Full-Time

Account Executive

Updated on 2/4/2025

Mattermost

Mattermost

51-200 employees

Secure collaboration platform for technical teams

Enterprise Software
Cybersecurity

Expert

Remote in USA

Candidates must be based in the United States.

Category
Strategic Account Management
Sales & Account Management
Required Skills
Sales
Development Operations (DevOps)

You match the following Mattermost's candidate preferences

Employers are more likely to interview you if you match these preferences:

Degree
Experience
Requirements
  • 10 years of Sales experience
  • Significant enterprise sales and customer facing experience
  • Experience selling a technical product
  • Familiarity with Out of Band Communications, Incident Management, and Security Operations use cases
  • Track record in developing and closing large, complex deals
  • Experience in acquiring new customer accounts at a transactional volume
  • 4+ years successful quota attainment
  • Self-motivated and goal-oriented
  • Dynamic experience in an emerging company environment
  • Creation and execution of territory strategy and business plans
  • Attentive to forecasting and business reporting responsibilities
  • Become a Mattermost expert, evangelizing our Collaboration for Mission Critical, value proposition
Responsibilities
  • Prospecting and developing opportunities in target markets and accounts
  • Refining go-to-market strategy for the relevant markets and organizations in AMER territory
  • Managing complex enterprise sales cycles with multiple engagement points in InfoSec, IT, DevOps, Engineering and other lines of business
  • Executing solution and value selling to some existing customers but primarily new prospects
  • Articulating and evangelizing the vision and positioning of both Mattermost and our products and securing strategic commercial commitments
  • Quickly build a pipeline of new logo ARR as well as some expansion ARR in your target accounts
  • Accurately forecasting business on a weekly cadence
  • Ensuring the successful rollout and adoption of Mattermost products through strong account management activities and coordination with pre-and-post sales engineering and customer success
  • Collaborating closely with sales leadership frequently sharing key deal information and close plans
  • Align extended sales engineering, pre-sales, product support teams and executive support to ensure your success in your sales campaigns

Mattermost provides a secure collaboration platform specifically designed for technical teams. The platform allows users to communicate in real-time, share files and code snippets, and automate workflows, all while maintaining a high level of security and control over data. Users can customize the platform to fit their needs and deploy it in various environments. Mattermost integrates with popular technical tools like GitHub and GitLab, enabling teams to streamline their workflows. Unlike many competitors, Mattermost offers both a premium version with advanced features and an open-source version, giving users flexibility in how they use the platform. The goal of Mattermost is to enhance productivity and security for teams working in complex operational settings.

Company Stage

Series B

Total Funding

$68.1M

Headquarters

Palo Alto, California

Founded

2016

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

1%

1 year growth

0%

2 year growth

-1%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Rising demand for remote collaboration tools boosts Mattermost's market potential.
  • Emphasis on cybersecurity increases the appeal of Mattermost's secure platform.
  • Growth in open-source software market expands Mattermost's community and contributor base.

What critics are saying

  • Emerging open-source platforms may offer similar features at lower costs.
  • AI-driven tools could outpace Mattermost's current feature set.
  • Security vulnerabilities in open-source platforms may increase scrutiny on Mattermost.

What makes Mattermost unique

  • Mattermost offers a secure, open-source platform for technical team collaboration.
  • The platform supports real-time communication and workflow automation for agile development.
  • Mattermost provides flexible integrations with tools like GitHub and ServiceNow.

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Benefits

Fully remote work

Office setup fund

Coworking space stipend

Internet and mobile phone reimbursement

401k

Unlimited vacation

Family & friends days

Async weeks

Health benefits

Global and regional team meetups

Open source Fridays

Community hackathons and events