Enterprise Account Executive

Cloudera; San Jose (CA); Remote; USD 320,000 - 340,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous PTO Policy

Unplugged Days

Flexible WFH Policy

Mental & Physical Wellness programs

Phone and Internet Reimbursement

Continued Career Development

Comprehensive Benefits and Competitive

Paid Volunteer Time

Employee Resource Groups

Job summary

Cloudera in California is seeking an Account Executive to drive net-new workloads and expand opportunities within existing customers. You will engage senior technical and business leaders, manage end-to-end deals, and forecast pipelines using Salesforce and Clari.

The role emphasizes strategic territory planning, partner ecosystem collaboration, and meeting aggressive quarterly and annual quotas. A strong background in data analytics and AI is preferred, with willingness to travel domestically

Qualifications

• 5–9 years of enterprise software sales experience.
• BA or equivalent experience.
• Proficiency with MEDDIC/MEDDPICC.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally.
• Ability to sell across multiple business units.

Responsibilities

• Capture Net-New Workloads: drive expansion in installed accounts.
• Engage senior technical and business leaders up to C-suite.
• Pipeline Generation & Forecasting: build a healthy enterprise pipeline.
• Orchestrate end-to-end deals from discovery to close.
• Execute strategic territory planning to maximize market share.
• Mobilize ecosystem partners to accelerate deal velocity.
• Meet and exceed quarterly and annual sales quotas.

Skills

Enterprise software sales

MEDDIC MEDDPICC

Data analytics

AI experience

Travel ability

Education

BA or equivalent experience

Tools

Salesforce

Clari

Job description

Business Area:

Sales

Seniority Level:

Mid-Senior level

Job Description:

At Cloudera, we empower people to transform complex data into clear and actionable insights. With as much data under management as the hyperscalers, we're the preferred data partner for the top companies in almost every industry. Powered by the relentless innovation of the open source community, Cloudera advances digital transformation for the world's largest enterprises.

Key for this role will be the ability to manage a wider patch and define the right strategy to generate pipeline and customer opportunities efficiently. You will play a pivotal role in identifying and pursuing new business opportunities within an existing customer base, cultivating relationships with key stakeholders, and ensuring the successful adoption of our solutions.

As an Account Executive you will:

• Capture Net-New Workloads: Drive expansion revenue within installed accounts by outbound-prospecting to discover and land new business use cases and data workloads.
• Engage Technical Leadership: Penetrate target accounts by initiating outreach to senior technical and business decision-makers up to C suite.
• Pipeline Generation & Forecasting Discipline: Build and manage a healthy enterprise pipeline using multi-touch approach and outbound tools. Maintain and drive rigorous forecasting accuracy and deal tracking in Salesforce and Clari.
• Orchestrate End-to-End Deals: Manage the complete sales lifecycle across the entire platform portfolio, leading opportunities from initial discovery through value modeling, negotiation, and close.
• Execute Strategic Territory Planning: Build and execute a data-driven account plan designed to maximize market share and consistently overachieve annual revenue targets.
• Mobilize Ecosystem Partners: Partner closely with cross-functional teams and external ecosystem channels to amplify reach and accelerate deal velocity.
• Quotas: Meet and exceed all quarterly and annual sales quotas and ensure customer satisfaction

We're excited about you if you have:

• Approximately 5 to 9 years of enterprise software sales
• BA or equivalent experience
• Strong Sales Methodology: MEDDIC or MEDDPICC
• Excellent PP, PG skills to drive new business and expand existing accounts.
• Demonstrated ability to sell use cases horizontally across the organization into different business units
• Data analytics and AI experience
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally
• This role is not eligible for sponsorship

The anticipated annual OTE range for this position is:

California: $320 - $340k

Individual compensation within the published range is determined by the candidate's skills, experience, qualifications, and primary work location. In addition to base pay, sales roles are eligible for Cloudera's commission plan, while non-sales roles are eligible for the corporate incentive plan. All employees receive a comprehensive benefits package.

What you can expect from us:

• Generous PTO Policy

• Support work life balance with Unplugged Days

• Flexible WFH Policy

• Mental & Physical Wellness programs

• Phone and Internet Reimbursement program

• Access to Continued Career Development

• Comprehensive Benefits and Competitive Packages

• Paid Volunteer Time

• Employee Resource Groups

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