Specialist Account Executive Security, Elastic
Open source platform powering search, observability, security, and more
Job no longer available
Open source platform powering search, observability, security, and more
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
1001+ employees
Company mission
To help turn endless data possibilities into real results with the power of Search AI.
Role
Who you are
- In-depth understanding selling solutions related to Security (SIEM)
- A proven track record in SaaS subscription sales, particularly in complex accounts, evidenced by quota overachievement and strong customer references
- Adept at building relationships and establishing credibility with both developers and executives
- Consistent and accurate sales forecasting skills using SFDC
- Enthusiasm for the Open Source model and a deep appreciation for the community relying on our solutions
- Prior experience selling into the Enterprise accounts included in this territory
Desirable
- Experience in selling within an Open Source model
What the job involves
- Elastic is searching for a Specialist Account Executive Security to expand our Enterprise and Strategic customer accounts
- Our Security specialists are overlays to account management teams, who are passionate about building new business and growing the Elastic Security footprint within accounts of more than 4,000 employees and ensuring our customers are successfully demonstrating Elastic Security solutions (SIEM, Security Analytics, Endpoint Security, Cloud Security) solutions across their organization
- Prospect and build awareness of Elastic Security solutions within new accounts by acting as both a player and coach to Account Executives, based on the agreed account strategy
- Build relationships with security leaders with region and customer accounts
- Collaborate, mentor, and coach Account Executives to position Elastic Security offerings and expansion within existing customers
- Manage opportunities to closure based on account and opportunity strategy
- Oversee and own security revenue forecasting for the region
- Work with regional teams to respond to customer requests for quotes and proposals
- Mentor and oversee all customer Elastic Security proof of concept/value engagements
- Work collaboratively with the Elastic Security Specialists SA's on account planning, strategy as well as creative projects that will generate sales leads
- Cooperate with the Elastic Security Specialists SA's on account planning, strategy and creative projects to generate sales leads
- Promote Elastic Security offerings and demonstrate commercial features
- Deliver customer presentations and roadmaps
- Collaborate with Solutions Architects on Elastic Security demos
- Collaborate with regional sales leadership to track cybersecurity opportunities, and provide updates during team calls
- Partner with Regional Marketing Teams to drive Elastic Security pipeline through webinars and workshops
- Build relationships with Elastic Security Product and Engineering teams to stay informed on the latest offerings and ensure customer success
Our take
Organizations are dealing with exploding data volumes increasingly sophisticated cyber threats, and the growing expectation tha ttechnology should help act on problems, not just report them. Ai is moving from experimentation into real operations, especially in security and observability where speed and context are critical. So now, both enterprises and governments are looking for simpler, shared platforms that sale easily and reduce complexity rather than add to it.
And Elastic sits at the intersection of these needs with its Search AI Platform that helps organizations turn large amounts of structured and unstructured data into clear insights and actiontions across search, security, and observability. Elastic's strength lies in its open, flexible approach, which breaks down data silos and provides a context people and AI systems need to make daster, better decisions. The goal is straightforward: help teams see what's happening, understand it quickly, and respond confidently.
Recently, the company worked with CISA to deliver a unified, cloud-based SIEM for US federal agencies, this highlights strong trust in Elastic's security and scalability. Alongside this, its AWS Agentic AI Specialization also reflects leadership in making autonomous AI system practical and reliable. Together, these milestones position Elastic well for the future, as organizations increasingly rely on shared platforms and intelligent systems to manage ris, complexity, and growth.
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Insights
8% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Jul 2016
$58m
SERIES D
Jun 2014
$70m
SERIES C
Total funding: $162m
Company benefits
- Toast to your health: Fully paid health coverage for you and your family, in many locations.
- Craft your calendar: Flexible location and schedule for most roles.
- Create space for you: Distributed by design workforce, plus generous number of vacation days each year.
- Embrace parenthood: Minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave, plus generous family formation benefits.
- Give back your time: 40 hours each year to use toward volunteering with organizations and causes you’re passionate about.
- Amplify your impact: Double your charitable giving — we match donations up to $1500 USD (or local currency equivalent).
Company HQ
Union Square, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Ashutosh Kulkarni
(CEO)Ashutosh joined Elastic in 2021 as CPO, becoming CEO in 2022. Prior to this, he was an EVP and CPO of Enterprise at McAfee, a Senior VP and GM of Web Performance and Web Security at Akamai Technologies, and a Senior VP and GM of Informatica Cloud at Informatica.
Shay Banon
(Co-Founder & CTO)Shay co-founded Elastic in 2012 and has served as the CTO since.
Navam Welihinda
(CFO)Prior to joining Elastic in 2025, Navam was the CFO at Grammarly. He also spent nearly 8 years at HashiCorp as VP of Finance and CFO and was the Head of Finance, Compose at IBM for 1 year.
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