Grafana Labs

Commercial Account Executive, Growth (Remote, CA, UT, CO)

United States

Not SpecifiedCompensation
Junior (1 to 2 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Software, Cloud Computing, Infrastructure TechnologyIndustries

Position Overview

  • Location Type: [Not specified]
  • Job Type: [Not specified]
  • Salary: USD $170,000 - USD $210,000 OTE (On-Target Earnings)

Grafana Labs is seeking a Senior Commercial Account Executive, Growth to prospect and expand existing business across the USA. This role involves identifying, nurturing, and closing opportunities with current customers, managing forecasts, and tracking customer data. A consultative sales approach is emphasized, focusing on understanding customer needs before discussing products. The successful candidate will articulate product value, guide customers through trials, and ensure a smooth handover to the Customer Success team.

Responsibilities

  • Identify new opportunities to expand Grafana usage within a set of current customers.
  • Meet and exceed individual quarterly and annual sales goals.
  • Manage all aspects of the sales process: prospecting, sales meetings, product demos, proofs of concept, proposals, negotiations, and account management.
  • Cultivate sales through outbound prospecting and inbound leads.
  • Understand and convey the value of both Grafana Cloud and Grafana Enterprise.
  • Become an expert in managing the sales pipeline in Salesforce.
  • Manage quote creation, order processing, and day-to-day customer requests.

Requirements

  • 3+ Years of Experience in Infrastructure Technology Sales.
  • Demonstrated history of consistent goal achievement in a highly competitive environment (top 10% performer).
  • Energetic, upbeat, entrepreneurial, tenacious team player.
  • Adaptable with demonstrable experience in high velocity technology companies.
  • Experience using Salesforce.
  • Familiarity with open source technology is a significant advantage.
  • Excellent communication skills across all channels (in person, online, in writing) and the ability to form strong working relationships both in person and virtually.
  • Experience using Command of the Message and MEDD(P)ICC is ideal.

Compensation & Benefits

  • OTE compensation range for this role in the US is USD $170,000 - USD $210,000.
  • Actual compensation may vary based on level, experience, and skillset.
  • Benefits include equity, bonus (if applicable), and other benefits listed on the careers page.
  • Compensation ranges are country-specific; recruiters will discuss specific market details for non-US applicants.

About Grafana Labs

Grafana Labs is the company behind Grafana, an open-source visualization tool used by over 20 million users globally to monitor diverse systems. Grafana dashboards are recognized across various high-profile events and organizations. Grafana Labs also supports over 3,000 companies, including major financial and e-commerce firms, with their observability strategies using the Grafana LGTM Stack (Grafana Cloud and Grafana Enterprise Stack), featuring scalable metrics (Grafana Mimir), logs (Grafana Loki), and traces (Grafana Tempo).

Equal Opportunity Employer

Grafana Labs is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace where talented individuals can thrive. They encourage applications from candidates whose experience may not align perfectly with every qualification. Grafana Labs recruits, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, disability, age, veteran status, and other characteristics that contribute to uniqueness. Diversity and equality are seen as drivers of a strong company culture.

Skills

Salesforce
Open Source Technology
Prospecting
Customer Relationship Management
Product Demos
Negotiation
Forecasting
Pipeline Management
Communication
MEDDPICC
Command of the Message

Grafana Labs

Observability and monitoring solutions provider

About Grafana Labs

Grafana Labs specializes in observability and monitoring solutions for cloud infrastructure and applications. Its main product, Grafana, is an open-source metrics dashboard that allows users to visualize and analyze data from various sources. This helps businesses monitor the performance and health of their systems in real-time. Grafana Labs serves a wide range of clients, including large enterprises and individual developers, particularly in sectors like technology, finance, healthcare, and retail. Unlike many competitors, Grafana Labs offers both open-source and commercial products, generating revenue through premium features, enterprise support, and managed cloud services. The company's goal is to provide essential tools for monitoring and visualizing data, ensuring that digital services are reliable and efficient.

New York City, New YorkHeadquarters
2014Year Founded
$783.2MTotal Funding
SERIES_DCompany Stage
Data & Analytics, Enterprise SoftwareIndustries
1,001-5,000Employees

Benefits

30 days of paid vacation each year on top of national holidays, parental leave, & sick leave
Health coverage
4% contribution match on our 401(k)
$1,500 learning and development stipend
Udemy subscription
Complimentary subscription to Headspace
Discounts on a wide variety of services, including entertainment, food, and fitness.
Remote Work Option
Global Employee Assistance Program

Risks

Increased competition from Datadog, Dynatrace, and New Relic pressures Grafana to innovate.
Recent critical security vulnerabilities could affect customer trust and adoption.
Rapid regional expansion may strain resources and impact service quality.

Differentiation

Grafana Labs offers a unique open-source observability platform with extensive customization.
The company provides both self-managed and fully managed observability solutions for diverse needs.
Grafana Labs integrates AI to enhance data analysis and monitoring capabilities.

Upsides

Grafana Labs raised $270M, boosting its valuation to over $6 billion in 2024.
The company surpassed $250M in annual recurring revenue with over 5,000 customers.
Expansion into Southeast Asia shows Grafana's commitment to localized cloud services.

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