New Business Account Executive, Singapore

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An Overview Of This Role
As a New Business Account Executive, , youll be at the forefront of GitLabs growth strategy, exclusively focused on acquiring new logos and expanding our market presence into untapped territories. Youll work with sophisticated buyers at high-growth companies and enterprises, navigating complex sales cycles while maintaining the velocity and hunger of a true new business professional.
This is a greenfield opportunity for someone who combines enterprise-level sophistication with startup velocity youll need to think strategically while executing with urgency. You know how to sell innovation and change through customer vision expansion, compressing decision cycles while building trust at the C-level. Youll own the entire sales cycle from initial outreach through close, building your own pipeline while collaborating with marketing and SDRs to maximise every opportunity. Youre a hunter at heart who thrives on breaking into new accounts and building relationships from scratch.
What Youll Do

• Own the full new logo acquisition cycle from prospecting through close
• Build and maintain a 3-4x pipeline coverage through high-volume prospecting activities, dedicating 40-50% of your time to pipeline generation
• Execute a disciplined daily prospecting cadence, including cold calling, strategic email sequences, social selling, and creative outbound strategies to identify and create new opportunities
• Run 3-5 high-quality discovery meetings per day, uncovering business pain points and articulating compelling value propositions that resonate at executive levels
• Navigate complex, multi-stakeholder sales processes with C-level executives, IT leaders, and cross-functional buying committees
• Develop and execute strategic territory plans within 30 days, identifying high-value targets and creating a qualified account prioritisation strategy
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  Partner with Solutions Architecture and Customer Success to orchestrate technical evaluations, POCs, and ensure smooth post-sale transitions
• Master our sales methodology (MEDDPICC, Command of the Message) to qualify opportunities, manage deal velocity, and drive predictable revenue
• Maintain exceptional Salesforce hygiene, including detailed account notes, use case documentation, competitive intelligence, and accurate forecasting
• Exceed quarterly and annual quotas (New logo count) while maintaining high activity levels and pipeline velocity metrics
  

What Youll Bring

• 3-5+ years of B2B SaaS sales experience with at least 1 years focused on new business development and net-new logo acquisition
• Proven track record as a top performer (consistently in the top 10-20%) with success in closing new logos
• Hunter mentality with exceptional pipeline generation skills youve built territories from scratch and created demand in greenfield accounts
• Experience with consumption-based or usage-based business models and ability to articulate value beyond traditional licensing
• Strong discovery and qualification capabilities using consultative selling approaches to uncover business pain and build compelling business cases for C-level stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to compress sales cycles while managing multiple complex opportunities simultaneously (15-20+ active deals)

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Get Hired
• Relentless work ethic and competitive drive youre energised by prospecting, motivated by competition, and have an insatiable desire to win
• Adaptability and coachability you thrive in dynamic, high-velocity environments and continuously iterate based on market feedback
• Excellent communication and storytelling skills with the ability to craft and deliver executive-level presentations that drive urgency
• Proficiency with modern sales tech stack including Salesforce, Clari, Outreach, ZoomInfo/Cognism, LinkedIn Sales Navigator, Gong, and 6sense
  

About The Team
Our New Business team operates like a startup within the company were builders, prospectors, and market makers who are constantly thinking about our next deal and strategising our account plans. Were not looking for order-takers; we want sales professionals who get energised by new opportunities and thrive on breaking into accounts that have never heard of us.
The team culture is built on drive, accountability, and continuous improvement (growth mindset). We share competitive intelligence, celebrate wins loudly, learn from losses quickly, and push each other to be better every day. Youll be surrounded by other top performers who are passionate about their craft and committed to building something special.
Youll report to the Director of New Business Sales and work closely with a dedicated SDR pod, Sales Engineering, Marketing, and Customer Success. We invest heavily in your development with weekly 1:1 coaching, deal strategy sessions, and ongoing enablement. Come and be a part of this team as we look to build something new!
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