WHO WE ARE

Gradle, Inc. is the award-winning developer productivity company behind Gradle Build Tool—one of the most used build systems in the world—and Develocity®, the leading developer observability platform. Develocity provides comprehensive toolchain observability, build and test acceleration technologies, continuous GRC automation, and rapid troubleshooting features for Apache Maven, Android, sbt, npm, Python, and Gradle Build Tool. Top companies like Netflix, LinkedIn, ASML, Airbnb, Microsoft, Nasdaq, and SAP use Develocity to deliver critical software faster at scale.
Gradle is also the creator and leading voice behind Developer Productivity Engineering (DPE), a set of best practices that treats developer productivity as a technology challenge, rather than a people problem. By addressing the biggest pain points for development teams—slow build and test feedback cycles, inefficient troubleshooting and problem solving, and a general lack of toolchain observability and visibility—DPE has been adopted by some of the world’s most admired brands, including Apple, Google, Meta, Uber, American Airlines, Spotify, Intuit, and many others.

WHO YOU ARE

We are looking for a hardworking, driven Account Executive to join our high-performing team. In this role, you will be the face of Develocity for enterprise prospects and customers in the New York and East Coast US region, focusing on driving revenue growth and new business acquisition.
You’ll act as a primary point of contact for our enterprise accounts in your territory. Your goal will be to guide these organizations on their journey with Develocity to unlock comprehensive data throughout the build process, empowering you to detect the unknown unknowns so you can ship faster, reduce risk, and lower costs, all while maintaining the highest standards of quality and compliance. You will be responsible for formulating and executing a sales strategy to grow your territory and acquire new customers.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• 5+ years of direct sales experience selling enterprise software to executives in large, complex organizations.
• A proven track record of consistently meeting or exceeding quotas.
• Experience in the DevOps, Observability, or CI/CD space.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to present to C-level executives.
• Experience with target account selling, solution selling, and/or consultative sales techniques. Knowledge of MEDDPICC is a plus.
• Willingness to travel.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience with the following sales tools: Salesforce, SalesLoft, ZoomInfo, and Gong.
• AI-first mindset to help with automating everyday tasks.

As an Account Executive, you will manage the entire sales cycle, from lead to close, to expand Develocity adoption. Your main focus will be to consistently achieve or exceed quotas and drive pipeline growth.

You will do this by:

• Developing and executing strategic account plans to target new logos not already covered by other teams.
• Building a robust pipeline and preparing accurate forecasts for large-scale, multi-year deals.
• Cultivating strong customer relationships and consistently engaging with key engineering and C-level executives.
• Leading the full sales cycle, from initial outreach to close.
• Clearly articulating the value of Develocity and providing customer feedback to enhance our product.
• Mastering sales techniques like MEDPICC and Command of the Message to execute deals effectively.
• Attending industry events and Gradle-hosted sessions to strengthen relationships and generate new business.
• Analyzing wins and losses and sharing insights with internal teams to improve our approach.
• Documenting best practices in our sales playbook to contribute to continuous improvement.
• Being willing to travel to meet customers in person.