Enterprise Account Executive – Southern Europe, Strategic Accounts

🕒 May 12

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Mirantis

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501 - 1000 employees

🏢 Enterprise

☁️ SaaS

Cloud Computing • Enterprise • SaaS

Mirantis is a company that specializes in container management and cloud infrastructure solutions. It offers a range of products, including Mirantis Kubernetes Engine (MKE), Mirantis OpenStack for Kubernetes (MOSK), and Mirantis Container Cloud (MCC), which provide enterprise-level Kubernetes and container management platforms. Mirantis also develops tools for secure software supply chains, such as the Mirantis Container Runtime (MCR) and Mirantis Secure Registry (MSR). As an advocate for open source technologies, Mirantis supports various projects and provides resources like Lens Desktop, a popular Kubernetes IDE, and technical support for enterprises adopting cloud-native technologies. Their solutions cater to sectors such as public services, financial services, and broader SaaS and technology services industries.

📋 Description

• Own and execute a territory strategy for Southern Europe, focused on expanding Tier 1 enterprise accounts and selectively landing new strategic logos • Build and maintain strong executive relationships up to C-level across key accounts • Drive account expansion through platform modernisation initiatives, including consolidation, cost optimisation, and displacement of legacy platforms (e.g. VMware) • Position Mirantis as a partner to prepare enterprise platforms for future AI infrastructure requirements. • Develop and execute multi-year account plans aligned to large-scale customer transformation programmes. • Identify, shape, and convert strategic opportunities within existing accounts and priority verticals (Financial services, telco, large enterprise) • Lead complex, multi-threaded sales cycles from discovery through negotiation and close, including commercial structuring and SOW definition • Collaborate with Sales Engineering, Product, and Customer Success to shape solutions aligned to customer needs and roadmap evolution • Deliver against multi-year revenue growth and expansion targets within strategic accounts • Lead negotiations of commercial terms and contractual agreements with key decision-makers to secure mutually beneficial outcomes. • Drive engagement at both regional and global levels within multinational accounts

🎯 Requirements

• 6+ years of enterprise sales experience, with a strong track record of exceeding quota • Proven experience owning and expanding Tier 1 enterprise accounts within Southern Europe • Demonstrated success selling to C-level executives in large, complex organisations • Strong background selling cloud, Kubernetes, or infrastructure platforms (e.g. OpenStack, VMware, Kubernetes, public cloud) • Experience closing large, complex, multi-year deals in complex organisations. (€500k–€2m+ ARR deals or equivalent). • Ability to build and execute strategic account plans with clear expansion pathways • Fluent/native French speaker (mandatory); Italian business proficiency a strong advantage • Comfortable operating in fast-paced, scale-up environments • Navigate complex technical and commercial objections, working cross-functionally to accelerate deal progression

🏖️ Benefits

• Work with an established Silicon Valley leader in the cloud infrastructure industry; • Work with exceptionally passionate, talented and engaging colleagues, helping Fortune 500 and Global 2000 customers implement next-generation cloud technologies; • Be a part of cutting-edge, open-source innovation; • Thrive in the high-energy environment of a young company where openness, collaboration, risk-taking, and continuous growth are valued; • Professional development and training; • Attend conferences and working groups; • Company outings, happy hours, hackathons, and tech talks; • Receive a competitive compensation package with a strong benefits plan.