Strategic Account Executive

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Strategic Account Executive driving enterprise adoption and expansion of GitLab’s AI-powered DevSecOps platform. Managing Northeast accounts through complex sales cycles and strategic partnerships.

Responsibilities:

  • Drive strategic growth by leading GitLab's enterprise accounts across the Northeast
  • Serve as a trusted technology advisor to industry leaders in the territory
  • Orchestrate sales strategies with Solutions Architects, Customer Success, Sales Development, Channel & Alliances, and technical specialists
  • Craft solutions aligning GitLab's platform with customers' long-term vision, compliance needs, and business objectives
  • Build strategic customer partnerships by understanding industry landscapes, success metrics, and growth trajectories
  • Design and execute strategic account plans, including opportunity mapping, stakeholder alignment, and multi-threaded engagement
  • Lead customer journeys from discovery through evaluation, negotiation, and successful implementation
  • Contribute to forecasting and pipeline reviews and conduct win/loss analyses
  • Prepare and deliver customer-facing and internal presentations, proposals, and recommendations
  • Build an enterprise portfolio, create repeatable sales motions, and report on deal progress and account health

Requirements:

  • Experience driving complex B2B software sales cycles with enterprise customers, ideally in DevSecOps, software development tools, or adjacent SaaS solutions
  • Background selling into large, strategic enterprise accounts in the Northeast United States
  • Ability to build trusted C-level and senior stakeholder relationships across business and technical teams
  • Knowledge of the Northeast enterprise market, including key industries, buying centers, and decision-making dynamics
  • Ability to build and nurture a relevant professional network
  • Ability to drive new business acquisition and expansion within enterprise accounts through consultative, multi-stakeholder sales motions
  • Experience collaborating with channel and strategic partners to generate pipeline, co-sell, and support successful customer adoption
  • Effective communication and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to lead account strategy, influence internal and external stakeholders, and remain calm under pressure
  • Ability to work in line with GitLab's values
  • Ability to use GitLab and Salesforce in daily work
  • Ability to travel as needed while following company travel policies

Benefits:

  • 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
  • Incentive pay targeted at up to 100% of the offered base salary