Account Executive III

Sumo Logic
PacNW, US
On-site

Who this role is best for

Best suited to candidates with experience selling to technical audiences in IT and Cloud Security, working in the mid-market segment.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with a track record of exceeding sales quotas in technical B2B environments
    — “History of quota over-achievement selling to a technical audience like IT operations, Security, and DevOps teams”
  • Individuals skilled in full-cycle sales and territory management with a consultative approach
    — “Own the full sales cycle, from prospecting to close, in order to fill Sumo Logic's pipeline”
  • Professionals with a strong network in the Big Data ecosystem and SaaS sales experience
    — “Contact network within the Big Data ecosystem, highly preferred”

Things to consider

  • US work authorization is mandatory as visa sponsorship is not available for this role
    — “Must be authorized to work in the United States at time of hire and for duration of employment”
  • The role requires a high-performance sales culture with a focus on results
    — “reinforcing our leadership in the mid-market space. You should demonstrate skills associated with working in a high-performance sales culture”

How to stand out

  • Emphasize experience with consultative selling and technical demos in your resume and interview responses
    — “Perform product demos using web tools to prospects and customers”
  • Highlight your ability to manage and exceed sales quotas with specific metrics
    — “History of quota over-achievement selling to a technical audience”
  • Demonstrate your capability to manage a large geographic territory with clear sales strategies
    — “Target, manage and sell to a defined geographic territory with up to 1,500 employees”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • met and exceeded sales quotas
  • delivered accurate sales forecasts
Typical background
sales experience in B2B applications

Skills & requirements

Required

Sales Cycle ManagementLead GenerationSales ForecastingProduct DemosCollaborative Sales Approach

Preferred

Contact Network Within The Big Data Ecosystem

Stack & domain

SalesforceCommunicationIT Infrastructure ManagementCloud Security

About the role

Original posting from Sumo Logic via Greenhouse

Account Executive

As a Mid-Market Account Executive, you will be working on reinforcing our leadership in the mid-market space. You should demonstrate skills associated with working in a high-performance sales culture, especially demonstrating pipeline management, lead generation, contact network development and delivering results against a quota. This is a full sales cycle role with the focus on hunting and closing net new business.

The Mid-Market Account Executive team's charter is to provide the best sales experience possible to Sumo Logic’s mid-market segment customers. This team has a consultative sales approach, a track record of growing sales, demolishing quotas, and keeping customers happy and wanting to dive more into our product.

Responsibilities

Target, manage and sell to a defined geographic territory with up to 1,500 employees

Own the full sales cycle, from prospecting to close, in order to fill Sumo Logic's pipeline

Create and deliver accurate sales forecasts

Perform product demos using web tools to prospects and customers

Partner with internal resources to provide a stellar experience for prospective customers and ensure their needs are being met

Required Qualifications and Skills

3+ years of quota-carrying experience selling B2B applications; on-demand/SaaS, IT Infrastructure Management or Cloud Security offerings

History of quota over-achievement selling to a technical audience like IT operations, Security, and DevOps teams

Strong interpersonal and communication skills, collaborative mindset a must

Contact network within the Big Data ecosystem, highly preferred

Salesforce power user

About Us

Sumo Logic, Inc. helps make the digital world secure, fast, and reliable by unifying critical security and operational data through its Intelligent Operations Platform. Built to address the increasing complexity of modern cybersecurity and cloud operations challenges, we empower digital teams to move from reaction to readiness—combining agentic AI-powered SIEM and log analytics into a single platform to detect, investigate, and resolve modern challenges. Customers around the world rely on Sumo Logic for trusted insights to protect against security threats, ensure reliability, and gain powerful insights into their digital environments. For more information, visit www.sumologic.com.

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The expected annual base salary range for this position is $88,000 - $103,000. Compensation varies based on a variety of factors which include (but aren’t limited to) role level, skills and competencies, qualifications, knowledge, location, and experience. In addition to base pay, certain roles are eligible to participate in our bonus or commission plans, as well as our benefits offerings, and equity awards. 

Must be authorized to work in the United States at time of hire and for duration of employment. At this time, we are not able to offer nonimmigrant visa sponsorship for this position.

Source: Sumo Logic careers (Greenhouse)

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