Mid Market Account Executive, Pursuit

Elastic

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$78,700–$124,500 / yr
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49 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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Below market

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This role $102k
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This role pays less than 89% of similar roles. Most pay $126,787–$217,225 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $102k versus about $172k 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 · Mid Market Account Executive, Pursuit

As a Mid Market Account Executive, Pursuit, you will join the sales team to drive net-new revenue within mid-market accounts. You will own a defined territory, building your own pipeline through proactive outbound outreach while managing complex, multi-stakeholder deals in a consumption-based model. Your daily responsibilities include performing deep discovery and qualification using MEDDPICC frameworks, delivering tailored value stories and live demos, and leading high-stakes contract negotiations to secure multi-year commitments. You will navigate the technical landscape of search, observability, and security while collaborating with cross-functional teams like Solutions Architects and Marketing. To succeed, you must possess expertise in SaaS sales, cloud economics, usage-based pricing, and modern data architectures. The role focuses on solving business challenges by positioning a Search AI platform to help organizations manage structured and unstructured data effectively.

What you'll do

  • Execute a proactive outbound cadence via email, phone, and social media to generate at least 50% of booked opportunities.
  • Conduct deep discovery and qualification using the MEDDPICC framework to identify pain points and decision criteria.
  • Deliver tailored narratives and live demonstrations that map Elastic's 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 communicating fluently on cloud economics, usage-based pricing, and modern data architectures.
  • Partner with Solutions Architects, Customer Success, and Marketing teams to accelerate deals and improve customer outcomes.

What we're looking for

  • Proven success in closing complex SaaS deals with 3+ years of experience in a consumption or usage-based model.
  • Demonstrated ability to apply 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.
  • Ability to navigate complex deal cycles and collaborate with cross-functional teams like Solutions Architects and RevOps.
  • Experience at an open-source or developer-centric infrastructure company (preferred).
  • Familiarity with observability or security analytics use cases (preferred).

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