
Enterprise Account Executive, EMEA at Retool (London, United Kingdom)
Retool· London, United Kingdom·
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WHY WE’RE LOOKING FOR YOU
We’re not slowing down and to help us reach our goals you’ll own a portion of Retool’s largest-by-revenue segment: Enterprise. You and our Sales Development team will build your pipeline and collaborate with our deep bench of Sales Engineers to win six and seven-figure deals.
You’re comfortable running point on key deals, managing a book of business, and building a playbook for future team members. You’re adept at listening to and engaging with technical buyers and C-level executives. You’ll bring best practices, deep sales acumen, and a drive to close big deals quickly.
WHO YOU'LL WORK WITH
You’ll work with our team of Sales Engineers, other Account Executives, and our BDR team. You’ll dive into Sales forecasting meetings, partner with our Sales Managers, CRO, CEO, and Head of Product to close banner deals, and work cross-functionally with Marketing and Engineering. This role reports directly to our EMEA Enterprise & Strategic Sales Manager.
You’ll be joining a broader team of Retools who are passionate about serving our customers, and enjoy collaborating to build an incredibly innovative product. If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you!
IN THIS ROLE, YOU'LL
- Identify and qualify leads and develop them into high-value opportunities
- Build relationships and establish communications at the highest executive levels in your accounts to understand their needs and priorities, and to speed up and simplify the deal process
- Own the closing process, including negotiations and procurement activities
- Keep Salesforce up to date with customer information, forecasts, and pipeline data so we can learn more about our business and our sales process
- Develop and execute a strategic plan to meet monthly, quarterly, and annual revenue objectives
- Work with technical stakeholders and executives to identify opportunities for Retool to accelerate adoption within their org
- Partner with Sales Engineers and the executive team to create relationships within all levels of key accounts
- Collaborate with Engineering to identify and deploy new features to continuously increase the value of Retool
THE SKILLSET YOU'LL BRING
- Experience consistently hitting quota of $1.5M+ of ARR per year
- 10+ years of total sales experience, 3-5+ years of enterprise closing experience with developer tools, cloud infrastructure, databases, or business intelligence
- A track record of success driving consistent activity, pipeline development, and quota achievement
- A solution-based approach to selling and the ability to manage a complex sales process
- Excellent presentation and listening skills, organization, and contact management capabilities
- A hands-on approach to learning technical concepts and leading technical discussions with stakeholders of all levels
- Trained in Command of the Message and MEDDPICC is a plus
Why work at Retool
- Culture: The company values ambition, intense curiosity, energy, and deep care. They emphasize moving fast, acting like an owner, and being both demanding and supportive.
- Work Environment: Hybrid model with offices in San Francisco, New York, Salt Lake City, and London. The company believes great work happens when teams collaborate in person.
- Product Impact: Employees are close to the product and use Retool internally, giving them a direct voice in improving it. The mission is to enable a wider community of builders to create production-grade software safely.
- Hiring Process: Structured, with initial recruiter/hiring manager chats, a technical evaluation or practical exercise, and a final round of 3–5 interviews. The company aims for transparency and candidate preparation.
- Employee Sentiment: Employer rating of 3.4/5.0 (127 reviews). Strengths include Work-Life Balance (4.1) and Culture (3.7). Compensation (3.4) and Career (3.4) are areas for potential improvement.