Junior Public Sector Account Executive

Responsibilities

You will own and develop a greenfield Dutch public sector territory by building a pipeline and managing full-cycle deals. You will collaborate with technical teams to land wins while navigating complex procurement and tender processes.

Requirements

The ideal candidate has under 5 years of B2B enterprise software sales experience with a proven track record in new logo acquisition. Fluency in both Dutch and English is required, along with a strong understanding of public sector procurement cycles.

Skills

• B2B enterprise software sales
• Public sector sales
• Account management
• Pipeline generation
• MEDDPICC
• Dutch procurement
• Search technology
• Observability
• Security
• Cloud solutions
• Salesforce
• Technical sales
• Outbound sales
• Strategic planning

Benefits

• Health coverage
• Flexible locations
• Flexible schedules
• Generous vacation days
• Donation matching
• Volunteer time off
• Parental leave

About this role

Elastic, the Search AI Company, enables everyone to find the answers they need in real time, using all their data, at scale — unleashing the potential of businesses and people. The Elastic Search AI Platform, used by more than 50% of the Fortune 500, brings together the precision of search and the intelligence of AI to enable everyone to accelerate the results that matter. By taking advantage of all structured and unstructured data — securing and protecting private information more effectively — Elastic’s complete, cloud-based solutions for search, security, and observability help organizations deliver on the promise of AI.
What Is The Role
Elastic, the Search Analytics company, is seeking a Jnr Public Sector Account Exec. You’ll own a greenfield Dutch public sector territory: municipalities, healthcare, education and research. This is a hunter seat with loads of potential, Elastic has the momentum in this segment. You’ll open doors, build champions, and turn Search, Observability and Security use cases into new projects, with a main focus on applying AI.
What You Will Be Doing
Build and run a territory plan that prioritizes where to hunt first, using account tiering and contact coverage.
Generate your own pipeline through outbound, events, partners and public sector networks. Many accounts have no contacts yet, so you’ll build coverage from scratch.
Run full-cycle deals with MEDDPICC discipline: economic buyer, champion, decision process, paper process.
Navigate Dutch public procurement: tenders, Europese aanbesteding, framework agreements, and partner and reseller routes.
Expand the existing customers, especially in universities and research.
Forecast accurately and keep Salesforce clean.
Work with Solutions Architects, partners and Elastic specialists to land technical wins.
What You Bring
We want to hire a sales talent, with <5 years of B2B enterprise software sales, with a proven new logo track record or proven SDR capacity
A preference for Public sector experience in the Netherlands (government, healthcare or education). You understand procurement cycles and can build a deal around them.
Experience selling technical solutions in search, observability, security, data or cloud.
Fluent Dutch and English. You’ll write and sell in Dutch to Dutch-speaking buyers.
Strong qualification habits. You know when to push, when to pivot, and when to walk away.
Compensation for this role is in the form of base salary plus a variable component.
At Elastic, our compensation philosophy aims to provide fair, competitive and transparent remuneration. Salary ranges are established based on a combination of external market benchmarks, internal pay equity considerations, and the responsibilities and complexity associated with each role. This approach helps ensure consistency across comparable roles while remaining competitive within the relevant labour markets.
The final compensation offered within the applicable range will be determined based on several objective factors, including relevant professional experience, level of skills and expertise, alignment with the role requirements, and the overall scope and complexity of the position.
The typical starting On-Target Earnings range (Base Salary + Variable) for this role is:
€95.900—€151.700 EUR
Additional Information - We Take Care of Our People
As a distributed company, diversity drives our identity. Whether you’re looking to launch a new career or grow an existing one, Elastic is the type of company where you can balance great work with great life. Your age is only a number. It doesn’t matter if you’re just out of college or your children are; we need you for what you can do.
We strive to have parity of benefits across regions and while regulations differ from place to place, we believe taking care of our people is the right thing to do.
Competitive pay based on the work you do here and not your previous salary
Health coverage for you and your family in many locations
Ability to craft your calendar with flexible locations and schedules for many roles
Generous number of vacation days each year
Increase your impact - We match up to $2000 (or local currency equivalent) for financial donations and service
Up to 40 hours each year to use toward volunteer projects you love
Embracing parenthood with minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave
Different people approach problems differently. We need that. Elastic is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates different perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law, ordinance or regulation.
We welcome individuals with disabilities and strive to create an accessible and inclusive experience for all individuals. To request an accommodation during the application or the recruiting process, please email candidate_accessibility@elastic.co. We will reply to your request within 24 business hours of submission.
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About Elastic

Software Development · 1,001-5,000 employees · headquartered in San Francisco, California