Strategic Account Executive

Responsibilities

• Drive new business growth by actively identifying, qualifying, and closing high-value opportunities with global enterprise customers.
• Develop and maintain deep, consultative relationships with executive stakeholders (C-level and key decision-makers), articulating Honeycomb’s observability value proposition.
• Own full-cycle sales from prospecting to contract negotiation and final close, collaborating cross-functionally with Sales Engineering, Marketing, and Customer Success.
• Create tailored account strategies for each major enterprise, leveraging market insights, usage data, and knowledge of complex tech stacks to showcase Honeycomb’s ROI.
• Utilize MEDDPICC framework (Metrics, Economic Buyer, Decision Criteria, Decision Process, Paper Process, Identified Pain
• Champion, and Competition) to qualify opportunities, forecast accurately, and drive deals to close.
• Develop and execute multi-threaded sales campaigns, engaging multiple decision-makers and influencers across different levels and functions within target accounts.
• Map out organizational hierarchies and buying committees to identify key stakeholders, champions, blockers, and decision-makers.
• Drive personalized outreach through a mix of channels (email, phone, social media, in-person meetings) to create meaningful engagement at multiple levels.
• Partner closely with the Sr. Director Strategic Accounts to refine sales methodologies, iterate on go-to-market plays, and ensure continuous improvement in the enterprise segment.

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