# Enterprise Account Executive - New York

**Company:** [Zilliz](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/zilliz)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** Account Executive
**Salary:** $100k – $175k/yr
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** MEDDIC, SaaS, Paas, Big Data, AI/ML, Solution Selling, Acv, Tcv, Salesforce, CRM
**Posted:** 2025-10-20

> Enterprise Account Executive drives sales growth by prospecting new customers, qualifying leads, managing sales pipeline using MEDDIC methodology, and closing $250K+ ACV deals in SaaS/AI space. Requires 5+ years sales experience, quota attainment, and Bachelor's degree.

## Job Description

## What you will do
- Proactively prospecting for new customers via email, social media, cold-calling and events
- Collaborating with Marketing, Customer Success and SDRs to generate sales pipeline
- Fielding inbound leads to qualify and create qualified opportunities
- Using a solution selling approach to help customers identify, quantify and address their business problems with Zilliz’ value proposition
- Orchestrating and working with teams to provide the optimal customer experience
- Leveraging the MEDDIC sales methodology to manage the sales process
- Engaging existing customers to drive product adoption and identify new growth strategies
- Successfully negotiating and closing complex enterprise sales deals
- Evangelizing the value of Zilliz and key differentiators to help customers quantify the impact to business priorities
- Consistently delivering an accurate ACV/TCV forecast
- Being an awesome teammate that encourages and inspires the broader team to deliver results

## What we are looking for
- A self-starter attitude who truly enjoys working in a fast-paced, innovative startup environment
- Innate ability to persevere and recover from setbacks with a never give up attitude
- A passion for open-source and AI/ML products
- 5+ years of total sales experience in SaaS/PaaS or Big Data companies
- You have previously worked in an early-stage company and know how to navigate within a fast-growing organization
- Consistent track record of exceeding sales quotas
- Prior customer relationships with CIOs and executive decision-makers
- Experience selling $250K+ ACV deals to cloud/digital native companies and AI startups
- Hunger to deliver exceptional results
- Humility to be self-critical, seek out coaching and embrace a growth mindset
- Demonstration of high EQ internally with teammates and externally with customers
- **Bachelor's Degree**

## Benefits
- Competitive compensation (cash + equity)
- Regular bonus and equity refresh opportunities
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Paid time off, including vacation, sick leave, and global well-being days
- Generous 401(k) and regional retirement plans

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