Glean

Strategic Account Executive

Glean
Posted 10/20/2026full-timeRemote • California • United StatesSeniorLeadWebsite
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Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in driving new business growth within enterprise accounts, utilizing a data-driven approach to develop and execute sales strategies that meet ARR revenue targets. Proficient in navigating complex organizational structures and building relationships with C-level executives to deliver value-driven sales cycles.

Highest-signal resume keywords
8+ Years Closing ExperienceTechnical SaaS SalesTarget Account SellingMEDDIC MethodologyBuilding Relationships with C-Level Executives

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Drive new business and growth within major enterprise prospects
  • Develop tailored strategies to break into and expand major accounts
  • Conduct sophisticated account research and executive-level messaging
  • Build champions and address customer pain points and priority business outcomes
  • Build a territory in the north central region
  • Source and close net-new logos within the territory
  • Navigate complex organizational structures and identify executive sponsors and champions
  • Research customer business objectives and conduct value-driven sales cycles
  • Collaborate with internal partners to move deals forward and ensure customer success
  • Deliver ARR revenue targets using a metric-based approach
  • Develop and execute sales strategies to generate pipeline and drive sales opportunities
  • Deliver repeatable and predictable bookings
  • Provide timely and insightful input to corporate functions
  • Create ROI and business-justification reports using a data-driven approach
  • Run tight POCs based on business success criteria

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • 8+ years of closing experience in Sales with a track record of being a top performer
  • Ability to learn, pitch, and demonstrate a highly technical product
  • Ability to adapt in a fast-growing and changing environment
  • Clear examples of closing complex deals and selling into complex organizations
  • Experience using a repeatable method for uncovering greenfield opportunities and building a new territory
  • Previous experience building relationships and selling face to face to C-level executives
  • Knowledge of best-of-breed software
  • Technical understanding of integrations, APIs, infrastructure management, security, and analytics
  • Experience selling technical SaaS and cloud-based software solutions
  • Previous experience working with SEs, BDRs, PMs, Executives, and Engineers
  • Basic understanding of search infrastructure is a plus
  • Experience with target account selling, solution selling, and MEDDIC and Challenger (or similar) methodologies is a plus

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Medical, Vision, and Dental coverage
  • Generous time-off policy
  • Opportunity to contribute to a 401k plan
  • Home office improvement stipend
  • Annual education stipend
  • Annual wellness stipend
  • Regular company events
  • Healthy lunches daily
  • Variable compensation may be available
  • Equity may be available
  • Competitive compensation

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Hard Skills
Sales Strategy DevelopmentValue-Driven Sales CyclesComplex Deal ClosingAccount ResearchROI ReportingData-Driven ApproachGreenfield Opportunity IdentificationTerritory BuildingSales Metrics AnalysisTechnical Product Demonstration
Soft Skills
AdaptabilityCollaborationCommunicationRelationship BuildingProblem Solving
Tools & Technologies
APIsInfrastructure ManagementSecurity SolutionsAnalytics ToolsBest-of-Breed Software
Industry Keywords
SaaSCloud-Based SolutionsExecutive-Level MessagingSolution SellingChallenger Methodology