Enterprise Account Executive

We’re not just building better tech. We’re rewriting how data moves and what the world can do with it. With Confluent, data doesn’t sit still. Our platform puts information in motion, streaming in near real-time so companies can react faster, build smarter, and deliver experiences as dynamic as the world around them. It takes a certain kind of person to join this team. Those who ask hard questions, give honest feedback, and show up for each other. No egos, no solo acts. Just smart, curious humans pushing toward something bigger, together. One Confluent. One Team. One Data Streaming Platform. **About the Role**: As a member of the Confluent Sales Team, the Enterprise Account Executive is responsible for selling Confluent solutions to our National Accounts segment. We expect you to use your prospecting, sales, negotiation, and leadership skills to effectively sell Confluent offerings to leading companies to meet and exceed your quarterly sales target. You must possess a "consumption/growth" mentality with a proven track record of success within a value-driven sales model. **What You Will Do**: - **Drive Revenue Growth**: Achieve and exceed quarterly and annual sales targets by driving net-new customer acquisition and expanding consumption within existing enterprise accounts. - **Strategic Sales Execution**: Own and manage the entire sales cycle, from prospecting and discovery to negotiation and closing complex deals, using structured sales methodologies like MEDDPICC or Challenger. - **Prospecting & Pipeline Management**: Proactively identify, qualify, and develop a robust sales pipeline, building strong relationships with C-level executives and senior stakeholders within GCCs. - **Consultative Selling**: Understand customer needs and business problems, developing and presenting compelling value propositions tailored to specific business outcomes leveraging Confluent's data streaming platform. - **Solution Design & Collaboration**: Partner closely with Solutions Engineers, Global Account Maagers, Professional Services, and Customer Success teams to design effective technical solutions and ensure seamless customer experience. - **Ecosystem Alignment**: Work with the partner ecosystem across AWS, GCP, Azure, GSIs and GCC focussed Partners. - **Reporting & Forecasting**: Maintain accurate CRM records, provide regular sales reports, and forecast sales accurately. **What You Will Bring**: - 10+ years of proven, quota-carrying sales experience in a competitive market. - Demonstrated success in consultative, solution-selling environments within technology (SaaS, cloud, big data, open-source, or enterprise IT solutions). - Experience with selling into GCC clients is a must - Proven track record of meeting or exceeding sales quotas consistently. **Technical Knowledge**: Strong understanding of data, cloud technologies, open-source, and the business value of data streaming/Kafka (Confluent) solutions. **Sales Skills**: - Proficiency in sales methodologies (e.g., MEDDPICC, Challenger). - Exceptional communication, presentation, and negotiation skills, with the ability to articulate complex concepts and influence at all levels. - Strong executive presence and relationship-building skills. - **Education**: A Bachelor's degree in Business, Technology, or a related field is required; an MBA is a plus. **Ready to build what's next? Let’s get in motion.**: **Come As You Are**: Belonging isn’t a perk here. It’s the baseline. We work across time zones and backgrounds, knowing the best ideas come from different perspectives. And we make space for everyone to lead, grow, and challenge what’s possible. We’re proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. Employment decisions are based on job-related criteria, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other classification protected by law.