Account Executive III

Sumo Logic Sumo Logic · Enterprise · Australia · Mid-Market & SMB Sales

This role is for a Mid-Market Account Executive focused on reinforcing Sumo Logic's leadership in the mid-market segment. The individual will be responsible for pipeline management, lead generation, contact network development, and achieving sales quotas. The role involves owning the full sales cycle, from prospecting to closing, creating sales forecasts, performing product demos, and partnering with internal resources to ensure customer needs are met. The ideal candidate has 3+ years of quota-carrying experience selling B2B applications, a history of quota over-achievement selling to technical audiences, and strong interpersonal skills. Experience in the Big Data ecosystem is highly preferred, and Salesforce proficiency is required.

What you'd actually do

  1. Target, manage and sell to a defined geographic territory with under 1,500 employees
  2. Own the full sales cycle, from prospecting to close, in order to fill Sumo Logic's pipeline
  3. Create and deliver accurate sales forecasts
  4. Perform product demos using web tools to prospect and customers
  5. Partner with internal resources to provide a stellar experience for prospective customers and ensure their needs are being met

Skills

Required

  • 3+ years of quota-carrying experience selling B2B applications; on-demand/SaaS, IT Infrastructure Management or Cloud Security offerings
  • History of quota over-achievement selling to a technical audience like IT operations, Security, and DevOps teams
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills
  • Collaborative mindset
  • Salesforce power user

Nice to have

  • Contact network within the Big Data ecosystem

What the JD emphasized

  • quota-carrying experience
  • quota over-achievement