On-site
SaaS
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🇫🇷 French
About this role
We are a global team of innovators and pioneers dedicated to shaping the future of observability. At New Relic, we build an intelligent platform that empowers companies to thrive in an AI-first world by giving them unparalleled insight into their complex systems. As we continue to expand our global footprint, we're looking for passionate people to join our mission. If you're ready to help the world's best companies optimize their digital applications, we invite you to explore a career with us!
Your opportunity
Responsible for selling to all stakeholders within new accounts and crafting strategies to win new logos. Collaborate with all New Relic sales support resources (e.g., executives, demand generation, solution consulting) to support prospect interests. Understand how to position New Relic to beat the competition.
What you'll do:
- Driving Account Acquisition – Own territory and cultivate relationships with all pertinent stakeholders within target accounts to maximize sales into new accounts with the objective of being part of the customers’ long-term business solution. Identify customer needs and then configure an appropriate offering from our portfolio to meet those needs.
- Expanding Top of Funnel – Complement centralized marketing campaigns with own prospecting, develop relationships and alignment at multiple levels – C level executive sponsors, influencers, and day-to-day users. Establish positive relationships that drive interest.
- Driving Sales Execution – Use New Relic’s sales process to close large-scale, multi-year subscription-based deals. Prepare accurate forecasts, build a pipeline to cov
Selling Motion
Prospecting
Outbound-Heavy
Self-sourced pipeline via cold outreach
Buyer Persona
C-Suite
Selling to executive decision-makers
Territory
Named Accounts
Pre-assigned list of target companies
Requirements at a Glance
Typical Day — Account Executive
Estimates based on role type and selling motion — actual may vary by company.
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 questionAs an Account Executive with newrelic, 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.
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