The world loves Postgres. If you work with developers or data scientists or anyone wrangling data, youll probably see a sticker with the tusks and trunk of the Postgres elephant on the lid of a nearby laptop. EDB has a lot to do with that.
Weve been major contributors to Postgres since the beginning, and we are proud to call thousands of boundary pushing customers our partners. Proud though we are, we are not resting on our laurels. Theres plenty of work to do. The good news is that everything we do will impact Postgres, which is to say that it will impact the world. No pressure.
The Senior Account Executive will focus on formulating and executing a strategy within the DoD market, resulting in revenue growth in existing accounts and new customer acquisition.
Responsibilities
- Meet and exceed sales quota through outbound/inbound leads strategically selling the value of EDBs products to key decision makers
- Build strong relationships with prospects, VARs, OEM (IBM) partners, and FSIs resulting in net new pipeline generation and growth opportunities
- Establish and expand knowledge of our products, competitors and industry trends
- Build business cases to establish value: develop and present proposals to customers with information that demonstrates the ability of the EDB solution to meet the customers mission objectives
- Develop account plans whereby utilizing the EDB ecosystem to build quality pipeline and develop concise close plans
- Drive account strategies and coordinate team selling efforts to close business on a quarterly and annual basis
- Proven track record of penetrating accounts, reaching decision-makers, and closing business
Qualifications:
- Minimum of 7 years experience with successfully meeting sales and revenue goals to Key Stakeholders within the DoD market
- Proficient in creating pipeline, developing and executing close plans that overachieve sales and revenue goals
- Excellent time management and organizational skills.
- Self starter with a passion to lean on and work with the EDB ecosystem.
- Highly motivated and goal oriented.
- Proven track record of penetrating accounts, reaching decision-makers, and exceeding financial goals.
- Travel required: ~20%
Job Location: Remote
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We know it takes a unique mix of people and skills to help us in our mission to supercharge Postgres, and we understand that not everyone will check every box. Wed love to hear from you and we want you to apply!
EDB is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. EDB was built on a commitment to trust and respect each other and to embrace an array of people and ideas. These values remain at the center of our culture and are key to our companys integrity.
Our US benefits package is listed here - additional benefits packages available upon request
