Strategic Account Executive - Financial Services

ClickHouse; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work

Healthcare

Equity

Time off

Home office setup

Job summary

ClickHouse seeks a Strategic Account Executive for Financial Services in San Francisco. You will own a focused book of named FS accounts—banks, asset managers, insurers, and fintech platforms—and manage the full sales cycle.

You will build executive relationships, drive ARR growth, and close complex multi-stakeholder deals. You will partner with Solutions Architects to ensure technical alignment, articulate ClickHouse's differentiation, and shape the FS roadmap.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of enterprise sales experience, with at least 3 years selling to financial services organizations (banks, asset managers, insurers, fintech).
• Proven track record closing large, complex deals ($500K+ ACV) with multi-stakeholder processes.
• Experience selling technical infrastructure products and engaging credibly in technical conversations.
• Deep understanding of FS tech landscape and data-architecture patterns.
• Strong executive presence with C-suite relationships and VP-level credibility.
• Experience in high-growth startups is strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with MEDDIC/MEDDPICC enterprise sales methodologies.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and work independently in a fast-moving environment.

Responsibilities

• Own a named book of strategic financial services accounts and develop multi-threaded relationships across technical, business, and executive stakeholders.
• Drive net new ARR and expansion revenue through consultative, value-based sales.
• Lead complex enterprise sales cycles including procurement, legal, security reviews, and multi-product negotiations.
• Partner with Solutions Architects to ensure technical alignment and long-term customer success.
• Articulate ClickHouse's technical differentiation with data engineers, architects, and CTOs.
• Develop and execute strategic account plans and map political landscapes within each account.
• Represent customer voices to shape product roadmap and go-to-market priorities for FS vertical.
• Travel to customer sites and conferences (approx. 25–40%).

Skills

Enterprise sales

Large deals

Technical conversations

MEDDIC familiarity

Executive relationships

Job description

As a Strategic Account Executive for Financial Services, you will own a focused book of named financial services accounts - including banks, asset managers, exchanges, insurance carriers, and fintech platforms. You will be responsible for the full sales cycle: from identifying new use cases and building executive relationships to negotiating and closing complex, multi-stakeholder deals.

This is a high-impact individual contributor role for someone who thrives in a technical sales environment and wants to be a foundational part of building ClickHouse's strategic sales motion in one of the most demanding verticals in the world.

What You'll Do

• Own a named account list of strategic financial services organizations and develop deep, multi-threaded relationships across technical, business, and executive stakeholders

• Drive net new ARR and expansion revenue through a consultative, value-based sales approach

• Lead complex enterprise sales cycles, including procurement, legal, security review, and multi-product negotiations

• Partner closely with Solutions Architects to ensure technical alignment and long-term customer success

• Understand and articulate ClickHouse's technical differentiation - including performance benchmarks, architecture, and deployment models - at a level of depth that earns credibility with data engineers, architects, and CTOs

• Develop and execute strategic account plans, identifying expansion opportunities and mapping the political landscape within each account

• Represent the voice of the customer internally, shaping product roadmap priorities and go-to-market strategy for the financial services vertical

• Travel to customer sites, conferences, and team offsites as needed (approximately 25-40%)

What We're Looking For

• 7+ years of enterprise sales experience, with at least 3 years selling to financial services organizations (banking, capital markets, insurance, fintech, or asset management)

• Demonstrated track record closing large, complex deals ($500K+ ACV) with long sales cycles involving multiple stakeholders

• Experience selling technical infrastructure products - databases, data platforms, cloud infrastructure, developer tools, or similar - is required; you must be able to engage credibly in technical conversations

• Deep understanding of the financial services technology landscape, including data architecture patterns common in FS environments (real-time risk, fraud, trading analytics, regulatory reporting)

• Strong executive presence with the ability to build trusted advisor relationships at the C-suite and VP level

• Experience working in a high-growth, early-stage or scaling startup environment is strongly preferred

• Familiarity with MEDDIC, MEDDPICC, or similar enterprise sales methodologies

• Ability to work independently and navigate ambiguity in a fast-moving environment

Nice to Have

• Prior experience selling open-source or consumption-based products

• Experience with real-time analytics, time-series databases, OLAP, or columnar data systems

• Existing relationships with data/technology buyers at major financial institutions

Perks

• Flexible work environment - ClickHouse is a globally distributed company and remote-friendly. We currently operate in over 25 countries.

• Healthcare - Employer contributions towards your healthcare.

• Equity in the company - Every new eligible team member who joins our company receives equity.

• Time off - Flexible time off in the US, generous entitlement in other countries.

• A USD$500 Home office setup - if you're a remote employee.

• Global Gatherings - We believe in the power of in-person connection and offer opportunities to engage with colleagues at company-wide offsites.

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