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About this role
About the Role Ready to accelerate your sales career in the fast-paced tech industry? Idera is seeking a driven, energetic sales professional to join our rapidly growing team. In this high-impact role, you will be the driving force behind selling our industry-leading portfolio of database management products.
If you thrive in a dynamic, goal-oriented environment and have a passion for connecting clients with powerful technical solutions, we want you on our team.
What You’ll Do
Drive Revenue Growth: Generate new business and expand our footprint within existing accounts across your assigned territory.
Hunt & Qualify: Proactively identify new sales opportunities and skillfully qualify a high volume of prospects using proven sales methodologies.
Build Lasting Relationships: Establish trust and maintain exceptional rapport with current customers to ensure long-term success, retention, and support.
Own Your Strategy: Exercise strategic judgment to determine the best actions for your territory, backed by a thorough, expert-level understanding of Idera’s products and services.
Deliver Compelling Value: Confidently pitch and present our value proposition to stakeholders at all levels within an organization, from technical users to C-level executives.
Manage the Pipeline: Provide accurate, continuous updates on forecasts, territory plans, and opportunity pipelines to leadership.
What You Bring to the Table
Education: A BA/BS degree (required).
Experience: 1–3 years of proven success in sales or business development, with a strong preference for B2B software/tech sales.
Technical Sales Acumen: A demonstrated ability to understand complex technical solutions and translate them into highly effective, persuasive presentations.
Core Skills: Exceptional communication, negotiation, and organizational skills, paired with a collaborative, team-first mindset.
An Equal Opportunity Employer - All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without
Selling Motion
Prospecting
Outbound-Heavy
Self-sourced pipeline via cold outreach
Buyer Persona
C-Suite
Selling to executive decision-makers
Requirements at a Glance
Typical Day — Account Executive
Estimates based on role type and selling motion — actual may vary by company.
Role Signals
Green Flags
Ownership stake offered
Inherit existing accounts
SaaS — Interview Intel
Typical Sales Cycle
30–90 days (SMB) · 3–9 months (Mid-Market) · 6–18 months (Enterprise)
Common Buyer Objections
- "We're locked into a contract with [competitor]"
- "We built something in-house already"
- "We don't have budget until next quarter"
- "Our team won't adopt another tool"
Key Industry Metrics
Hot Topics to Reference
- • AI-native product disruption
- • PLG vs sales-led motion debate
- • Vertical SaaS consolidation
- • Usage-based pricing models
Use these insights to speak the buyer's language in interviews.
Tags
Walk me through your discovery process.
Template questionHow do you handle a prospect who goes silent mid-deal?
Template questionTell me about your largest closed deal and the sales cycle.
Template questionHow do you build business cases for stakeholders?
Template questionDescribe a deal you lost and what you learned.
Template questionThis Account Executive position at IDERA Software involves managing the full sales cycle from prospecting through close.
SaaS sales roles typically involve consultative selling with longer deal cycles.
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