Mid-Market Account Executive, Montreal/Quebec City
- Montreal, QC, Canada
Full-time
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What is The Role:
Elastic is seeking a dynamic, French-speaking Mid-Market Account Executive based in Montreal or Quebec City to serve the regional market. As an integral part of our growth strategy, you will play a key role in expanding our presence within Mid-Market customer accounts across the territory. This is an opportunity for those who are passionate about empowering companies through cutting-edge search technology and analytics, enabling them to unlock the full potential of their data.
What You Will Be Doing:
- Drive the adoption of Elastic's AI-powered search solutions within new Mid-Market accounts and deepen our engagement with existing accounts.
- Position yourself as a trusted advisor, assisting users and customers in harnessing the full power of Elastic's search analytics to transform their data into actionable insights.
- Champion our Open Source offerings, articulating the value and capabilities of our advanced commercial features.
- Identify and develop new use cases, showcasing how Elastic’s solutions enable users to work more efficiently and intelligently.
- Collaborate closely with various Elastic business functions to ensure an exceptional customer experience.
- Proactively identify new business opportunities with customers, successfully navigating complex sales cycles.
- Develop a comprehensive business plan leveraging community, customer, and partner ecosystems to drive significant growth within your territory.
- Language & Location: Fluent in French and based in (or willing to relocate to) Montreal or Quebec City.
- Sales Track Record: A proven track record in SaaS subscription sales evidenced by quota overachievement and strong customer references.
- Domain Expertise: In-depth understanding and, ideally, experience in selling solutions related to Enterprise Search, Log Analytics, Security, APM, and Cloud.
- Relationship Building: Adept at building relationships and establishing credibility with both developers and executives.
- Operational Excellence: Consistent and accurate sales forecasting skills using SFDC.
- Open Source Passion: Enthusiasm for the Open Source model and a deep appreciation for the community relying on our solutions.
- Territory Experience: Prior experience selling into the accounts included in this territory.
- Experience in selling within an Open Source model.
Additional Information - We Take Care of Our People:
As a distributed company, diversity drives our identity. Whether you’re looking to launch a new career or grow an existing one, Elastic is the type of company where you can balance great work with great life. Your age is only a number. It doesn’t matter if you’re just out of college or your children are; we need you for what you can do.
We strive to have parity of benefits across regions, and while regulations differ from place to place, we believe taking care of our people is the right thing to do.
- Competitive pay based on the work you do here and not your previous salary
- Health coverage for you and your family in many locations
- Ability to craft your calendar with flexible locations and schedules for many roles
- Generous number of vacation days each year
- Increase your impact - We match up to $2000 (or local currency equivalent) for financial donations and service
- Up to 40 hours each year to use toward volunteer projects you love
- Embracing parenthood with a minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave
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Compensation for this role is in the form of base salary plus a variable component, that together comprise the On-Target Earnings (OTE). On-Target Earnings (OTE) are based on a 50/50 pay mix (base salary / target variable).
The typical starting OTE range for new hires in this role is listed below. This range represents the lowest to highest OTE we reasonably and in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future.
An employee's position within the OTE range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs.
Elastic believes that employees should have the opportunity to share in the value that we create together for our shareholders. Therefore, in addition to cash compensation, this role is currently eligible to participate in Elastic's stock program. Our total rewards package also includes a company-matched 401k with dollar-for-dollar matching up to 6% of eligible earnings, along with a range of other benefits offered with a holistic emphasis on employee well-being.
The typical starting salary range for this role is:
$113,300 - $179,200 USD
The typical starting Target Variable range for this role is:
$113,200 - $179,100 USD
The typical starting On-Target Earnings (OTE) range for this role is:
$226,500 - $358,300 USD
Vacancy Status: This is a posting for an existing vacancy. We are actively seeking to fill this position with a qualified candidate.
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Responsibilities
Drive adoption of Elastic's AI-powered search solutions among new and existing mid-market customers, acting as a trusted advisor and demonstrating how the platform can turn data into actionable insights. Develop territory growth plans, identify new use cases and business opportunities, navigate complex sales cycles, and collaborate across Elastic to deliver a strong customer experience.
Requirements
Candidates must be fluent in French and based in or willing to relocate to Montreal or Quebec City, with a proven record of SaaS subscription sales, quota overachievement, and accurate Salesforce forecasting. They should understand enterprise search, log analytics, security, APM, and cloud solutions; build credibility with developers and executives; and bring experience selling into the territory and enthusiasm for open source.
Skills
- SaaS Subscription Sales
- Quota Achievement
- Enterprise Search
- Log Analytics
- Security Solutions
- Application Performance Monitoring
- Cloud Solutions
- Relationship Building
- Executive Communication
- Developer Engagement
- Sales Forecasting
- Salesforce
- Territory Planning
- Complex Sales Cycles
- Open Source Sales
- French Fluency
Benefits
- Health Coverage
- Flexible Work Schedules
- Vacation Days
- Donation Matching
- Volunteer Time
- Parental Leave
- Stock Program
- 401(k) Matching
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Sales
- Technology
- Data & Analytics
- Software
Keywords
- Elastic
- Search AI Platform
- AI-Powered Search
- Enterprise Search
- Search Analytics
- Log Analytics
- Security
- Application Performance Monitoring
- Cloud
- SaaS
- Subscription Sales
- Open Source
- Commercial Features
- Salesforce
- Sales Forecasting
- Mid-Market Sales
- Account Executive
- Territory Planning
- Quota Achievement
- Customer Accounts
- Complex Sales Cycles
- Use Case Development
- Community Ecosystem
- Partner Ecosystem
- Data Analytics
- Structured Data
- Unstructured Data
- French
- Montreal
- Quebec City