Grafana Labs

Senior Enterprise Account Executive, Acquisition

United States

Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Software, Information Technology, Open SourceIndustries

Enterprise Account Executive - West Coast

Position Overview

Grafana Labs is a remote-first, open-source powerhouse with over 20 million users worldwide. We are seeking an Enterprise Account Executive to prospect and close new business across the West Coast region. This role involves identifying, nurturing, and closing opportunities with both new and existing customers, managing forecasts, and tracking customer data. We emphasize a consultative sales approach, focusing on understanding customer needs before presenting our products. Your expertise will be crucial in articulating product value, guiding customers through the trial phase, and ensuring a smooth handover to our Customer Success team.

Responsibilities

  • Meet and exceed individual quarterly and annual sales goals.
  • Manage all aspects of the sales process, including 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.
  • Effectively manage your sales pipeline in Salesforce.
  • Oversee pipeline generation, order processing, and day-to-day customer requests.

Requirements

  • 2-5+ years of software sales experience.
  • Proven experience prospecting into accounts with 1000-5000 employees.
  • Demonstrated history of consistent goal achievement in a highly competitive environment (top 10% performer).
  • Experience using Salesforce.
  • Familiarity selling open-source technology is a plus.
  • Experience using Command of the Message and MEDD(P)ICC.
  • Must be located in the Bay Area region.

Compensation & Benefits

  • OTE Compensation Range (US): $200,000 - $290,000. Actual compensation will be determined by level, experience, and skillset.
  • Benefits: Include equity, bonus (if applicable), and other benefits detailed on our careers page.
  • Note: Compensation ranges are country-specific. Recruiters will discuss specific market pay ranges and benefits for other locations.

Why You’ll Thrive at Grafana Labs

  • 100% Remote, Global Culture: Connect with talent worldwide in a collaborative, purpose-driven environment.
  • Scaling Organization: Contribute to meaningful work in a high-growth, dynamic setting.
  • Transparent Communication: Participate in open decision-making and receive regular company-wide updates.
  • Innovation-Driven: Enjoy autonomy and support to produce excellent work and explore new ideas.
  • Open Source Roots: Be part of a company built on community-driven values.
  • Empowered Teams: Experience a high-trust, low-ego culture that prioritizes outcomes.
  • Career Growth Pathways: Access defined opportunities for professional development and advancement.
  • Approachable Leadership: Work with a supportive and accessible leadership team.

About Grafana Labs

Grafana Labs is a remote-first, open-source powerhouse. Our open-source visualization tool, Grafana, is used by over 20 million people globally to monitor diverse systems, from beehives to climate change initiatives. Our dashboards are recognized worldwide, appearing in contexts like NASA launches and major sporting events. We support over 3,000 companies, including Bloomberg, JPMorgan Chase, and eBay, in managing their observability strategies with the Grafana LGTM Stack. This stack includes scalable metrics (Grafana Mimir), logs (Grafana Loki), and traces (Grafana Tempo), available as Grafana Cloud (fully managed) or Grafana Enterprise Stack (self-managed). We are scaling rapidly while maintaining our core values: an open-source legacy, a global collaborative culture, and a passion for impactful work. Our team thrives in an innovation-driven environment built on transparency, autonomy, and trust.

You may not meet every requirement, and that’s okay. If this role excites you, we encourage you to apply for what could be a truly career-defining opportunity.

Skills

Enterprise Sales
Account Management
Prospecting
Closing Deals
Sales Forecasting
Customer Relationship Management
Consultative Sales
Product Demos
Proof of Concept (POC)
Negotiation
Open Source Software
Observability
Metrics
Logs
Traces

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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