New Business Account Executive - Netherlands at Gitlab

<div class="content-intro"><p>GitLab is the intelligent orchestration platform for DevSecOps. GitLab enables organizations to increase developer productivity, improve operational efficiency, reduce security and compliance risk, and accelerate digital transformation. More than 50 million registered users and more than 50% of the Fortune 100* trust GitLab to ship better, more secure software faster.</p> <p>The same principles built into our products are reflected in how our team works: we embrace AI as a core productivity multiplier, with all team members expected to incorporate AI into their daily workflows to drive efficiency, innovation, and impact. GitLab is where careers accelerate, innovation flourishes, and every voice is valued. Our high-performance culture is driven by our values and continuous knowledge exchange, enabling our team members to reach their full potential while collaborating with industry leaders to solve complex problems. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuZIb5zszQI">Co-create the future with us</a> as we build technology that transforms how the world develops software.</p> <p>*<em>Fortune 500® is a registered trademark of Fortune Media IP Limited, used under license. Claim based on GitLab data. Fortune 100 refers to the top 20% ranked companies in the 2025 Fortune 500 list, published in June 2025. Fortune and Fortune Media IP Limited are not affiliated with, and do not endorse products or services of GitLab.</em></p></div><h2>An overview of this role</h2> <p>As a New Business Account Executive, you’ll play an important role in GitLab’s growth for the Netherlands. You’ll focus on acquiring net-new customers and expanding our market presence. You’ll build relationships with C-level and senior technical buyers at high-growth companies, manage the full sales cycle from first outreach to close, and create your own pipeline through consistent, high-quality prospecting. In this greenfield territory, you’ll support change and innovation, help customers navigate their decision process, and act as a trusted partner to new customers as they adopt GitLab’s AI-powered DevSecOps platform. You’ll collaborate closely with a dedicated SDR pod, Solutions Architecture, Marketing, and Customer Success. You’ll report to the Director of New Business Sales and contribute to GitLab’s revenue trajectory and position in a dynamic market.</p> <h2>What you’ll do</h2> <ul> <li value="1">Manage the full new logo acquisition cycle from first outreach through close for high-growth target accounts for our Netherlands market</li> <li value="2">Build and maintain strong pipeline coverage through consistent, high-quality prospecting across phone, email, social, and creative outbound channels</li> <li value="3">Run effective discovery meetings to uncover business pain, quantify impact, and align GitLab’s value proposition with executive-level priorities</li> <li value="4">Navigate complex, multi-stakeholder sales cycles, engaging C-level executives, IT leaders, and cross-functional buying committees to drive consensus</li> <li value="5">Develop and execute strategic territory plans, including account segmentation, prioritization, and tailored engagement strategies for high-potential prospects</li> <li value="6">Partner with Solutions Architecture and Customer Success to orchestrate technical evaluations, proofs of concept, and smooth post-sale handoffs</li> <li value="7">Apply GitLab’s sales methodologies, including MEDDPICC and Command of the Message, to qualify pipeline, support healthy deal progress, and maintain predictable forecasting</li> <li value="8">Maintain consistent Salesforce practices with detailed account notes, use cases, and competitive insights that support accurate forecasting and continuous improvement</li> </ul> <h2>What you’ll bring</h2> <ul> <li value="1">5+ years of experience in B2B SaaS sales f

New Business Account Executive - Netherlands

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