Strategic Account Executive - UAE

We are seeking a Strategic Account Executive to join our EMEA - Enterprise team. As a Strategic Account Executive, you will be responsible for supporting GitLab's strategic large prospects and customers. Your primary focus will be on providing account leadership and direction in the pre- and post-sales process, conducting sales activities, and ensuring the successful rollout and adoption of GitLab products.

Key responsibilities include:

• Supporting GitLab's strategic large prospects and customers
• Providing account leadership and direction in the pre- and post-sales process
• Conducting sales activities, including prospecting and developing opportunities in large/strategic accounts
• Ensuring the successful rollout and adoption of GitLab products through strong account management activities and coordination with pre-and-post sales and support resources
• Being the voice of the customer by contributing product ideas to our public issue tracker
• Generating qualified leads and developing new customers in conjunction with our strategic channel partners
• Expanding knowledge of industry as well as the competitive posture of the company
• Preparing activity and forecast reports
• Contributing to root cause analysis on wins/losses
• Communicating lessons learned to the team, including account managers, the marketing team, and the technical team
• Assisting sales management in conveying customer needs to product managers, and technical support staff
• Utilizing a consultative approach, discussing business issues with prospect and developing a formal quote, a written sales proposal or a formal sales presentation addressing their business needs
• Developing an account plan to sell to customers based on their business needs
• Collaborating with Marketing on marketing strategies

Requirements include:

• A true desire to see customers benefit from the investment they make with you
• Able to provide high degree of account management and control
• Work under minimal supervision on complex projects
• Experience selling into large organizations
• Ability to leverage established relationships and proven sales techniques for success
• 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
• Ability to travel if needed and comply with the company's travel policy

If you're reading this, do not match all of the requirements, and are hesitant to apply, we encourage you to make an application despite your hesitations.