Account Executive - Expansion

Snowflake
Amsterdam, Netherlands
On-siteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Best suited to experienced sales professionals working in enterprise IT and cloud technology environments with a focus on building long-term client relationships and driving revenue growth.

Best fit for

  • Experienced enterprise sales professionals with a background in data or cloud technology
    — “7+ years of field sales experience preferred with an emphasis on data or cloud related technology.”
  • Candidates who have successfully managed complex sales processes and closed deals in large accounts
    — “Proven ability to independently manage, develop, and close new client relationships.”
  • Highly motivated individuals who thrive in fast-moving, innovative environments
    — “Ability to thrive in fast-paced startup environment.”

Things to consider

  • Requires a high level of proficiency in Dutch for client interactions and internal collaboration
    — “Professional proficiency in Dutch”
  • Strong emphasis on expanding existing accounts rather than acquiring new ones
    — “2+ year’s experience expanding and generating new business within existing Enterprise accounts.”

How to stand out

  • Highlight your experience in identifying and aligning with client IT roadmaps
    — “Understanding their existing and future IT roadmap to drive the Snowflake solution within the marketplace.”
  • Showcase your ability to manage and close high-value enterprise deals
    — “Experience hitting quota of $1M+ of ARR per year.”
  • Demonstrate your capability to lead and execute sales strategies independently
    — “Developing a sales strategy in the allocated territory with a target prospect list, and a regional sales plan.”
  • Emphasize your experience in organizing and executing executive-level meetings
    — “Arrange and conduct Executive and CxO discussions and positioning meetings.”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · MediumAutonomy · HighDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • Achieved sales quotas
  • Developed marketing plans
Typical background
Field SalesData or Cloud Technology

Skills & requirements

Required

Sales StrategyProspectingSales Process ManagementCustomer Relationship ManagementPresentation Skills

Preferred

Cloud TechnologyData SolutionsAi-native Thinking

Stack & domain

Sales StrategyProspectingSales Process ManagementOpportunity ClosureAccount ManagementCustomer SatisfactionRevenue StreamsExecutive DiscussionsCxo Positioning MeetingsSolution-based SellingComplex Sales ProcessPresentationListeningOrganizationContact ManagementIT RoadmapSnowflake SolutionCustomer RequirementsSales QuotasMarketing PlansPipeline DevelopmentQuota AchievementCommunicationProblem-solvingTeamworkLeadershipIndependenceEnergyPositive AttitudeRelationship ManagementSalesEnterpriseCloudData

About the role

Original posting from Snowflake via Ashby

At Snowflake, we are powering the era of the agentic enterprise. To usher in this new era, we seek AI-native thinkers across every function who are energized by the opportunity to reinvent how they work. You don’t just use tools; you possess an innate curiosity, treating AI as a high-trust collaborator that is core to how you solve problems and accelerate your impact. We look for low-ego individuals who thrive in dynamic and fast-moving environments and move with an experimental mindset — who rapidly test emerging capabilities to discover simpler, more powerful ways to deliver results. At Snowflake, your role isn't just to execute a function, but to help redefine the future of how work gets done.

The Expansion Account Executive is responsible for building client relationships within Enterprise businesses. Individuals who excel at this job have the ability to prospect, develop, and close business within a timely manner while focusing on the clients’ requirements. The Enterprise AE's must have the confidence and ability to negotiate and close agreements with clients and support new customers through our on-boarding process.

This role is a unique opportunity to contribute in a meaningful way to high visibility, high impact projects at a very exciting time for the company. Snowflake is an innovative, high-growth, customer-focused company in a large and growing market. If you are an energetic, self-managed professional with experience managing a complex sales process and possess excellent presentation and listening skills, organization and contact management capabilities, we’d love to hear from you.

AS AN ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE AT SNOWFLAKE YOU WILL:

  • Achieve sales quotas for allocated customers on a quarterly and annual basis by developing a sales strategy in the allocated territory with a target prospect list, and a regional sales plan.
  • Develop marketing plans with the marketing team to drive revenue growth.
  • Be the trusted advisor to the customer by understanding their existing and future IT roadmap to drive the Snowflake solution within the marketplace.
  • Prospect qualification and the development of new sales opportunities and ongoing revenue streams.
  • Arrange and conduct Executive and CxO discussions and positioning meetings.
  • Sales process management and opportunity closure.
  • Ongoing account management to ensure customer satisfaction and drive additional revenue streams.
  • Be familiar with solution-based approach to selling, have experience managing a complex sales process and possess excellent presentation and listening skills, organization and contact management capabilities.

OUR IDEAL ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE WILL HAVE:

  • 7+ years of field sales experience preferred with an emphasis on data or cloud related technology.
  • 2+ year’s experience expanding and generating new business within existing Enterprise accounts.
  • Proven ability to independently manage, develop, and close new client relationships.
  • Experience hitting quota of $1M+ of ARR per year.
  • A track record of success in driving consistent activity, pipeline development and quota achievement.
  • Experience determining customer requirements and presenting appropriate solutions.
  • Pro-active, independent thinker with high energy and a positive attitude.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication, presentation, and relationship management skills.
  • Ability to thrive in fast-paced startup environment.
  • Executive level relationship management.
  • Ability to understand the "bigger picture" and the business drivers around IT.
  • Professional proficiency in Dutch

BONUS POINTS FOR EXPERIENCE WITH THE FOLLOWING:

  • Experience implementing MEDDPICC.
  • Experience selling software or cloud based applications is desired.

Snowflake is growing fast, and we’re scaling our team to help enable and accelerate our growth. We are looking for people who share our values, challenge ordinary thinking, and push the pace of innovation while building a future for themselves and Snowflake.

How do you want to make your impact?

For jobs located in the United States, please visit the job posting on the Snowflake Careers Site for salary and benefits information: careers.snowflake.com http://careers.snowflake.com

Source: Snowflake careers (Ashby)

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