Senior Account Executive - Enterprise Sales - Germany
About this role
We are a global team of innovators and pioneers dedicated to shaping the future of observability. At New Relic, we build an intelligent platform that empowers companies to thrive in an AI-first world by giving them unparalleled insight into their complex systems. As we continue to expand our global footprint, we're looking for passionate people to join our mission. If you're ready to help the world's best companies optimize their digital applications, we invite you to explore a career with us!
Your opportunity
Responsible for selling to all stakeholders within new accounts and crafting strategies to win new logos. Collaborate with all New Relic sales support resources (e.g., executives, demand generation, solution consulting) to support prospect interests. Understand how to position New Relic to beat the competition.
Responsibilities
- Driving Account Acquisition – Own territory and cultivate relationships with all pertinent stakeholders within target accounts to maximize sales into new accounts with the objective of being part of the customers’ long-term business solution. Identify customer needs and then configuring an appropriate offering from our portfolio to meet those needs.
- Expanding Top of Funnel – Complement centralized marketing campaigns with own prospecting, develop relationships and alignment at multiple levels – C level executive sponsors, influencers, and day-to-day users. Establish positive relationships that drive interest.
- Driving Sales Execution – Use New Relic’s sales process to close large-scale, multi-year subscription-based deals. Prepare accurate forecasts, building a pipeline to cover bookings target, documenting activities in Salesforce, and performing other tasks necessary to drive revenue and communicate activities to sales management.
- Selling with Customer Focus – Diagnose each account’s business plan and existing technology stack. Review public information (e.g., new FDA approvals executive appointments, press releases) for the company and its competitors to remain updated on potential demand triggers.
- Demonstrating New Relic Product Proficiency – Be proficient with a working knowledge across New Relic’s product lines.
- This role requires:
- Extensive experience in a quota-carrying sales experience as an account owner at a software/technology company with a focus on new business acquisition
- Track record of tenacity and driving results with a sense of urgency
- Track record of closing multi-year and subscription-based SaaS deals
- Proven ability to cultivate relationships based on advising on quality or manufacturing insights, best practices and strategy
- Excellent leadership and strong ability of working with and indirectly managing sales support colleagues
- Viewed as an expert in domain by accounts
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
- Fluent in German and English is essential
- Please note that visa sponsorship is not available for this position