Account Executive (us)

PagerDuty PagerDuty · Enterprise · Remote · Sales

PagerDuty is seeking an Account Executive to drive growth and expansion within an established customer portfolio, combining strategic account management with consultative enterprise selling. This role focuses on selling PagerDuty's Operations Cloud, which utilizes AI/ML and Automation, to C-level executives and key stakeholders. The AE will be responsible for upsell, cross-sell, and expansion opportunities within existing enterprise accounts, developing strategic account plans, and driving adoption of the platform by articulating business value and ROI. Collaboration with Customer Success, Product Management, and Renewals teams is also a key responsibility.

What you'd actually do

  1. Own and grow a defined set of enterprise accounts by driving upsell, cross-sell, and expansion opportunities.
  2. Build and maintain trusted executive relationships through regular in-person engagement and consultative selling.
  3. Develop and execute strategic account plans to identify growth areas, expansion pathways, and competitive positioning.
  4. Drive adoption of PagerDuty’s Operations Cloud by articulating clear business value and ROI.
  5. Execute complex, multi-product sales motions and partner with Solution Consultants for technical validation and proof-of-concept activities.

Skills

Required

  • 8+ years of experience in enterprise B2B sales, account management, or expansion roles within SaaS or cloud software.
  • Proven success managing a quota in complex, long-cycle enterprise sales.
  • Demonstrated experience selling to and influencing C-level executives.
  • Proficiency with Salesforce (SFDC) for pipeline management and forecasting.
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.

Nice to have

  • Expertise applying MEDDICC and Command of the Message (COM) methodologies.
  • Experience managing high-value accounts
  • Track record of success with multi-product sales and solution-based selling models.
  • Strong understanding of enterprise software ecosystems, Operations Cloud, or DevOps environments.
  • Strategic thinker with exceptional communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills.