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    Senior Account Executive II

    Collibra

    🇺🇸 USA
    Remote
    ["Full-Time"]
    SaaS
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    Job Type

    ["Full-Time"]

    Work Type

    Remote

    Vertical

    SaaS

    Source

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    About this role

    Join Collibra's Sales team as a Senior Account Executive Make an impact at Collibra by fueling Collibra's growth in your assigned territory of the Mid-West and be the guiding force behind bringing Collibra's value and vision to customers and prospects. As part of our Enterprise Sales team, you will manage some of Collibra's largest customers and prospects.

    In this role, you will use your knowledge in Enterprise SaaS sales to establish trusted and credible relationships, build Collibra's brand and awareness around our solution, and serve as a Data Intelligence advisor throughout the customer journey, driving demand, adoption and expansion for Collibra solutions within your territory. Senior Account Executives are responsible for

    Prospecting for net new accounts, greenfield building, and developing relationships with existing customers to maintain active deal pipeline and ideal quota coverage in the Mid-West territory Managing and creating demand for expansion on existing customers to widen the footprint of Collibra within these accounts Managing complex deal cycles, from lead origination to stakeholder mapping, through negotiation to close and expansion Successfully collaborating with customers, partners, and peers in a consultative sales process where you will identify value and ROI to support customer's needs Reliable, accurate forecasting, with Salesforce updates reflective of real-time activity

    You have

    Consistently achieved or overachieved your SaaS sales quota Experience in the Data Management, Data Governance, and AI domain required Originated and navigated complex, direct sales cycles with multiple technical and business stakeholders Sold net-new business and expansion opportunities to C-level buyers in large enterprise accounts Managed consultative sales processes, with value-based impacts or outcomes At least 4+ years of experience in enterprise sales familiar with corresponding sales methodologies and comprehensible track records Demonstrated proficienc

    Tools & Tech Stack

    Salesforce

    Selling Motion

    Sales Cycle

    Enterprise

    6–18 month cycles, complex multi-stakeholder deals

    Prospecting

    Channel / Partner

    Sell through partners, resellers, or alliances

    Buyer Persona

    C-Suite

    Selling to executive decision-makers

    Territory

    Greenfield

    Build territory from scratch — net-new logos

    Requirements at a Glance

    Experience·4+ years required
    Bachelor's Degree·Required
    Prospecting·Required skill
    Negotiation·Required skill
    C-Suite Selling·Required skill

    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.

    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

    sales
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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?

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    Describe a deal you lost and what you learned.

    Template question
    Research Collibra'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
    Prepare to discuss your home office setup and self-management discipline
    Review the job description and map your experience to each requirement
    Role Insights

    This Account Executive position at Collibra involves managing the full sales cycle from prospecting through close.

    SaaS sales roles typically involve consultative selling with longer deal cycles.

    This remote-friendly role provides geographic flexibility while maintaining access to a SaaS market.

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