SMB Account Executive - France

The GitLab  DevSecOps platform  empowers 100,000+ organizations to deliver software faster and more efficiently. We are one of the  world’s largest all-remote companies  with 2,000+ team members and  values  that foster a culture where people embrace the belief that everyone can contribute. Learn more about  Life at GitLab . SMB Account Executive - France France, remote   An overview of this role The SMB Segment at GitLab primarily focuses on commercial companies who have between 1 and 100 employees. The companies of focus will have a HeadQuarters located in the EMEA region with the potential for a globally dispersed workforce.  The SMB AE job family covers both a new business and growth business approach. We refer to new business as ‘First Order’ and growth business as either ‘Pooled, Expand, Named or Territory’ depending on the region you are potentially working within.  As a GitLab AE you will be part of a sales team that is lead by an Areas Sales Manager for a specific region and within this team, it will be your responsibility to collaborate with your team members to drive the growth and success of GitLab here in EMEA.    What you’ll do    Actively live and contribute to the GitLab company values  Actively participate in the direct team and the wider SMB Segment team meetings Actively participate in sales skills development calls. We call this Project35 Prepare for and conduct a 1:1 meeting with your ASM on a weekly basis  Prepare for and conduct a sales forecast meeting with your ASM on a weekly basis  Self learning to develop your knowledge on the DevSecOps industry Continually develop your sales territory to maintain accuracy of knowledge in relation to your account base Utilise the GitLab defined R7 process in order to attain sales excellence  Exercise Executive communication & presentation skills to both GitLab customers, prospects, partners and internal team members  Engage with your wider business partners to achieve collaborative stakeholder management  Conduct sales calls engaging with varying personas in the account base in your territory  Conduct sales meetings to understand the customers IT environment, Utilisation of Cloud, Software Tool Chain along with their use today and future use of GitLab . We refer to these as (ii) meetings  Conduct sales related activities with GitLab channel partners to collaborate on specific sales related and territory growth activities To increase your working knowledge of the customers utilisation of GitLab To increase your working knowledge of your customers DevSecOps Tool chain and their approach to building a Software Development LifeCycle    What you’ll bring  Excellent spoken and written English and European languages for regional roles Closing sales experience preferred  Can demonstrate they have come from a structured learning environment with formal sales training in the basics of managing a company and sales cycle  More than one previous sales related job - this can be one or more roles within the same company or across multiple companies  Ability to collaborate with colleagues on company growth initiatives  Ability to learn about the DevSecOps industry  Ability to demonstrate past performance activities  Ability to work in a safe working environment  Access to your own remote office space. This can be within your dwelling or at a location of your choice. Co-working is encouraged.  Ability to be a manager of one       SMB AE tooling utilised  In order to execute in the role as a GitLab AE you will be required to ustilise the following tooling. Experience with these tools preferred but not a necessity. Training will be provided as required.  Salesforce.com CRM system for account management activities  Chorus for call recording and call coaching  Zoura Billing for quote creation  Outreach for Sales related customer engagement   Google Suite for communication and documentation  Slack for internal communication and collaboration   About the team Thanks to our Transparency value, you can see what we are working on in our Team page .  Further information on the role can be found here - https://handbook.gitlab.com/job-families/sales/account-executive/   How GitLab will support you Benefits to support your health, finances, and well-being All remote, asynchronous work environment Flexible Paid Time Off Team Member Resource Groups Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan Growth and development budget  Parental leave   Home office support Please note that we welcome interest from candidates with varying levels of experience; many successful candidates do not meet every single requirement. Additionally, studies have shown that people from underrepresented groups are less likely to apply to a job unless they meet every single qualification. If you're excited about this role, please apply and allow our recruiters to assess your application. #LI-BC2   Country Hiring Guidelines: GitLab hires new team members in countries around the world. All of our roles are remote, however some roles may carry specific location-based eligibility requirements. Our Talent Acquisition team can help answer any questions about location after starting the recruiting process.   Privacy Policy: Please review our Recruitment Privacy Policy. Your privacy is important to us. GitLab is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. 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