Commercial Account Executive

About Neo4j
Neo4j is the leader in Graph Database & Analytics, helping organizations uncover hidden patterns and relationships across billions of data connections deeply, easily, and quickly. Customers use Neo4j to gain a deeper understanding of their business and reveal new ways of solving their most pressing problems. Over 84% of Fortune 100 companies use Neo4j, along with a vibrant community of 250,000+ developers, data scientists, and architects across the globe.

At Neo4j, we're proud to build the technology that powers breakthrough solutions for our customers. These solutions have helped NASA get to Mars two years earlier, broke the Panama Papers for the ICIJ, and are helping Transport for London to cut congestion by 10% and save $750M a year. Some of our other notable customers include Intuit, Lockheed Martin, Novartis, UBS, and Walmart.

Neo4j experienced rapid growth this year as organizations looking to deploy generative AI (GenAI) recognized graph databases as essential for improving it's accuracy, transparency, and explainability. Growth was further fueled by enterprise demand for Neo4j's cloud offering and partnerships with leading cloud hyperscalers and ecosystem leaders. Learn more at and follow us on LinkedIn.

Our Vision
At Neo4j, we have always strived to help the world make sense of data.

As business, society and knowledge become increasingly connected, our technology promotes innovation by helping organizations to find and understand data relationships. We created, drive and lead the graph database category, and we're disrupting how organizations leverage their data to innovate and stay competitive.

About the Role:
We are seeking a driven individual who is passionate about new business acquisition and enterprise sales. As a Commercial Account Executive, you will be responsible for executing a strategic sales plan within your assigned territory, focusing on revenue growth and new customer acquisition. This role offers the opportunity to work closely with cross-functional teams, including solution engineering (pre-sales), marketing, and professional services, to ensure customer satisfaction and long-term success.

This is a West Coast based remote position with a preference for location in the San Francisco Bay area, greater Seattle Area, or greater Portland area.
Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a strategic territory plan targeting key organizations and applicable use cases to build a robust pipeline and achieve quarterly and annual sales objectives.
• Become an expert in our product offerings and industry solutions, delivering compelling demos, presentations, and proposals that clearly articulate business value.
• Leverage deep knowledge of the market to position our solutions as the best fit for customer needs, highlighting the advantages over competing technologies and approaches.
• Lead complex sales cycles with a solution-based approach, employing strategic selling strategies and tactics, including the Land & Expand model to grow accounts.
• Manage the full sales process from prospecting to closing, consistently securing new logos and expanding within existing accounts.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to Business Development Representatives (BDRs) and Field Marketing resources to align on target accounts and support pipeline development.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date information within the CRM system, ensuring data integrity and adhering to forecasting guidelines.
• Develop strong partnerships with public cloud providers (AWS, Google, Microsoft Azure) and leverage these relationships to drive growth opportunities.

What You Bring To The Role

• 3+ years of proven success in commercial software sales with a consistent track record of exceeding targets.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex sales processes within enterprise markets such as Data Warehousing, Business Intelligence, Data Science, AI/ML, or related fields.
• Proven ability to independently develop and close new client relationships while effectively managing long-term business engagements.
• Deep understanding of commercial open-source business models, including selling on-premise and cloud & SaaS hybrid solutions.
• Ability to craft and execute sales strategies tailored to specific industries, leveraging partner and Go-to-Market knowledge.
• Strong presentation, communication, and organizational skills with a knack for building strong business champions.
• Familiarity with sales methodologies such as MEDDIC, SPIN, or Challenger Sales, and experience working in a fast-paced, competitive market.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver on customer expectations, including Pre-Sales, Marketing, Customer Success, and Field Engineering resources.
• Proven ability to build and nurture relationships with key decision-makers, including CTOs, IT leaders, and technical end users, while collaborating with Solution Architects, Professional Services, and Channel Partners.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience selling complex technical solutions, with a focus on subscription-based models and cloud deployments.
• Knowledge of graph technology, data management tools, or other advanced data-driven technologies.
• A Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and proficiency in standard corporate productivity tools (Google Docs, Salesforce, MS Office).

The annual on target earnings range for this position based in the United States is listed below. This range is an estimate, and the actual on target earnings may vary based on Neo4j's compensation practices, job related skills, depth of experience, relevant certifications and trainings, in addition to geographic location. Based on the factors above, Neo4j utilizes the full width of the range.

In addition to the range below, US employees are eligible for a stock option grant and certain roles are eligible for an annual bonus. Employees in this position are also eligible to participate in the Company's standard benefit programs, which currently include the following: medical, dental, and vision benefits, 401(k), paid time off, and certain leaves of absence.

Annual On Target Earnings Range

$200,000—$240,000 USD