Confluent

Account Executive, Digital Native

Confluent

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇺🇸 United States • California

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Salary

💰 $91,300 - $105,000 per year

Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

Tech Stack

CloudOpen SourceReact

About the role

  • Sell Confluent solutions to small and medium-sized enterprises.
  • Use prospecting, sales, negotiation, and leadership skills to meet and exceed quarterly sales target.
  • Drive revenue growth for large, diverse, complex territories.
  • Proactively prospect, identify, qualify, develop, and close a sales pipeline.
  • Manage the entire sales process, collaborating with business development, customer success, and support.
  • Develop, present, and sell a value proposition.
  • Partner with Solutions Engineers & Professional Services to ensure customer success.
  • Liaise with customer contacts to manage relationships, identify new opportunities, and maximize sales.
  • Understand Confluent offerings and competitive landscape.
  • Travel to customer sites to identify/develop sales opportunities when required.
  • Negotiate SaaS/cloud/software contracts.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of field experience in a quota-carrying role focused on landing net-new logos.
  • Prior experience in Big Data, Cloud, SaaS, Open Source, or Enterprise IT Solutions.
  • Previous sales methodology training (i.e. MEDDPICC, Challenger, etc.).
  • Consistent track record of success and history of overachieving and hitting quota attainment.
  • Exceptional communication skills - written and oral including strong presentation skills.
  • Excellent time management skills.
  • High integrity, intelligence, self-driven, and team player.
  • Highly developed selling, customer relations, and negotiation skills.
  • Open to Travel to customer locations as needed.
  • BS/BA degree or equivalent preferred.