Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Zilliz is hiring an Account Executive to expand its U.S. sales efforts from the New York Metro Area. The role focuses on building pipeline, guiding customers through solution sales, closing enterprise deals, and growing existing customer accounts for Zilliz’s vector database products.

Responsibilities

• Proactively prospecting for new customers via email, social media, cold-calling and events
• Collaborating with Marketing, Customer Success and SDRs to generate sales pipeline
• Fielding inbound leads to qualify and create qualified opportunities
• Using a solution selling approach to help customers identify, quantify and address their business problems with Zilliz’ value proposition
• Orchestrating and working with teams to provide the optimal customer experience
• Leveraging the MEDDIC sales methodology to manage the sales process
• Engaging existing customers to drive product adoption and identify new growth strategies
• Successfully negotiating and closing complex enterprise sales deals
• Evangelizing the value of Zilliz and key differentiators to help customers quantify the impact to business priorities
• Consistently delivering an accurate ACV/TCV forecast
• Being an awesome teammate that encourages and inspires the broader team to deliver results

Skills

• A self-starter attitude who truly enjoys working in a fast-paced, innovative startup environment
• Innate ability to persevere and recover quickly from setbacks with a never give up attitude
• A passion for open-source and AI/ML products
• 5+ years of total sales experience in SaaS/PaaS or Big Data companies
• You have previously worked in an early-stage company and know how to navigate within a fast-growing organization
• Consistent track record of exceeding sales quotas
• Prior customer relationships with CIOs and executive decision-makers
• Experience selling $250K+ ACV deals to cloud/digital native companies and AI startups
• Hunger to deliver exceptional results
• Humility to be self-critical, seek out coaching and embrace a growth mindset
• Demonstration of high EQ internally with teammates and externally with customers
• Bachelor's Degree

Benefits

• Competitive compensation (cash + equity)
• Regular bonus and equity refresh opportunities
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid time off, including vacation, sick leave, and global well-being days
• Generous 401(k) and regional retirement plans
• Remote work

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