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# Commercial Account Executive, Acquisition | Remote | Netherlands

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## About this role.

AI SummaryGrafana Labs is hiring a remote Commercial Account Executive to acquire new customers across the Benelux region. The role owns the full new-business cycle, including outbound prospecting, discovery, demonstrations, proofs of concept, proposals, negotiation, forecasting, and pipeline management in Salesforce. Success requires at least two years of infrastructure technology sales experience, a consultative approach, technical product fluency, and consistent quota attainment. The successful candidate will communicate fluently in Dutch and English while collaborating remotely and transitioning closed relationships to the Growth team.

## Role DNA

A quick view of the complexity, pace, ownership and collaboration implied by the job description.

### Job Complexity

4/5EasyHard

### Pace & Pressure

5/5RelaxedFast-paced

### Autonomy Level

5/5GuidedFull ownership

### Communication Load

5/5IndependentCollaborative

AI insightThis is a high-velocity, quota-carrying acquisition role that requires independent pipeline creation and ownership of a complex technical sales cycle. The candidate must credibly engage technical buyers while consistently meeting quarterly and annual new-business goals.

## Salary analysis

Estimated compensation compared with the broader EU market for similar roles.

Estimated job medianHighly competitive€162,250EU market range€120k–€180k0€198k

AI insightThe disclosed Netherlands yearly OTE range is EUR 144,250 to EUR 180,250, with a midpoint of EUR 162,250. The US market reference range of USD 120,000 to USD 180,000 is an estimate for a commercial infrastructure-software Account Executive, with variable compensation commonly included in OTE.

## Core skills

Skills and capabilities most closely associated with this opportunity.

[New business acquisition](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=New%20business%20acquisition.md)[B2B SaaS sales](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=B2B%20SaaS%20sales.md)[Infrastructure technology](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Infrastructure%20technology.md)[Observability](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Observability.md)[Outbound prospecting](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Outbound%20prospecting.md)[Consultative selling](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Consultative%20selling.md)[Salesforce CRM](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Salesforce%20CRM.md)[Pipeline management](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Pipeline%20management.md)[MEDDPICC](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=MEDDPICC.md)[Dutch and English fluency](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Dutch%20and%20English%20fluency.md)

Sample interview questionsHow would you build a pipeline of net-new infrastructure technology prospects in the Benelux market?I would segment the market by ideal customer profile, technology environment, growth signals, and likely observability pain points. I would combine account research, personalized multichannel outreach, relevant open-source and cloud use cases, inbound follow-up, and disciplined Salesforce tracking to create qualified opportunities. I would review conversion metrics weekly and adjust messaging, targeting, and activity levels based on results.

Describe how you conduct a consultative discovery conversation with a technical buyer.

I begin by understanding the customer’s operational goals, current monitoring or observability stack, incident-management challenges, data volumes, stakeholders, and decision process. I use open questions to uncover the business impact of reliability gaps before positioning product capabilities. I then summarize the stated needs, validate priorities, and connect the solution to measurable outcomes rather than delivering a generic product pitch.

How would you manage a proof of concept for Grafana Cloud or Grafana Enterprise?

I would first align on the customer’s success criteria, technical scope, evaluation timeline, required stakeholders, and commercial path. During the proof of concept, I would maintain a mutual action plan, coordinate internal technical resources, document progress and risks, and tie demonstrated value to the customer’s agreed pain points. Before the evaluation ends, I would secure an executive review and a clear next step toward procurement or expansion.

What methods do you use to maintain an accurate sales forecast?

I apply consistent qualification criteria, such as MEDDPICC, and validate close dates against customer actions rather than optimism. I keep Salesforce current with stakeholders, next steps, deal risks, competition, technical validation status, and procurement requirements. I regularly inspect pipeline coverage and stage conversion so that I can identify gaps early and create corrective actions.

Tell us about a time you overcame a competitive sales situation.

In a competitive opportunity, I would avoid competing solely on feature checklists or price. I would deepen discovery to identify the customer’s highest-impact operational problems, mobilize the right internal champions, and create a tailored value case supported by a focused demonstration or proof of concept. By aligning the buying committee around measurable outcomes and a clear implementation path, I would reduce uncertainty and differentiate the solution.

Grafana Labs is the company behind Grafana Cloud, the fully managed observability platform trusted by more than 10,000 organizations to ensure reliability, resolve incidents faster, and optimize telemetry at scale. Built on open source and open standards and designed for interoperability across any stack, Grafana Cloud brings AI to observability and observability to AI, giving teams (and their agents) unified visibility so they can see, understand, and act on all their disparate data, wherever it lives, and move at the speed of their ambitions. Customers, including Anthropic, Bloomberg, NVIDIA, Microsoft, and Salesforce, rely on Grafana Labs. We are a 100% remote company with team members across 40+ countries, backed by leading investors including Lightspeed Venture Partners, Sequoia Capital, GIC, Coatue, J.P. Morgan, CapitalG, and Lead Edge Capital. Learn more at [grafana.com](http://grafana.com) and follow us on [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/grafana-labs/) and [X](https://twitter.com/grafana).

We’re scaling fast and staying true to what makes us different: an open-source legacy, a global collaborative culture, and a passion for meaningful work. Our team thrives in an innovation-driven environment where transparency, autonomy, and trust fuel everything we do.

You may not meet every requirement, and that’s okay. If this role excites you, we’d love you to raise your hand for what could be a truly career-defining opportunity.

### The Opportunity

Grafana Labs is looking for a Commercial Account Executive, Acquisition based in the Netherlands who will be responsible for prospecting and closing new business across the Benelux region. You will identify, nurture and close opportunities with new customers, manage forecasts and track customer data. We’re strong proponents of a consultative sales approach – learn about the customer’s needs first before talking products. Your expertise will be critical in helping articulate the value of our products, work with the customer during the trial phase and hand off a strong relationship to our Growth team. Ideally, you come from a technical background and have sold technical products before.

### What You’ll Be Doing

* Meet and exceed individual quarterly and annual sales goals
* Outbound prospecting into net-new customers
* Manage all aspects of the sales process (prospecting, sales meetings, product demos, proofs of concept, proposals, and negotiations)
* Cultivate sales through outbound prospecting and inbound leads
* Be able to understand and convey the value of both Grafana Cloud and Grafana Enterprise
* Become an expert in managing your sales pipeline in Salesforce
* Manage quote creation, order processing, and day-to-day customer requests

### What Makes You a Great Fit:

* 2+ Years of experience in infrastructure technology sales
* Demonstrated history of consistent goal achievement in a highly competitive environment (top 10% performer)
* Energetic, upbeat, entrepreneurial, tenacious team player
* Adaptable and with demonstrable experience in high velocity technology companies
* You will need to be an excellent communicator in all channels (in person, online, in writing) and able to form strong working relationships both in person and virtually
* Fluent in English & Dutch (both spoken & written).

### Bonus Points For:

* Familiarity with open source technology is a significant advantage
* Experience using Salesforce
* Experience using Command of the Message and MEDD(P)ICC is ideal

### Compensation & Rewards

In the Netherlands, the OTE compensation range for this role is EUR 144,250 – EUR 180,250. Actual compensation may vary based on level, experience, and skillset as assessed throughout the interview process. All of our roles include Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), giving every team member ownership in Grafana Labs’ success. We believe in shared outcomes—RSUs help us stay aligned and invested as we scale globally.

*Compensation ranges are country specific. If you are applying for this role from a different location than listed above, your recruiter will discuss your specific market’s defined pay range & benefits at the beginning of the process.

Why You’ll Thrive at Grafana Labs:

* 100% Remote, Global Culture – As a remote-only company, we bring together talent from around the world, united by a culture of collaboration and shared purpose.
* Scaling Organization – Tackle meaningful work in a high-growth, ever-evolving environment.
* Transparent Communication – Expect open decision-making and regular company-wide updates.
* Innovation-Driven – Autonomy and support to ship great work and try new things.
* Open Source Roots – Built on community-driven values that shape how we work.
* Empowered Teams – High trust, low ego culture that values outcomes over optics.
* Career Growth Pathways – Defined opportunities to grow and develop your career.
* Approachable Leadership – Transparent execs who are involved, visible, and human.
* Passionate People – Join a team of smart, supportive folks who care deeply about what they do.
* In-Person onboarding – We want you to thrive from day 1 with your fellow new ‘Grafanistas’ to learn all about what we do and how we do it.
* Balance is Key – We operate a global annual leave policy of 30 days per annum. 3 days of your annual leave entitlement are reserved for Grafana Shutdown Days to allow the team to really disconnect. *We will comply with local legislation where applicable.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Grafana Labs is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of race, colour, nationality, origin, caste, sex, gender reassignment identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief, disability, veteran status, genetic information, pregnancy, maternity, marital, family or carer status, or any other characteristic which is protected by local law. We believe that equality and diversity build a strong organisation, and we work hard to ensure that is the foundation of our organisation as we grow.

Grafana Labs may utilize AI tools in its recruitment process to assist in matching information provided in CVs to job postings. The recruitment team will continue to review inbound CVs manually to identify alignment with current openings.

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