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Enterprise Account Executive, Acquisition | Central | Remote

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Grafana Labs seeks an Enterprise Account Executive to acquire net-new customers across the Central United States. The role owns the full consultative sales cycle, from outbound prospecting and product demonstrations through proof of concept, proposals, negotiation, and handoff to the Growth team. Candidates need at least five years of infrastructure technology sales experience and a record of exceeding targets in competitive environments. Success requires technical fluency in observability or open-source technology, disciplined Salesforce pipeline management, and strong virtual and in-person communication. Although the company is remote-first, the role includes in-person onboarding.
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Salary
USD 260k–300k / yr
Department
Sales
Employment
Full Time
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Director
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8 Dec 2026
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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 and follow us on LinkedIn and X.

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.

Grafana Labs is looking for a Enterprise Account Executive, Acquisition who will be responsible for prospecting and closing new business across the Central USA 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.

Responsibilities

  • 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

Requirements

  • 5+ 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
  • Familiarity with open source technology is a significant advantage
  • 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

Bonus Points For:

  • Experience using Salesforce
  • Experience using Command of the Message and MEDD(P)ICC is ideal

In the US, the OTE compensation range for this role is $260,000 – $300,000. Actual compensation may vary based on level, experience, and skillset as assessed in the interview process. Benefits include equity, bonus (if applicable) and other benefits listed here.

*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.

*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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Role DNA

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

Job Complexity

4/5
EasyHard

Pace & Pressure

5/5
RelaxedFast-paced

Autonomy Level

4/5
GuidedFull ownership

Communication Load

5/5
IndependentCollaborative
AI insightThis is a senior, quota-carrying acquisition role with responsibility for building pipeline and closing complex technical enterprise deals. It requires consistent performance in a high-velocity environment while coordinating customers, technical evaluations, and internal stakeholders.

Salary analysis

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

Estimated job median (per year)Highly competitive
$280,000
US market range (per year)$240k–$320k
AI insightThe yearly pay period is inferred from the job context; it was not explicitly stated by the employer. The employer discloses US on-target earnings (OTE) of $260,000–$300,000. The annual cadence is inferred from the compensation level and the conventions for a full-time US enterprise account executive role. Estimated US market OTE for comparable enterprise infrastructure-software sales roles is $240,000–$320,000 annually; actual base salary and variable commission split are not provided.

Core skills

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Sample interview questions
How do you build a net-new enterprise pipeline in a territory with limited existing brand awareness?

I segment accounts by business potential, technical fit, and likely observability pain points, then develop account-specific outreach hypotheses. I combine multithreaded outbound outreach, relevant content, partner signals, and disciplined follow-up, tracking conversion data to continuously improve the approach.

Describe how you run a consultative discovery call with a technical buyer.

I begin by aligning on the buyer’s objectives and current environment, then explore operational pain, impact, stakeholders, decision criteria, and timeline. I avoid leading with product features and instead validate the problem before positioning a tailored technical evaluation.

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

I would define measurable success criteria, stakeholders, technical scope, timeline, and next-step commitments before the evaluation begins. During the POC, I would coordinate closely with technical resources, document outcomes, address risks early, and connect achieved results to the customer’s business case.

What is your method for maintaining an accurate sales forecast?

I inspect every opportunity against objective exit criteria, including confirmed pain, champion strength, decision process, technical validation, commercial path, and close plan. I update Salesforce promptly and distinguish forecast categories based on evidence rather than optimism.

Tell us about a time you recovered a stalled enterprise opportunity.

In a stalled deal, I would first identify whether the obstacle is priority, technical risk, procurement, or stakeholder alignment. I would re-engage the relevant decision makers with a concise mutual action plan, quantify the cost of inaction, and either create a credible path to close or requalify the opportunity honestly.

This analysis is generated from the job description. Salary estimates, role characteristics and sample answers are guidance, not employer-provided facts.
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