Confluent · 3 hours ago
Account Executive, National Accounts
Illinois, United States
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$109K/yr - $128K/yr
5+ years expConfluent is a company focused on transforming how data moves, allowing enterprises to react faster and deliver dynamic experiences. They are seeking an Account Executive for National Accounts who will drive revenue growth by selling Confluent solutions to large enterprises, managing the entire sales process, and collaborating with team members to ensure customer success.
AnalyticsCloud Data ServicesEnterprise SoftwareOpen Source
Responsibilities
Responsible for driving revenue growth for large, diverse, complex territories
Proactively prospect, identify, qualify, develop, and close a sales pipeline
Own the development, presentation, and sales of a value proposition
Ability to understand and sell to or through the partner ecosystem
Partner with Solutions Engineers & Professional Services to ensure customer success
Own the entire sales process, and collaborate with team members in business development, customer success, and support
Become a subject matter expert on all Confluent offerings and competitive landscape
Present to C-levels (as required) the entire suite of product applications to negotiate and close deals
Create and nurture customer relationships, opportunities, and partners that lead to growth opportunities
Travels to customer sites to identify/develop sales opportunities when required
Qualification
Required
5+ years of experience in quota-carrying sales roles in a competitive market
Prior experience in Big Data, Consumption, Cloud, SaaS, Open Source, or Enterprise IT Solutions
Previous sales methodology training (i.e. MEDDPICC, Challenger, etc.)
Previous experience in leading, driving, and executing a strategic sales strategy and driving revenue growth
Consistent track record of success and history of overachieving and hitting quota attainment
Exceptional communication skills - written and oral including outstanding presentation skills
Exceptional time management skills
High integrity, intelligence, self-driven, and team player
Highly developed selling, customer relations, and negotiation skills
Open to Travel to customer locations as needed
BS/BA degree or equivalent preferred
Company
Confluent
Confluent offers a streaming platform based on Apache Kafka that enables companies to easily access data as real-time streams.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$459.6MKey Investors
CoatueSequoia CapitalIndex Ventures
2025-12-08Acquired
2021-06-24IPO
2021-06-10Secondary Market
Leadership Team
Jun Rao
Co-founder
Chad Verbowski
CTO
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