Commercial Account Executive - Named, Canada at GitLab

GitLab is the intelligent orchestration platform for DevSecOps. GitLab enables organizations to increase developer productivity, improve operational efficiency, reduce security and compliance risk, and accelerate digital transformation. More than 50 million registered users and more than 50% of the Fortune 100* trust GitLab to ship better, more secure software faster.

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.

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 Canada
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.
Ability to travel regularly to meet with customers in person and comply with the company’s travel policy

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Commercial Account Executive - Named, Canada

Job Description

An overview of this role

What you'll do

What you'll bring

How GitLab Supports Full-Time Employees