Account Executive - Enterprise Expansion at Newrelic

We are a global team of innovators and pioneers dedicated to shaping the future of observability. At New Relic, we build an intelligent platform that empowers companies to thrive in an AI-first world by giving them unparalleled insight into their complex systems. As we continue to expand our global footprint, we're looking for passionate people to join our mission. If you're ready to help the world's best companies optimize their digital applications, we invite you to explore a career with us! Your Opportunity Join our high-performing sales team as a Account Executive, dedicated to driving significant expansion and strategic adoption within a named portfolio of our most critical enterprise customers across Germany. You will be the orchestrator of value, translating complex technical observability capabilities into quantifiable business outcomes What You'll Do • Orchestrate Value: Develop and execute detailed, multi-year strategic account plans for a defined portfolio of high-value, complex enterprise customers. • Executive Alignment: Establish deep, trusted-advisor relationships with key decision-makers, including CTOs, VPs of Engineering, and SRE/DevOps leadership, aligning our observability platform with their critical business initiatives and digital transformation goals. • Drive Enterprise Growth: Proactively identify, qualify, and close complex six-figure and seven-figure expansion opportunities (upsell, cross-sell) by deeply understanding the customer's technical architecture, developer workflow, and evolving monitoring needs. • Lead the Virtual Team: Masterfully lead and coordinate the virtual account team, including Solution Consultants, SDRs and Marketing ensuring a cohesive and sophisticated customer engagement strategy throughout the sales cycle. • Forecasting Excellence: Maintain an impeccable sales pipeline and deliver accurate quarterly and annual forecasts using Salesforce, providing insightful analysis on deal health and strategic next steps. • Negotiation & Closure: Lead negotiations for large-scale, enterprise-level agreements and renewals, managing procurement processes and legal complexities efficiently. Your Qualifications • Extensive experience and successful experience in a quota-carrying, enterprise-focused B2B SaaS sales role, with significant experience in expansion and complex renewals. • Enterprise Selling Skills: Proven ability to manage multi-stakeholder, 6- and 7-figure deals with a sales cycle exceeding 6 months, demonstrating command of MEDDPIC/Challenger/Value-based selling methodologies. • Executive Communication: Exceptional ability to communicate highly technical concepts to both technical leaders and business executives in a clear, compelling, and financially sound manner. • Strong understanding of the German business culture and enterprise landscape. Please note that visa sponsorship is not available for this position. #LI-JJ2 #LI-Remote Fostering a diverse, welcoming and inclusive environment is important to us. We work hard to make everyone feel comfortable bringing their best, most authentic selves to work every day. 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