Remote LATAM Strategic Account Executive, Southern Cone

GitLab is an open core software company that develops the most comprehensive AI-powered DevSecOps Platform, used by more than 100,000 organizations. Our mission is to enable everyone to contribute to and co-create the software that powers our world. This mission is integral to our culture, influencing how we hire, build products, and lead our industry.

Location: Remote, Mexico City, Argentina, Colombia, or Chile

An overview of this role:

GitLab enables organizations to increase developer productivity, improve operational efficiency, reduce security and compliance risk, and accelerate digital transformation. More than 40 million registered users and more than 50% of the Fortune 100 trust GitLab to ship better, more secure software faster. Lead GitLab's enterprise expansion across Chile, Argentina, Colombia, Peru, and Ecuador by cultivating C-level relationships and driving DevOps transformation at the region's most prestigious organizations. This high-impact role demands a strategic seller with fluent English and Spanish communication skills who can navigate complex enterprise sales cycles and establish GitLab as the premier DevSecOps platform throughout these key South American markets.

What you’ll do:

• Support GitLab’s strategic large prospects and customers.
• Provide account leadership and direction in the pre- and post-sales process.
• Conduct sales activities including prospecting and developing opportunities in large/strategic accounts.
• Ensure the successful rollout and adoption of GitLab products through strong account management activities and coordination with pre-and-post sales and support resources.
• Be the voice of the customer by contributing product ideas to our public issue tracker.
• Generate qualified leads and develop new customers in conjunction with our strategic channel partners.
• Expand knowledge of industry as well as the competitive posture of the company.
• Prepare activity and forecast reports.
• Contribute to root cause analysis on wins/losses.
• Communicate lessons learned to the team, including account managers, the marketing team, and the technical team.
• Assist sales management in conveying customer needs to product managers and technical support staff.
• Utilize a consultative approach, discuss business issues with prospects and develop a formal quote, a written sales proposal or a formal sales presentation addressing their business needs.
• Develop an account plan to sell to customers based on their business needs.
• Collaborate with Marketing on marketing strategies.

What you’ll bring:

• A true desire to see customers benefit from the investment they make with you.
• Able to provide a high degree of account management and control.
• Work under minimal supervision on complex projects.
• Experience selling into large organizations.
• Ability to leverage established relationships and proven sales techniques for success.
• Excellent negotiation, presentation and closing skills.
• Preferred experience with Git, Software Development Tools, Application Lifecycle Management, or security/App Sec tools.
• You share our values and work in accordance with those values.
• Ability to use GitLab.
• Ability to travel if needed and comply with the company’s travel policy.

How GitLab will support you:

• Benefits to support your health, finances, and well-being.
• All remote, asynchronous work environment.
• Flexible Paid Time Off.
• Team Member Resource Groups.
• Equity Compensation.

Many successful candidates do not meet every single requirement. Additionally, studies have shown that people from underrepresented groups are less likely to apply to a job unless they meet every single qualification. If you're excited about this role, please apply and allow our recruiters to assess your application.

GitLab is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. GitLab’s policies and practices relating to recruitment, employment, career development and advancement, promotion, and retirement are based solely on merit, regardless of race, colour, religion, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, lactation, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression), national origin, age, citizenship, marital status, mental or physical disability, genetic information (including family medical history), discharge status from the military, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by law. GitLab will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.