prospect into and close net-new logos within an assigned territory, consistently building pipeline through outbound activities such as account research, cold outreach, and executive-level engagement
- Develop and execute account penetration strategies for a defined list of target accounts, identifying buying centers, key stakeholders, and compelling entry points
- Drive opportunities through the entire sales cycle, from self-sourced pipeline generation to contract close
- Leverage and coordinate cross-functional internal teams (Sales Development, Engineering, Security, Legal, Marketing, Product) to support complex, multi-threaded new-business sales cycles
- Build and maintain detailed relationship maps and account plans for target accounts, including both active prospects and long-term strategic targets
- Deliver compelling presentations and demos that articulate CockroachDB’s differentiated value to audiences ranging from individual contributors to C-level executives
Requirements
- 3-5+ years in a closing role, with a proven track record of net-new logo acquisition.
- Demonstrated success in outbound prospecting and pipeline creation within the database ecosystem or adjacent technologies
- A consultative, value-based selling approach across cloud, on-premise, and hybrid environments
- Strong discovery, messaging, and executive communication skills, with the ability to create urgency in greenfield accounts
- Experience leveraging AI and modern sales tools to improve prospecting efficiency and deal execution
- A consistent history of exceeding sales targets in quota-carrying roles
- Excellent time management and prioritization skills, especially in outbound-heavy environments.
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Hard Skills & Tools
outbound prospectingpipeline creationaccount penetration strategiessales cycle managementcontract negotiationpresentation skillsdemo deliveryconsultative sellingvalue-based sellingquota achievement
Soft Skills
communication skillstime managementprioritizationrelationship buildingexecutive engagementdiscovery skillsmessaging skillsurgency creationcollaborationstrategic thinking