Inside Account Executive

    Mongodb

    🇺🇸 San Francisco; Utah
    SaaS
    Base + Commission
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    Work Type

    On-site

    Vertical

    SaaS

    Source

    greenhouse

    About this role

    The Inside Account Executive role focuses exclusively on formulating and executing a sales strategy within MongoDB’s most strategic accounts, closing net new workloads and expanding MongoDB’s footprint.

    What you will be doing

    • Proactively identify, qualify and close a sales pipeline within MongoDB’s most Strategic Accounts
    • Drive product adoption in LOPs/BUs you own in the account, upsells / cross sells by cultivating strategic relationships with executives and multi-level champions, aligning to their key initiatives and long term goals. 
    • Collaborate cross-functionally with Customer Success, Professional Services, Marketing, Product, and the internal sales ecosystem to drive customer adoption and satisfaction
    • Meet and exceed quarterly quotas on NWLs, NARR, and PS.
    • Invest in your self-development, focusing on the skills and attributes that will make you successful in your core role and set you up for future success

    What you will bring to the table

    • Min. 3 year B2B sales experience in a quota carrying closing role, or Strategic Account-based selling experience
    • Experience selling complex Saas and/or Cloud products/services.
    • A proven track record of overachievement through generating your own pipeline and hitting sales targets.
    • Energetic, upbeat, entrepreneurial, tenacious teammate. Possess a strong desire to be successful.
    • Ability to articulate the business value of complex enterprise technology both in verbal and written forms.
    • Passionate about growing your career in the largest and fastest growing market in software (database) through constant development of  sales and tech skills

    Selling Motion

    Sales Cycle

    Enterprise

    6–18 month cycles, complex multi-stakeholder deals

    Deal Size

    $,

    Typical contract value

    Buyer Persona

    C-Suite

    Selling to executive decision-makers

    Territory

    Named Accounts

    Pre-assigned list of target companies

    Requirements at a Glance

    Bachelor's Degree·Required
    B2B Sales·Industry experience

    Typical Day — Account Executive

    Stakeholder meetings3–5/week
    Executive presentations2–3/week
    Business cases & RFPs1–2/week
    Forecast & pipeline2×/week
    Champion coachingDaily

    Estimates based on role type and selling motion — actual may vary by company.

    Role Signals

    Red Flags

    ✗
    MLM/Network Marketing

    Multi-level structure

    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

    ARR / MRRNet Revenue Retention (NRR)CAC Payback PeriodLogo Churn vs Revenue ChurnACV (Avg Contract Value)Magic Number

    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

    Inside Sales NAMER
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    Walk me through your discovery process.

    Template question
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    How do you handle a prospect who goes silent mid-deal?

    Template question
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    Tell me about your largest closed deal and the sales cycle.

    Template question
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    How do you build business cases for stakeholders?

    Template question
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    Describe a deal you lost and what you learned.

    Template question
    Research Mongodb's product, recent news, and key competitors
    Prepare metrics: quota attainment %, average deal size, win rate
    Practice a 2-minute product demo pitch for a mock discovery call
    Research typical OTE splits for this role level and negotiate accordingly
    Review the job description and map your experience to each requirement
    Role Insights

    As an Account Executive with Mongodb, you'll own the entire revenue pipeline and be measured on quota attainment.

    Expect to work with recurring revenue models where customer retention is as important as acquisition.

    The US market offers the highest OTE potential globally for sales professionals, with a highly competitive talent landscape.

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