Strategic Account Executive (Public Sector) - Singapore

Strategic Enterprise Account Executive (Strategic Account Leader) Public Sector - Must be based in Singapore and does not require visa sponsorship. Strategic Enterprise Account Executive (Strategic Account Leader) Public Sector is a grade 8 .

Responsibilities

• Strategic Enterprise Account Executive (Strategic Account Leader) Public Sector will report to an Area Sales Manager or Regional Director.
• Support GitLab for our strategic and large Public Sector Accounts in Singapore
• The ideal candidate will have experience working within Government Clients in Singapore with strong relationships.
• Contribute to root cause analysis on wins/losses.
  • Communicate lessons learned to the team, including account managers, the marketing team, and the technical team.
• Take ownership of your book of business
  • document the buying criteria
  • document the buying process
  • document next steps and owners
  • ensure pipeline accuracy based on evidence and not hope
• Contribute to documenting improvements in our sales handbook .
• Provide account leadership and direction in the pre- and post-sales process
• Conduct sales activities including prospecting and developing opportunities in large/strategic accounts
• Ensure the successful rollout and adoption of GitLab products through strong account management activities and coordination with pre-and-post sales engineering and support resources
• Be the voice of the customer by contributing product ideas to our public issue tracker
• Travel as necessary to accounts in order to develop relationships and close large opportunities
• Generate qualified leads and develop new customers in conjunction with our strategic channel partners in exceeding quota.
• Expand knowledge of industry as well as the competitive posture of the company
• Prepare activity and forecast reports as requested
• Update and maintain Sales’ database as appropriate
• Assist sales management in conveying customer needs to product managers, and technical support staff
• Utilize a consultative approach, discuss business issues with prospect and develop a formal quote, a written sales proposal or a formal sales presentation addressing their business needs.
• Respond to RFP's and follow up with prospects.
• Develop an account plan to sell to customers based on their business needs.
• Build and strengthen the business relationship with current accounts and new prospects.
• Recommend marketing strategies.

Requirements

• A true desire to see customers benefit from the investment they make with you
• Able to provide high degree of government major account management and control
• Demonstrated progressive experience selling into government accounts with a comprehensive understanding of the Public Sector landscape and associated business processes.
• Work under minimal supervision on complex projects
• Proven success with B2B software sales
• Experience selling into large organizations
• Interest in GitLab, and open source software
• Ability to leverage established relationships and proven sales techniques for success
• Effective communicator (written/verbal), strong interpersonal skills
• Motivated, driven and results oriented
• Excellent negotiation, presentation and closing skills
• Preferred experience with Git, Software Development Tools, Application Lifecycle Management
• You share our values , and work in accordance with those values.
• Ability to use GitLab
• Ability to travel if needed and comply with the company’s travel policy