Inside Account Executive

Elastic

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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.

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TL;DR · Inside Account Executive

Inside Account Executive The Inside Account Executive joins the sales team to drive net-new revenue and expansion within strategic enterprise accounts. This individual is responsible for managing a defined territory, building a proactive pipeline through outbound outreach, and closing complex, multi-stakeholder deals in a consumption-based model. Day-to-day responsibilities include conducting deep discovery using MEDDPICC frameworks, delivering tailored product demos, and leading high-stakes contract negotiations to secure multi-year commitments. The role requires proficiency in technical topics such as observability, security analytics, vector search, and cloud economics. Candidates must demonstrate expertise in SaaS sales, value storytelling, and navigating usage-based pricing models. This position addresses the challenge of integrating search, security, and observability into a unified platform, helping organizations manage structured and unstructured data while leveraging artificial intelligence to improve business outcomes across various technical infrastructures.

What you'll do

  • Execute proactive outbound cadences via email, phone, and social media to build a new pipeline.
  • 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.
  • Create formal close plans with customers while maintaining high accuracy in CRM forecasting.
  • Lead executive negotiations for multi-year contracts and complex pricing structures in a consumption-based model.
  • 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

  • Proven success closing complex Enterprise deals for at least 2 years in a consumption-based or usage-model environment.
  • Demonstrated ability to use MEDDPICC or equivalent frameworks for discovery and qualification.
  • Track record of delivering executive-level presentations and demos that link product capabilities to business outcomes.
  • Experience negotiating multi-year, high-ACV contracts while protecting margins and securing stakeholder buy-in.
  • Technical fluency in observability, security, vector/traditional search, and cloud cost optimization.
  • Experience at an open-source or developer-centric infrastructure company (preferred).
  • Familiarity with observability or security analytics use cases (preferred).
  • Genuine appreciation for open-source communities and the Elastic model (preferred).

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