Senior Account Executive II

Collibra
United States
Remote

Who this role is best for

Strong fit for experienced SaaS sales professionals who hunt for new business and thrive in a remote, high-travel environment on the East Coast. Candidates should have a background in data management and be adept at consultative selling with C-level stakeholders.

Best fit for

  • Experienced SaaS sales professionals with a track record of building pipeline from scratch
    — “built pipeline from zero, opened cold accounts, and closed net new logos consistently throughout your career”
  • Candidates with a background in data management and consultative selling techniques
    — “Experience in the Data Management domain highly preferred”

Things to consider

  • The role requires a strong commitment to travel and face-to-face client interactions
    — “Comfortable with significant travel within your East Coast territory to build relationships and close business face to face”
  • Candidates must be based in the USA, as visa sponsorship is not provided
    — “This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship”

How to stand out

  • Demonstrate your ability to manage complex sales cycles with multiple stakeholders
    — “Originated and navigated complex, direct sales cycles with multiple technical and business stakeholders”
  • Showcase your use of AI tools like Claude, Gemini, or ChatGPT to improve sales outcomes
    — “proficiency in leveraging AI tools such as Claude, Gemini, ChatGPT, or Copilot to drive measurable outcomes”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · MediumAutonomy · HighDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • Building pipeline from the ground up
  • Managing complex deal cycles
  • Driving net new revenue
Typical background
6+ years in new business and account management SaaS/tech sales

Skills & requirements

Required

SalesAccount ManagementConsultative SellingPipeline ManagementCustomer Relationship ManagementSales Forecasting

Preferred

Data ManagementAI Tools Proficiency

Stack & domain

Saas SalesData ManagementCommunicationNegotiationSalesEnterprise

About the role

Original posting from Collibra

Join Collibra’s Sales team as a Senior Account Executive II, Enterprise - East Coast

Make an impact at Collibra by fueling Collibra’s growth in your assigned East Coast territory and be the guiding force behind bringing Collibra’s value and vision to customers and prospects. As part of our Enterprise Sales team, you will be a relentless hunter — opening new doors, building pipelines from scratch, and driving net new revenue across some of the most exciting enterprise accounts on the East Coast. This is a role for someone who thrives in a greenfield environment and is energized by the challenge of finding and closing new business.

Senior Account Executives at Collibra are responsible for

Aggressively prospecting and hunting for net new accounts, building pipeline from the ground up through disciplined outbound activity, executive outreach, and creative prospecting strategies

Managing and creating demand for expansion on existing customers to widen the footprint of Collibra within accounts

Owning complex deal cycles end to end — from lead origination and stakeholder mapping through negotiation, close, and expansion

Successfully collaborating with customers, partners, and peers in a consultative sales process where you will identify value and ROI to support customer needs

Maintaining reliable, accurate forecasting with Salesforce updates reflective of real-time activity

You have

A proven hunter mentality — you have built pipeline from zero, opened cold accounts, and closed net new logos consistently throughout your career

Consistently achieved or overachieved your SaaS sales quota — President’s Club or equivalent recognition is a strong signal

Experience in the Data Management domain highly preferred

6+ years in new business and account management SaaS/tech sales with a clear emphasis on net new logo acquisition

Originated and navigated complex, direct sales cycles with multiple technical and business stakeholders

Sold net new business and expansion opportunities to C-level buyers in large enterprise accounts

Managed consultative sales processes with value-based impacts or outcomes

At least 2 to 3 years of experience in data management sales familiar with corresponding sales methodologies and comprehensible track records

Demonstrated proficiency in leveraging AI tools such as Claude, Gemini, ChatGPT, or Copilot to drive measurable outcomes, streamline workflows, and accelerate pipeline generation

A bachelor’s degree or equivalent related working experience

This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship

You are

A grinder — someone who acts with urgency, holds themselves accountable, and does not wait to be handed opportunities

Known for your integrity and commitment to the customer

Composed, resourceful, and focused in high-growth and ambiguous environments

Comfortable with significant travel within your East Coast territory to build relationships and close business face to face

Adaptive, accountable, and execution-oriented

A precise communicator and persuasive negotiator who knows how to close

Proud of your work and always aiming for excellence

Measures of success

Within your first month you have completed onboarding and connected with your team members and functional peers

Within your third month you are actively building a pipeline of net new business in your assigned East Coast territory

Within your sixth month you have a solid foundation of prospective clients and are driving opportunities toward close

Compensation for this role

The standard base salary range for this position is $140,000 to $175,000 per year. This position is eligible for additional commission-based compensation. Salary offers are based on a combination of factors including but not limited to experience, skills, and location. In addition to base salary, we offer a competitive total rewards package including bonus potential, equity for eligible roles, a Flex Fund monthly stipend, pension/401k plans, and more.

Benefits at Collibra

Collibra recognizes and values that everyone has different needs, interests, and life goals. We built our benefits program with flexibility in mind to support you and your loved ones through a diverse range of circumstances and life events. These flexible offerings sit on a foundation of competitive compensation, health coverage, and time off. Learn more about Collibra’s benefits.

We create inclusion and belonging through how we onboard, meet, connect, engage, and communicate. Learn more about diversity, equity, and inclusion at Collibra.

At Collibra, we’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We realize the key to creating a company with a world-class culture and employee experience comes from who we hire and creating a workplace that celebrates everyone.

With this, we proudly consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, sex, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, physical or mental disability, HIV status, registered domestic partner status, caregiver status, marital status, veteran or military status, citizenship status or any other legally protected category. If you have a need that requires accommodation, let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.

Source: Collibra careers

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