Account Executive - Enterprise

PlanetScale is growing rapidly and reinventing the database space. The PlanetScale platform offers both Postgres and Vitess clusters. Vitess, an open-source database clustering system for horizontal scaling of MySQL, enables businesses to efficiently handle large-scale data workloads — without sacrificing developer experience.

PlanetScale is backed with over $100M in venture financing from top-tier VCs including a16z, Kleiner Perkins, SignalFire, and Insight Venture Partners. And we serve some of the most innovative companies in the world such as Block, Anysphere (Cursor), MyFitnessPal, Etsy, Kick, and thousands more. Our customers entrust us with what is often their most precious digital asset, their data, so the stakes couldn't be higher. We're looking for early members of our Sales team that can form deep partnerships with our prospects and customers to help them adopt and succeed on the next generation of database infrastructure.

Position Summary

PlanetScale is looking for sales champions and leaders who are as passionate about building the next great software company as they are about blowing out their numbers every quarter.

Key Responsibilities

• Exceeding your number and winning new enterprise logos
• Forecasting correctly, communicating clearly, aligning brilliantly with the rest of the team
• Not being afraid of being data driven - including using Salesforce and other tools to track your progress
• Managing full sales cycle from prospect to close
• Collaborating with other teams, including sales engineering and sales development

About You

• A proven track record of driving and closing enterprise deals with technical customers
• Account planning and execution skills
• Ability to sell C-Level and across both IT and business units
• Consistent overachievement of quota and revenue goals with a strong W2 track record
• Understands the value of utilizing a strong sales methodology such as MEDDIC when building pipeline and qualifying opportunities 
• Proven consultative sales solution skills, including the ability to articulate a clear, concise return on investment value statement
• Ability to maintain a high level of productivity, manage multiple competing priorities, and work effectively under the pressure of time constraints in a fast-paced, complex, collaborative, and team-oriented environment
• Bachelors Degree or equivalent

Why PlanetScale

We're redefining how high-growth companies manage data at scale—and we work with some of the most exciting brands in gaming, consumer tech, and B2B SaaS. As a Software Engineer: Information Security, you'll be at the core of protecting the platform that powers world-class apps used by hundreds of millions of users worldwide. You'll help ensure that as we scale, security remains fundamental to our architecture rather than an afterthought. PlanetScale is a profitable company with a philosophy centered around building small teams of p99 individuals and is recognized as one of the fastest growing companies in America.

At PlanetScale we believe in supporting people to do their best work and thrive no matter the location. Our mission is to build a diverse, equitable, and inclusive company. We strive to build an inclusive environment where all people feel that they are equally respected and valued, whether they are a candidate or an employee. We welcome applicants of any educational background, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, age, citizenship, socioeconomic status, disability, pregnancy status, and veteran status.

If you have a disability, please let us know if there's any way we can make the interview process better for you; we're happy to accommodate!

Total Compensation and Pay Transparency

The anticipated base salary range for this position is $140,000 - $150,000 annually. The compensation package for this position also includes a commission/variable component, which is based on performance, plus equity, and benefits. 

A member of our Talent Acquisition team will be happy to answer any further questions when we engage with you to begin the interview process.

Base salary range: $140,000 - $150,000 USD