Senior Enterprise Account Executive, Growth

    Mongodb

    🇺🇸 San Francisco
    SaaS
    Hybrid
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    Work Type

    On-site

    Vertical

    SaaS

    Source

    greenhouse

    About this role

    MongoDB is looking for a highly accomplished, results-oriented individual with exceptional energy, intellectual curiosity, and entrepreneurial initiative to significantly expand our presence within the startup ecosystem in the San Francisco Bay Area. This AI Natives EAE role is critical for proactively identifying and cultivating strategic, net-new relationships with high-potential startup founders and executive decision-makers, while concurrently forging deep, impactful partnerships across the AI landscape, and expertly guiding complex sales cycles within an assigned territory.

    This role is deeply connected to MongoDB’s vision to become the Data Platform for AI, and you’ll be at the forefront of that mission. You will be focused on winning the fastest-growing organizations in the world’s most concentrated AI hub.

    We're looking to speak with candidate based in the San Francisco Bay Area for our hybrid working model.

    What you will be doing

    • Serve as a pivotal leader within MongoDB GTM, working cross-functionally with Marketing and Product Leadership directly influencing and driving MongoDB’s market penetration within the VC and startup ecosystem
    • Architect and execute highly sophisticated, data-driven go-to-market strategies for the assigned AI Native territory, identifying key market segments and opportunities for exponential growth
    • Drive executive-level engagement and influence within the startup community, with a particular focus on C-suite technical decision makers, visionary founders, and strategic investors
    • Cultivate and maintain profound, long-term relationships with founders, VCs, key developers, and technical architects to (1) secure net-new logos within the startup ecosystem, (2) identify, establish, and mature strategic product and go-to-market partnerships, and (3) consistently exceed top-line

    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

    Bachelor's Degree·Required
    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 Growth 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.

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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 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
    Review the job description and map your experience to each requirement
    Role Insights

    Account Executives are the revenue engine of any sales organization — this role will require strong pipeline management and closing skills.

    Top SaaS reps often earn significant upside through accelerators once quota is exceeded.

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

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