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      <Title>Account Executive NATO</Title>
      <Description><![CDATA[<p>Elastic, the Search AI company, is looking for an Enterprise Account Executive to drive net-new revenue and expansion within our developing relationship with NATO, Brussels. You&#39;ll be the owner of this unique customer where you&#39;ll build your own pipeline and close engagements - telling the Elastic Search AI story, and close complex, multi-stakeholder deals in a consumption-based model.</p>
<p>As an Enterprise Account Executive, you will:</p>
<ul>
<li>Own your customer &amp; build pipeline and close any ongoing engagements.</li>
<li>Deep discovery &amp; qualification: Uncover pain, business impact, budget, and decision criteria using frameworks like MEDDPICC so you chase only the highest-confidence deals.</li>
<li>Value storytelling &amp; demos: Craft and deliver tailored narratives and live demos that map Elastic’s Search, Observability, and Security capabilities to measurable business outcomes.</li>
<li>Mutual deal strategy &amp; forecast accuracy: Collaborate with your customer to build formal close plans and keep your CRM up-to-date.</li>
<li>Executive negotiation &amp; closing: Lead high-stakes contract and pricing discussions,defend your value, structure give/get trades, and land multi-year consumption commitments.</li>
<li>Domain &amp; cloud acumen: Position Elastic as the Search AI platform of choice by speaking fluently about cloud economics, usage-based pricing, and modern data architectures.</li>
<li>Cross-functional partnership: Work hand-in-glove with Solutions Architects, Customer Success, Marketing, and RevOps to accelerate deals and drive exceptional customer outcomes.</li>
</ul>
<p>We&#39;re looking for someone with:</p>
<ul>
<li>Proven experience of working with or for NATO with existing relationships.</li>
<li>Expert discovery &amp; qualification skills: Demonstrated ability to apply MEDDPICC or equivalent frameworks to drive disciplined pipeline and eliminate low-probability deals.</li>
<li>Compelling value storytellers: Track record of delivering executive-level presentations and demos that tie product capabilities to real dollars saved, revenue gained, or risk mitigated.</li>
<li>Technical &amp; cloud fluency: Comfortable discussing a broad range of technical topics including observability, security, vector/traditional search, and cloud cost optimization.</li>
<li>Collaborative mindset &amp; coachability: A learner who partners effectively with internal teams, incorporates feedback, and embodies Elastic’s values of community and openness.</li>
<li>Open Source enthusiasm: Genuine appreciation for open-source communities and the Elastic model.</li>
</ul>
<p>Bonus Points:</p>
<ul>
<li>Prior experience of projects with geospatial content.</li>
<li>Familiarity with observability (logs, metrics, traces) or security analytics (SIEM/XDR) use cases.</li>
</ul>
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      <Jobtype>full-time</Jobtype>
      <Experiencelevel>executive</Experiencelevel>
      <Workarrangement>remote</Workarrangement>
      <Salaryrange></Salaryrange>
      <Skills>MEDDPICC, Search AI, Observability, Security, Cloud economics, Usage-based pricing, Modern data architectures, Cloud cost optimization, Geospatial content, Observability (logs, metrics, traces), Security analytics (SIEM/XDR)</Skills>
      <Category>Sales</Category>
      <Industry>Technology</Industry>
      <Employername>Elastic</Employername>
      <Employerlogo>https://logos.yubhub.co/elastic.co.png</Employerlogo>
      <Employerdescription>Elastic is a software company that develops and distributes technology for search, security, and observability. It has a global presence with customers across various industries.</Employerdescription>
      <Employerwebsite>https://www.elastic.co/</Employerwebsite>
      <Compensationcurrency></Compensationcurrency>
      <Compensationmin></Compensationmin>
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      <Applyto>https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/elastic/jobs/7668021</Applyto>
      <Location>Belgium</Location>
      <Country></Country>
      <Postedate>2026-04-18</Postedate>
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