Gurobi

Mathematical optimization solvers for prescriptive analytics

Account Executive

Account ExecutiveConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

Have 5–7 years of experience in B2B SaaS sales or SMB/enterprise account management with a proven track record of exceeding revenue targets.
Have experience selling complex or technical software solutions into SMB/enterprise organizations.
Have experience engaging technical, analytics, engineering, operations, supply chain, manufacturing, or optimization-related buying centers.
Have demonstrated success managing long, consultative sales cycles involving multiple stakeholders.
Have a bachelor's degree in Business, Communications, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
Have strong written and verbal English communication skills.
Be proficient in delivering presentations and training sessions effectively.
Have expertise in negotiation to secure favorable outcomes for the company and its clients.
Have conflict resolution skills to protect the customer experience and enhance the company's image.
Be able to create compelling value propositions for partners.
Have strategic and analytical thinking skills to assess decisions' internal and external impact.
Be able to use data to plan and execute strategies effectively.
Be able to operate effectively from a home office in a remote work environment.
Be willing to travel throughout the Nordics and Benelux for customer meetings, partner engagements, industry events, and conferences, with occasional international travel for company meetings and training.
Be able to participate in meetings across different time zones within reasonable expectations.
Have advanced-level technical B2B SaaS sales experience, demonstrating expertise and success selling B2B software solutions in a technical environment.
Be proficient with macOS, Microsoft 365, and Power BI to manage and analyze data, collaborate, and deliver presentations.
Be comfortable learning and utilizing Salesforce to manage sales activities and customer interactions.
Be comfortable working in an international setting and with a US-based company.
Where applicable, have a valid passport and the ability to obtain necessary international travel documents.

Responsibilities

Own and execute the sales strategy across the assigned territory, developing a proactive plan to generate new business and grow existing customer relationships.
Build and maintain a healthy pipeline through outbound prospecting, account-based selling, referrals, partner relationships, networking, and marketing-generated opportunities.
Identify and prioritize high-value commercial accounts, creating demand in markets where brand awareness varies.
Execute a land-and-expand strategy by identifying new buying centers, upsell opportunities, and cross-functional use cases within existing customers.
Manage complex, multi-stakeholder sales cycles, partnering with technical users and executive decision-makers to deliver business value.
Understand customer challenges and position optimization technology to meet their objectives.
Collaborate with Technical Account Managers, Marketing, and Product teams to deliver a strong customer experience throughout the sales process.
Represent the company at customer meetings, conferences, trade shows, and industry events.
Maintain accurate opportunity management, forecasting, and customer activity within Salesforce to support pipeline management and business planning.
Stay informed about industry trends, competitive activity, and developments in optimization, analytics, and enterprise software.
Achieve assigned Objective Key Results (OKRs).

Desired Qualifications

A technical or engineering background is an advantage.

At Gurobi Optimization, we're on a mission!

A mission that focuses on mathematical optimization. We empower our customers to expand their use of mathematical optimization technology in order to make smarter decisions and solve some of the world's toughest and most impactful business problems. We're looking for passionate, dedicated, innovative game-changers to join our team and drive the future of Gurobi.

As an Account Executive you will play a key role in growing Gurobi's presence by identifying new business opportunities, expanding existing customer relationships, and helping organizations solve complex optimization challenges.

You'll own a broad territory and be responsible for developing and executing a strategic territory plan that drives pipeline growth across commercial accounts (SMB). Success in this role requires a proactive, consultative sales approach, strong prospecting skills, and the ability to build lasting relationships with technical and executive stakeholders.

Working closely with colleagues across Sales, Technical Account Management, and Marketing, you'll introduce Gurobi's optimization technology to new markets while helping existing customers expand their use of our solutions. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys creating demand, navigating complex technical sales cycles, and building long-term partnerships in a relationship-driven market.

What you will be doing?

Own and execute the sales strategy across your assigned territory, developing a proactive plan to generate new business and grow existing customer relationships.
Build and maintain a healthy pipeline through outbound prospecting, account-based selling, referrals, partner relationships, networking, and marketing-generated opportunities.
Identify and prioritize high-value commercial accounts, creating demand in markets where Gurobi has varying levels of brand awareness.
Execute a land-and-expand strategy by identifying new buying centers, upsell opportunities, and cross-functional use cases within existing customers.
Manage complex, multi-stakeholder sales cycles, partnering with both technical users and executive decision-makers to deliver business value.
Act as a trusted advisor, understanding customer challenges and positioning Gurobi's optimization technology to meet their objectives.
Collaborate with Technical Account Managers, Marketing, and Product teams to deliver an exceptional customer experience throughout the sales process.
Represent Gurobi at customer meetings, conferences, trade shows, and industry events.
Maintain accurate opportunity management, forecasting, and customer activity within Salesforce to support effective pipeline management and business planning.
Stay informed on industry trends, competitive activity, and developments within optimization, analytics, and enterprise software.

What experience and qualifications should you have?

5–7 years of experience in B2B SaaS sales or SMB/enterprise account management with a proven track record of exceeding revenue targets.
Experience selling complex or technical software solutions into SMB/enterprise organizations.
Experience engaging technical, analytics, engineering, operations, supply chain, manufacturing, or optimization-related buying centers.
Demonstrated success managing long, consultative sales cycles involving multiple stakeholders.
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Communications, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
Technical or engineering background is an advantage.
Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.

What skills and abilities should you have?

Proficiency in delivering presentations and training sessions effectively.
Expertise in negotiation to secure favorable outcomes for Gurobi and its clients.
Strong conflict resolution skills to protect the customer experience and enhance Gurobi's image.
Ability to create compelling value propositions for partners.
Proficiency in strategic and analytical thinking to assess decisions' internal and external impact.
Aptitude for using data to plan and execute strategies effectively.
Satisfaction and ability to operate effectively from a home office in a remote work environment.
Willingness to travel throughout Nordics/Benelix for customer meetings, partner engagements, industry events, and conferences, with occasional international travel for company meetings and training.
Ability to participate in meetings across different time zones within reasonable expectations.
Motivated ambition to achieve assigned Objective Key Results (OKRs).

What other requirements should you have?

Advanced-level technical B2B SaaS sales experience: Demonstrated expertise and success in selling B2B software solutions in a technical environment.
Fluency with macOS, Microsoft 365, and Power BI: Proficiency in using these tools to effectively manage and analyze data, collaborate, and deliver presentations.
Comfortable with learning and utilizing Salesforce: Ability to quickly learn and leverage Salesforce, a widely used customer relationship management (CRM) platform, to effectively manage sales activities and customer interactions.
Comfortable working in an international setting and with a US-based company.
Where applicable, a valid passport and the ability to obtain necessary international travel documents.

Your Alignment with our Gurobi Core Values:

Customer Focus: Verbal & written communication skills that bring clarity and build trust.
Power of the Team: Motivated with a team-oriented mindset that aims to both inspire and be inspired by others.
Innovation: The courage to bring ideas forward and see yourself as an integral part of our global team.
Dedication: Organized and agile, focusing on meeting professional objectives while promoting a healthy work/life balance.
Integrity: Promise to uphold honesty as your compass and conduct all business practices with an ethical mindset and fiscal responsibility.

Gurobi Optimization is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Gurobi Optimization is an E-Verify employer. As part of our hiring process, we utilize the federal E-Verify program to verify the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. For additional information regarding E-Verify, please visit www.e-verify.gov.

About the Company

Gurobi

Mathematical optimization solvers for prescriptive analytics

Gurobi Optimization provides mathematical programming solvers for prescriptive analytics. Its flagship Gurobi Optimizer turns business problems into mathematical models and finds optimal solutions for linear, quadratic, and mixed-integer programs, with a Python API and options for on-premise or cloud deployment. Customers model problems with variables, constraints, and an objective, and the Optimizer searches for the best values that respect all constraints, supporting use cases like supply chain optimization, resource allocation, and risk management. It differentiates itself by offering a high-performance solver that works across many problem types, integrates with common programming languages, and provides tiered licenses plus professional support and training; the overall goal is to help organizations make better, data-driven decisions through scalable optimization.

Company size: 201-500
Company stage: Grant
Total funding: $160K
Headquarters: Beaverton, OR
Founded: 2008

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