Strategic Account Leader @ GitLab

Strategic Account Leader

New York

Posted on 3/2/2023

INACTIVE

1,001-5,000 employees

Website

Repository hosting manager tool

Company Overview

It is GitLab's mission to make it so that everyone can contribute. When everyone can contribute, users become contributors and greatly increases the rate of innovation.

Locations

Remote in USA

Experience Level

Entry

Junior

Mid

Senior

Expert

Desired Skills

Sales

Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)

Requirements

A true desire to see customers benefit from the investment they make with you
Able to provide high degree of major account management and control
Work under minimal supervision on complex projects
Proven success with B2B software sales
Experience selling into large organizations
Interest in GitLab, and open source software
Ability to leverage established relationships and proven sales techniques for success
Effective communicator (written/verbal), 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 use GitLab
Work with helpful, kind, motivated, and talented people
Work remote so you have no commute and are free to travel and move
Have flexible work hours so you are there for other people and free to plan the day how you like
Everyone works remote, but you don't feel remote. We don't have a head office, so you're not in a satellite office
Work on open source software so you can interact with a large community and can show your work
Work on a product you use every day: we drink our own wine
Work on a product used by lots of people that care about what you do
As a company we contribute more than we take, most of our work is released as the open source GitLab CE
Focused on results, not on long hours, so that you can have a life and don't burn out
Open internal processes: know what you're getting in to and be assured we're thoughtful and effective
Country Hiring Guidelines: GitLab hires new team members in countries around the world. All of our roles are remote, however some roles may carry specific location-based eligibility requirements. Our Talent Acquisition team can help answer any questions about location after starting the recruiting process
Privacy Policy: Please review our Recruitment Privacy Policy. Your privacy is important to us
GitLab is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. GitLab's policies and practices relating to recruitment, employment, career development and advancement, promotion, and retirement are based solely on merit, regardless of race, color, religion, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, lactation, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression), national origin, age, citizenship, marital status, mental or physical disability, genetic information (including family medical history), discharge status from the military, protected veteran status (which includes disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, active duty wartime or campaign badge veterans, and Armed Forces service medal veterans), or any other basis protected by law. GitLab will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. See also GitLab's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know during the recruiting process

Responsibilities

Strategic Account Leader will report to an Area Sales Manager or Regional Director
Act as a primary point of contact and the face of GitLab for our strategic and large prospects in the New York area
Contribute to root cause analysis on wins/losses

The GitLab DevSecOps platform empowers 100,000+ organizations to deliver software faster and more efficiently. We are one of the world’s largest all-remote companies with 2,000+ team members and values that foster a culture where people embrace the belief that everyone can contribute. Learn more about Life at GitLab.

We value results, transparency, sharing, freedom, efficiency, self-learning, frugality, collaboration, directness, kindness, diversity, inclusion and belonging, boring solutions, and quirkiness. If these values match your personality, work ethic, and personal goals, we encourage you to visit our primer to learn more. Open source is our culture, our way of life, our story, and what makes us truly unique.

Responsibilities

Strategic Account Leader will report to an Area Sales Manager or Regional Director.
Act as a primary point of contact and the face of GitLab for our strategic and large prospects in the New York area.
Contribute to root cause analysis on wins/losses.

Communicate lessons learned to the team, including account managers, the marketing team, and the technical team.

Take ownership of your book of business

document the buying criteria
document the buying process
document next steps and owners
ensure pipeline accuracy based on evidence and not hope

Contribute to documenting improvements in our sales handbook.

Provide account leadership and direction in the pre- and post-sales process

Conduct sales activities including prospecting and developing opportunities in large/strategic accounts

Ensure the successful rollout and adoption of GitLab products through strong account management activities and coordination with pre-and-post sales engineering and support resources

Be the voice of the customer by contributing product ideas to our public issue tracker

Travel as necessary to accounts in order to develop relationships and close large opportunities

Generate qualified leads and develop new customers in conjunction with our strategic channel partners in exceeding quota.

Expand knowledge of industry as well as the competitive posture of the company

Prepare activity and forecast reports as requested

Update and maintain Sales’ database as appropriate

Assist sales management in conveying customer needs to product managers, and technical support staff

Utilize a consultative approach, discuss business issues with prospect and develop a formal quote, a written sales proposal or a formal sales presentation addressing their business needs.

Respond to RFP’s and follow up with prospects.

Develop an account plan to sell to customers based on their business needs.

Build and strengthen the business relationship with current accounts and new prospects.

Recommend marketing strategies.

Requirements

A true desire to see customers benefit from the investment they make with you
Able to provide high degree of major account management and control
Work under minimal supervision on complex projects
Proven success with B2B software sales
Experience selling into large organizations
Interest in GitLab, and open source software
Ability to leverage established relationships and proven sales techniques for success
Effective communicator (written/verbal), 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 use GitLab

Hiring Process

Additional details about our process can be found on our hiring page.

Top 10 reasons to work for GitLab:

Work with helpful, kind, motivated, and talented people.
Work remote so you have no commute and are free to travel and move.
Have flexible work hours so you are there for other people and free to plan the day how you like.
Everyone works remote, but you don’t feel remote. We don’t have a head office, so you’re not in a satellite office.
Work on open source software so you can interact with a large community and can show your work.
Work on a product you use every day: we drink our own wine.
Work on a product used by lots of people that care about what you do.
As a company we contribute more than we take, most of our work is released as the open source GitLab CE.
Focused on results, not on long hours, so that you can have a life and don’t burn out.
Open internal processes: know what you’re getting in to and be assured we’re thoughtful and effective.

See our culture page for more!

Work remotely from anywhere in the world. Curious to see what that looks like? Check out our remote manifesto and guides.

LI-KR-GITLAB

Remote-Global

The base salary range for this role’s listed level is currently for residents of listed locations only. Grade level and salary ranges are determined through interviews and a review of education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities of the applicant, equity with other team members, and alignment with market data. See more information on our benefits and equity. Sales roles are also eligible for incentive pay targeted at up to 100% of the offered base salary.

Colorado/Washington pay range

$98,600—$174,000 USD

California/New York/New Jersey pay range

$98,600—$174,000 USD

Country Hiring Guidelines: GitLab hires new team members in countries around the world. All of our roles are remote, however some roles may carry specific location-based eligibility requirements. Our Talent Acquisition team can help answer any questions about location after starting the recruiting process.

Privacy Policy: Please review our Recruitment Privacy Policy. Your privacy is important to us.

GitLab is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. GitLab’s policies and practices relating to recruitment, employment, career development and advancement, promotion, and retirement are based solely on merit, regardless of race, color, religion, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, lactation, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression), national origin, age, citizenship, marital status, mental or physical disability, genetic information (including family medical history), discharge status from the military, protected veteran status (which includes disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, active duty wartime or campaign badge veterans, and Armed Forces service medal veterans), or any other basis protected by law. GitLab will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. See also GitLab’s EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know during the recruiting process.