Enterprise Account Executive

Elastic

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$113,300–$179,200 / yr
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8 days ago
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Confirmed live 2 days ago

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Below market

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This role $146k
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This role pays less than 72% of similar roles. Most pay $144,375–$256,193 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $146k versus about $200k for comparable roles.

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About Elastic

Elastic is the company behind Elasticsearch and the Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Kibana, Beats, and Logstash). It sells search, observability, and security products built on that search engine, primarily through its Elastic Cloud managed service.

Elastic currently has 240 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Enterprise Account Executive

Enterprise Account Executive - West joins the sales team to drive net-new revenue and expansion within strategic accounts. This individual will own a defined territory, building a proactive pipeline through outbound outreach while managing complex, multi-stakeholder deals in a consumption-based model. Key responsibilities include conducting deep discovery using MEDDPICC frameworks, delivering tailored value stories and live demos, and leading high-stakes contract negotiations to secure multi-year commitments. The role requires technical fluency in cloud economics, usage-based pricing, and modern data architectures. Candidates must possess expertise in search, observability, and security analytics while navigating vector and traditional search technologies. This position addresses the challenge of helping organizations leverage structured and unstructured data through a unified Search AI platform to improve results across search, security, and observability functions within a cloud-based infrastructure environment.

What you'll do

  • Execute a proactive outbound cadence to generate at least 50% of your booked opportunities.
  • Conduct deep discovery and qualification using the MEDDPICC framework to identify high-confidence deals.
  • Deliver tailored narratives and live demos that map product capabilities to measurable business outcomes.
  • Develop formal close plans with customers while maintaining high accuracy in CRM forecasting.
  • Lead high-stakes contract negotiations and pricing discussions to secure multi-year consumption commitments.
  • Position the platform by speaking fluently about cloud economics, usage-based pricing, and modern data architectures.
  • Partner with internal teams like Solutions Architects and Customer Success to accelerate deal cycles.

What we're looking for

  • Must have 5+ years of experience closing complex Enterprise deals in a consumption-based or usage-model environment.
  • Proven ability to use MEDDPICC or equivalent frameworks for discovery and qualification.
  • Demonstrated skill in delivering executive-level presentations that link product capabilities to business outcomes.
  • Experience negotiating multi-year, high-ACV contracts while protecting margins and securing stakeholder buy-in.
  • Must possess technical fluency in observability, security, vector/traditional search, and cloud cost optimization.
  • Ability to navigate complex deal cycles and collaborate with cross-functional teams like Solutions Architects and Marketing.
  • Experience working within or advocating for open-source communities is preferred.
  • Familiarity with logs, metrics, traces, or SIEM/XDR use cases is a plus.

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