Account Executive
Elastic
Hirezar Summary for South African Applicants
This remote ok full time position at Elastic explicitly welcomes applicants based in South Africa. As a remote position, you can work from anywhere in South Africa — whether you're based in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, or a smaller town.
Job Description
<div class="content-intro"><p>Elastic, the Search AI Company, enables everyone to find the answers they need in real time, using all their data, at scale — unleashing the potential of businesses and people. The Elastic Search AI Platform, used by more than 50% of the Fortune 500, brings together the precision of search and the intelligence of AI to enable everyone to accelerate the results that matter. By taking advantage of all structured and unstructured data — securing and protecting private information more effectively — Elastic’s complete, cloud-based solutions for search, security, and observability help organizations deliver on the promise of AI.</p></div><p data-start="0" data-end="543"><strong data-start="0" data-end="20">What Is The Role</strong></p>
<p>Elastic, the Search Analytics company, is seeking a dynamic Enterprise Account Executive. To excel as an Account Executive at Elastic, you need a blend of high-level technical curiosity and the gravitas of a value-based seller. Because Elastic isn't just a "product" but a versatile search, observability, and security platform, the role requires moving beyond simple transactions to solving complex data problems.</p>
<p data-start="0" data-end="543">We are seeking an Enterprise Account Executive working a set of new and existing customers . In this role, you will own the full sales cycle—from cold outreach to close—focused entirely on acquiring new logos in an assigned territory. If you excel at navigating new organizations and demonstrating the value of advanced search technology to stakeholders, this is your opportunity to drive our next phase of growth.</p>
<p data-start="0" data-end="543"><strong data-start="550" data-end="576">What You Will Be Doing</strong></p>
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<li><strong>Drive Adoption:</strong> Fuel the adoption of Elastic’s AI-powered search solutions, Observability and Security solutions within new enterprise accounts while deepening engagement with existing ones.</li>
<li><strong>Be a Trusted Advisor:</strong> Assist users and customers in harnessing the full power of search analytics to transform data into actionable insights.</li>
<li><strong>Domain & cloud acumen:</strong> Position Elastic as the Search AI platform of choice by speaking fluently about cloud economics, usage-based pricing, and modern data architectures.</li>
<li><strong>Solve Complex Problems:</strong> Move beyond simple transactions to address the intricate data challenges our customers face.</li>
<li><strong>Champion Open Source:</strong> Articulate the value of our advanced commercial features while advocating for our Open-Source offerings.</li>
<li><strong>Identify New Use Cases:</strong> Showcase how Elastic’s solutions enable users to work more efficiently and intelligently.</li>
<li><strong>Strategic Planning:</strong> Develop comprehensive business plans leveraging community, customer, and partner ecosystems to drive significant territory growth.</li>
<li><strong>Navigate Sales Cycles:</strong> Proactively identify new opportunities and successfully manage complex sales cycles.</li>
<li><strong>Deep discovery & qualification:</strong> Uncover pain, business impact, budget, and decision criteria using frameworks like <em>MEDDPICC </em>so you chase only the highest-confidence deals.</li>
<li><strong data-start="550" data-end="576"><strong>Cross-functional partnership:</strong> </strong>Work hand-in-glove with Solutions Architects, Customer Success, Marketing, and RevOps to accelerate deals and drive exceptional customer outcomes.</li>
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<p data-start="1852" data-end="1872"><strong data-start="1852" data-end="1870">What You Bring</strong></p>
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<li><strong>The Right Blend:</strong> A combination of high-level technical curiosity and the grit of a value-based seller.</li>
<li><strong>Proven Track Record:</strong> Success in SaaS subscription sales in Enterprise accounts, evidenced by overachievement.</li>
<li><strong>Mindset:</strong> Pure focus on acquiring new logos with a record to prove it. </li>
<li><strong>Value Storytelling:</strong> The ability to craft tailored narratives that link Elastic’s technical capabilities (Search, Observability, Security) to measurable business outcomes like revenue gain or risk mitigation is critical.</li>
<li><strong>Executive negotiation & closing:</strong> Lead high-stakes contract and pricing discussions</li>
<li><strong>Technical & cloud fluency:</strong> Comfortable discussing a broad range of technical topics including security, observability, vector/traditional search, and cloud cost optimization.</li>
<li><strong>Relationship Building:</strong> Adept at establishing credibility with both technical developers and executive leadership.</li>
<li><strong>Mutual deal strategy & forecast accuracy:</strong> Consistent, predictable and accurate sales forecasting skills. Collaborate with customers to build formal close plans and keep your CRM up to date.</li>
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Timezone Advantage
South Africa (SAST, UTC+2) overlaps well with European business hours and has a few hours of overlap with US East Coast. Mention your timezone flexibility in your application.
Salary in Context
Even without a listed salary, international remote roles typically pay 2-3x more than equivalent local positions in South Africa due to the exchange rate advantage.
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About Elastic
Elastic is a company in the Strategic Enterprise Growth industry that hires remote workers from South Africa. They currently have 10 open positions on Hirezar. View all Elastic jobs →