Senior Enterprise Account Executive

LaunchDarkly; Oakland (CA); On-site; USD 269,000 - 370,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RSUs

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Mental health benefits

Job summary

LaunchDarkly is seeking a Senior Enterprise Account Executive to lead strategic relationships with large enterprise accounts in the Bay Area and beyond. You will own territory plans, drive outbound pipeline, and align cross‑functional teams to deliver measurable value to executives.

You thrive in autonomous environments, excel at executive messaging, and can balance sales rigor with strong customer empathy.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of Enterprise (closing) sales experience in tech.
• Experience selling DevOps or strong technical workflows; able to translate tech into business value.
• Track record of meeting or exceeding quota.
• Experience selling to Fortune 500 executives; MEDDPIC knowledge is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Own large enterprise accounts and serve as the primary contact in territory.
• Develop comprehensive territory and account plans; drive outbound pipeline independently.
• Coordinate with pre- and post-sales engineering, CS, and support to ensure adoption.
• Elevate LaunchDarkly's value proposition to VPs and C‑Suite executives.
• Collaborate with Solutions Engineers to deliver business and technical value.
• Cross‑functional collaboration with product, marketing, and revenue operations to align offerings.

Skills

Enterprise sales

DevOps products

Executive stakeholder management

MEDDPIC knowledge

Quota attainment

Outreach planning

Job description

As a Senior Enterprise Account Executive, you will play a pivotal role in nurturing and expanding relationships with large enterprise accounts within your designated territory. You should possess exceptional business acumen, a customer-centric approach, and the self-motivation to thrive with minimal supervision. Moreover, you must be adaptable and proficient in wearing multiple hats as you take on this crucial responsibility. We have full confidence in your ability to make the right decisions and drive results autonomously.

LaunchDarkly is a rapidly evolving software company with a strong mission and vision, powered by a diverse and talented team. Our mission is to accelerate software development by empowering teams. Joining our dynamic and fast-growing team, you will make an immediate impact on our product and customer success.

Responsibilities:

• Ownership of Large Enterprise Accounts: You will be the primary point of contact and relationship owner for large enterprise accounts within your territory.
• Territory and Account Planning: Develop comprehensive territory and account plans, proactively drive outbound pipeline generation independently, and collaborate effectively with Business Development Representatives.
• Ensure Successful Adoption: Ensure the seamless adoption of LaunchDarkly within these large enterprises through robust account management. Coordinate closely with pre-and-post sales engineering, customer success, and support teams to guarantee client satisfaction.
• Elevate LaunchDarkly's Visibility: Increase LaunchDarkly's visibility and communicate our value proposition effectively to Vice Presidents and C‑Suite executives within these large enterprises.
• Collaboration with Solutions Engineers: Work closely with your solutions engineer counterpart to deliver both business and technical value to prospects and customers.
• Cross‑functional Collaboration: Collaborate with internal teams, including product support, developer relations, marketing, and revenue operations, to align our offerings with customer business needs effectively.

About You:

• Entrepreneurial and Self‑Motivated: You are driven and proactive, taking ownership of your role and responsibilities.
• Passion for Learning and Growth: You are enthusiastic about continuous learning and personal development at LaunchDarkly.
• Intellectual Curiosity and Ambition: You have a hunger for knowledge and strive for ambitious goals.
• Excellent Communication: Your written and spoken communication skills are outstanding.
• Highly Organized & Autonomous: You are capable of efficiently managing your workload and thrive in an environment that encourages autonomy.
• Adaptability: You excel in a fast‑paced and dynamic organizational setting.

Qualifications:

• 7+ years of Enterprise (closing) Sales Experience
• Experience selling DevOps products or a strong technical understanding of developer workflows and pain points, with the ability to communicate how solutions address these challenges.
• You have a demonstrable track record of consistently meeting or exceeding quota expectations.
• You possess the expertise to navigate consultative sales cycles with Executive‑level stakeholders at Fortune 500 companies.
• You have experience implementing and succeeding with a Land & Expand SaaS Sales strategy, effectively expanding business within large enterprise accounts.
• Recent experience working for an emerging technology software company is a significant plus.
• Familiarity with and experience using the MEDDPIC sales methodology is advantageous.
• Travel: expected range of 25% to 50% as needed

Pay:

Target pay ranges based on Geographic Zones* for Level 4:

• Zone 1: San Francisco/Bay Area or NYC Metropolitan Area, Boston, Seattle - $269,400 - $370,480**
• Zone 2: Irvine, LA, Monterey, Santa Barbara, Santa Rosa, Austin, Portland, Philadelphia, Chicago - $242,500 - $333,410**
• Zone 3: All other US locations - $229,000 - $314,930**

*Within the United States, our geographic pay zones are defined by counties surrounding major metropolitan areas.

**Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), health, vision, and dental insurance, and mental health benefits in addition to salary.

About LaunchDarkly:

Modern software delivery was supposed to be the foundation for a thriving digital business but reality has proven otherwise. Slow, inefficient development cycles, costly outages, and fragmented customer experiences are preventing developers from building their best software. The LaunchDarkly platform helps developers innovate on new features faster while protecting them with a safety valve to instantly rewind when things go wrong. Developers can target product experiences to any customer segment and maximize the business impact of every feature. And by gradually rolling out new application components, they escape nightmare "big-bang" technology migrations.

The LaunchDarkly platform was built to guide engineers to the next frontier of DevOps by:

• Improving the velocity and stability of software releases, without the fear of end customer outages
• Delivering targeted experiences by easily personalizing features to customer cohorts
• Maximizing the business impact of every feature through the ability to experiment and optimize
• Coordinating the release and optimization of software to provide consistent experiences across mobile platforms and device types
• Improving the effectiveness and productivity of engineering teams, by providing insights into engineering cadence and stability

At LaunchDarkly, we believe in the power of teams. We're building a team that is humble, open, collaborative, respectful and kind. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. LD invites any applicant to review our written affirmative Action Plan. To do so, contact people ops at [e-mail] .

Your safety matters to us. To protect yourself from potential scams, LaunchDarkly recruiters will only contact you from @LaunchDarkly .com email addresses or via LinkedIn from "Verified Recruiter" accounts. Be cautious of emails from other domains. Legitimate LaunchDarkly recruiters will never ask for money, fees, or banking information before making a job offer. LaunchDarkly will never make a job offer without conducting a formal interview process. Our interview process does not involve asking detailed questions by email. If you are ever unsure about a communication that you receive, don't click any links—visit Careers | LaunchDarkly directly for confirmed job openings and links to apply. Please notify us of any fraudulent representation by sending an email to [e-mail].

U.S. Standard Demographic Questions

We invite applicants to share their demographic background. Please note this optional survey is different from the EEO questions further in the application -- we encourage you to answer both, as one is required for government reporting, and the other includes additional questions to further identify areas of improvement in our goal to become a more diverse and inclusive organization. Your responses will not be associated with your specific application and will not in any way be used in the hiring decision.

How would you describe your gender identity? (mark all that apply) Select...

How would you describe your racial/ethnic background? (mark all that apply) Select...

How would you describe your sexual orientation? (mark all that apply) Select...

Do you identify as transgender? Select...

Do you have a disability or chronic condition (physical, visual, auditory, cognitive, mental, emotional, or other) that substantially limits one or more of your major life activities, including mobility, communication (seeing, hearing, speaking), and learning? Select...

Are you a veteran or active member of the United States Armed Forces? Select...

Voluntary Self-Identification

For government reporting purposes, we ask candidates to respond to the below self-identification survey.Completion of the form is entirely voluntary. Whatever your decision, it will not be considered in the hiringprocess or thereafter. Any information that you do provide will be recorded and maintained in aconfidential file.

As set forth in LaunchDarkly’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy,we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.

If you believe you belong to any of the categories of protected veterans listed below, please indicate by making the appropriate selection.As a government contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA), we request this information in order to measurethe effectiveness of the outreach and positive recruitment efforts we undertake pursuant to VEVRAA. Classification of protected categoriesis as follows:

A "disabled veteran" is one of the following: a veteran of the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service who is entitled to compensation (or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; or a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability.

A "recently separated veteran" means any veteran during the three-year period beginning on the date of such veteran's discharge or release from active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval, or air service.

An "active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran" means a veteran who served on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service during a war, or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized under the laws administered by the Department of Defense.

An "Armed forces service medal veteran" means a veteran who, while serving on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service, participated in a United States military operation for which an Armed Forces service medal was awarded pursuant to Executive Order 12985.

Voluntary Self-Identification of Disability

Form CC-305 Page 1 of 1 OMB Control Number 1250-0005 Expires 04/30/2026

Why are you being asked to complete this form?

We are a federal contractor or subcontractor. The law requires us to provide equal employment opportunity to qualified people with disabilities. We have a goal of having at least 7% of our workers as people with disabilities. The law says we must measure our progress towards this goal. To do this, we must ask applicants and employees if they have a disability or have ever had one. People can become disabled, so we need to ask this question at least every five years.

Completing this form is voluntary, and we hope that you will choose to do so. Your answer is confidential. No one who makes hiring decisions will see it. Your decision to complete the form and your answer will not harm you in any way. If you want to learn more about the law or this form, visit the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) website at www.dol.gov/ofccp .

How do you know if you have a disability?

A disability is a condition that substantially limits one or more of your “major life activities.” If you have or have ever had such a condition, you are a person with a disability. Disabilities include, but are not limited to:

• Alcohol or other substance use disorder (not currently using drugs illegally)
• Autoimmune disorder, for example, lupus, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, HIV/AIDS
• Blind or low vision
• Cancer (past or present)
• Cardiovascular or heart disease
• Celiac disease
• Cerebral palsy
• Deaf or serious difficulty hearing
• Diabetes
• Disfigurement, for example, disfigurement caused by burns, wounds, accidents, or congenital disorders
• Epilepsy or other seizure disorder
• Gastrointestinal disorders, for example, Crohn's Disease, irritable bowel syndrome
• Intellectual or developmental disability
• Mental health conditions, for example, depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD
• Missing limbs or partially missing limbs
• Mobility impairment, benefiting from the use of a wheelchair, scooter, walker, leg brace(s) and/or other supports
• Nervous system condition, for example, migraine headaches, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis (MS)
• Neurodivergence, for example, attention‑deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorder, dyslexia, dyspraxia, other learning disabilities
• Partial or complete paralysis (any cause)
• Pulmonary or respiratory conditions, for example, tuberculosis, asthma, emphysema
• Short stature ( dwarfism)
• Traumatic brain injury