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Senior Enterprise Account Executive - EMEA

LaunchDarkly · London, UK

Base
Not disclosed
OTE
Not disclosed
Quota attainment
Not disclosed
Posted
5h ago

Why it matters: OTE tells you what you could earn. Attainment tells you how realistic it is.

Ask: “What percentage of fully ramped reps hit quota last year?”

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What LaunchDarkly sells

New software features with an instant off switch

Software teams want to ship new features quickly, but one bad release can break things for every customer at once. LaunchDarkly gives developers a safety valve, so they can turn new features on for a small group first and instantly switch them off if something goes wrong. Teams can build faster without fearing a costly outage.

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The Braun Read

Proceed with caution

A few things here deserve a hard look before you spend time on it.

Pay
No pay listed at all.
Transparency
Shares 1 of 5: quota, attainment, deal size, territory, sales cycle.
Pipeline
Mostly self-sourced. Great if you like outbound, rough if you don't.
Time on market
Brand new.
Company hiring
Ramping up: posted 7 sales roles in the last 30 days.

Red flags

  • "Wear many hats". Often code for an under-resourced team where sales also does marketing, CS, and ops.

Green flags

None spotted.

Based only on what the posting says. Flags are a starting point for your first call, not a final judgment.

Questions to ask on the first call

Built from what this posting leaves out. How they answer tells you as much as what they say.

  1. 1.

    What does a typical week look like? How much of it is selling?

    "Many hats" can mean half your week isn't selling.

  2. 2.

    What percentage of fully ramped reps hit quota last year?

    OTE is what you could earn. This is how likely you are to earn it.

  3. 3.

    What percentage of reps on the team have been here more than 18 months?

    Tenure shows whether people stay long enough to get paid.

  4. 4.

    Has the comp plan changed in the last 12 to 18 months? What changed?

    A plan that changes every year means the goalposts keep moving.

  5. 5.

    Who sits with reps and reviews calls each week?

    Coaching is often what's behind a good or bad attainment number.

  6. 6.

    Why is this role open? Did someone leave, or is it new?

    New headcount is growth. A replacement means someone left. Ask why.

When the offer comes

Save these for later. They land better once they've said yes to you.

  1. 1.

    Can I see the full comp plan in writing, including clawbacks and accelerators?

    What's in writing is what gets paid. Read it before you sign.

  2. 2.

    Can I see the actual comp distribution for the team last year, not just the OTE?

    The spread shows what most reps really take home. OTE is just the target.

  3. 3.

    I'd be walking away from earned commission to join. Is there room for a sign-on bonus to help cover that?

    Leaving money behind is a fair reason to ask. The worst answer is no.

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The role

Sell LaunchDarkly's software delivery platform to large Fortune 500 enterprise accounts in EMEA. You own account relationships and expansion, and independently drive outbound pipeline with BDR support.

Enterprise · Mixed · Outbound

Selling motion

Mixed

Who you're selling to

Buyer:
Not stated in the posting.Ask: “Who's the economic buyer, and who else is in the deal?”
Company size:
Enterprise

Pipeline expectations

Mostly self-sourced. Expect a lot of outbound.

Compensation

The posting doesn't list pay.

What is not disclosed

This posting doesn't tell you:

  • Base salary
  • OTE
  • Quota size
  • Quota attainment
  • Average deal size
  • Sales cycle length

The questions above cover the big ones.

Full posting
About the Job: As a Senior Enterprise Account Executive, you will play a pivotal role in nurturing and expanding relationships with large enterprise accounts within your designated territory. You should possess exceptional business acumen, a customer-centric approach, and the self-motivation to thrive with minimal supervision. Moreover, you must be adaptable and proficient in wearing multiple hats as you take on this crucial responsibility. We have full confidence in your ability to make the right decisions and drive results autonomously. LaunchDarkly is a rapidly evolving software company with a strong mission and vision, powered by a diverse and talented team. Our mission is to accelerate software development by empowering teams. Joining our dynamic and fast-growing team, you will make an immediate impact on our product and customer success. Responsibilities: - Ownership of Large Enterprise Accounts: You will be the primary point of contact and relationship owner for large enterprise accounts within your territory. - Territory and Account Planning: Develop comprehensive territory and account plans, proactively drive outbound pipeline generation independently, and collaborate effectively with Business Development Representatives. - Ensure Successful Adoption: Ensure the seamless adoption of LaunchDarkly within these large enterprises through robust account management. Coordinate closely with pre-and-post sales engineering, customer success, and support teams to guarantee client satisfaction. - Elevate LaunchDarkly's Visibility: Increase LaunchDarkly's visibility and communicate our value proposition effectively to Vice Presidents and C-Suite executives within these large enterprises. - Collaboration with Solutions Engineers: Work closely with your solutions engineer counterpart to deliver both business and technical value to prospects and customers. - Cross-functional Collaboration: Collaborate with internal teams, including product support, developer relations, marketing, and revenue operations, to align our offerings with customer business needs effectively. About You: - Entrepreneurial and Self-Motivated: You are driven and proactive, taking ownership of your role and responsibilities. - Passion for Learning and Growth: You are enthusiastic about continuous learning and personal development at LaunchDarkly. - Intellectual Curiosity and Ambition: You have a hunger for knowledge and strive for ambitious goals. - Excellent Communication: Your written and spoken communication skills are outstanding. - Highly Organized & Autonomous: You are capable of efficiently managing your workload and thrive in an environment that encourages autonomy. - Adaptability: You excel in a fast-paced and dynamic organizational setting. Qualifications: - 7+ years of Enterprise (closing) Sales Experience - Experience selling DevOps products or a strong technical understanding of SDLC, developer workflows and pain points, with the ability to communicate how solutions address these challenges. - You have a demonstrable track record of consistently meeting or exceeding quota expectations. - You possess the expertise to navigate consultative sales cycles with Executive-level stakeholders at Fortune 500 companies. - You have experience implementing and succeeding with a Land & Expand SaaS Sales strategy, effectively expanding business within large enterprise accounts. - Recent experience working for an emerging technology software company is a significant plus. - Familiarity with and experience using the MEDDPIC sales methodology is advantageous. - Travel: expected range of 25% to 50% as needed About LaunchDarkly: Modern software delivery was supposed to be the foundation for a thriving digital business but reality has proven otherwise. Slow, inefficient development cycles, costly outages, and fragmented customer experiences are preventing developers from building their best software. The LaunchDarkly platform helps developers innovate on new features faster while protecting them with a safety valve to instantly rewind when things go wrong. Developers can target product experiences to any customer segment and maximize the business impact of every feature. And by gradually rolling out new application components, they escape nightmare "big-bang" technology migrations. The LaunchDarkly platform was built to guide engineers to the next frontier of DevOps by: - Improving the velocity and stability of software releases, without the fear of end customer outages - Delivering targeted experiences by easily personalizing features to customer cohorts - Maximizing the business impact of every feature through the ability to experiment and optimize - Coordinating the release and optimization of software to provide consistent experiences across mobile platforms and device types - Improving the effectiveness and productivity of engineering teams, by providing insights into engineering cadence and stability At LaunchDarkly, we believe in the power of teams. We're building a team that is humble, open, collaborative, respectful and kind. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. Do you need a disability accommodation? Fill out this accommodations request form and someone from our People Operations team will contact you for assistance. Your safety matters to us. To protect yourself from potential scams, LaunchDarkly recruiters will only contact you from @launchdarkly.com email addresses or via LinkedIn from "Verified Recruiter" accounts. Be cautious of emails from other domains. Legitimate LaunchDarkly recruiters will never ask for money, fees, or banking information before making a job offer. LaunchDarkly will never make a job offer without conducting a formal interview process. Our interview process does not involve asking detailed questions by email. If you are ever unsure about a communication that you receive, don't click any links—visit Careers | LaunchDarkly directly for confirmed job openings and links to apply. Please notify us of any fraudulent representation by sending an email to careers@launchdarkly.com.
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