Strategic Account Executive - SoCal

ClickHouse clickhouse.com Open · verified Sep 14, 2026

United States Full-time Mid-level Account Executive

Mid-level Account Executive role at ClickHouse. United States · full-time · $300,000–$350,000 base.

SalaryStated by ClickHouse

$300,000 – $350,000

Base salary for this role, in USD per year, as published in the posting.

Role brief

Growth Roles summary, based on the employer's posting.

What you'll do

You’ll find and develop new enterprise opportunities among large Southern California media accounts
You’ll build pipeline and close monthly Cloud deals plus annual committed-spend arrangements
You’ll present ClickHouse’s company and product direction through solution-based customer selling
You’ll maintain Salesforce details and produce accurate monthly business forecasts
You’ll grow regional user and developer engagement through affinity and ClickHouse meetups

What you bring

A record of selling to large digital media companies in Southern California
Cloud and infrastructure software proficiency, plus recent work with GenAI or AI Native companies
At least five years working with open-source software business models is preferred
You can coordinate dedicated, virtual, and executive teams around sales opportunities
You bring strong business judgment, technical focus, communication, negotiation, and presentation skills

Who this fits

This role suits someone focused on net-new enterprise sales who can build lasting customer relationships and work across a diverse team. You’ll support large media customers in Southern California while working at a fast-growing startup with long, demanding hours. The company is remote-friendly and globally distributed, with opportunities for in-person company gatherings.

From the employer

We are expanding our GTM team and are looking for a Strategic Account Executive to drive net-new logo acquisition across enterprise accounts with a focus on large media customers in the Southern California area. If you have a background selling technical infrastructure, we'd love to hear from you!

What you will be doing:

Identify and nurture opportunities, build and foster pipeline, close short term Cloud monthly contracts as well as annual committed spend arrangements.
Articulate and evangelize the vision and positioning of both the company and products.
Use a solution-based approach to selling and creating value for customers.
Promote the innovation happening around ClickHouse that is powering ClickHouse Cloud.
Track customer details including use cases details, decision criteria, next steps, and forecasting in Salesforce.
Accurately forecast business on a monthly cadence.
Contribute to the user and developer community in the region by engaging in affinity meetups but also driving ClickHouse specific meetups in key metro cities.
Working long (but rewarding) hours at a very high growth startup.

What you bring along:

Success selling to the large digital media companies in Southern California
Proactively and efficiently manage resources with dedicated teams, virtual teams, and executive staff around sales opportunities to ensure successful outcomes
Align the ClickHouse’s Cloud solution to the customer’s business needs, challenges, and technical requirements.
Recent experience working with GenAI or AI Native companies.
5+ years of experience at a minimum with Open Source software business models is preferred and proficiency in Cloud and Infrastructure software is a minimum requirement.
Passion for building long lasting customer relationships and working cross-functionally within a diverse team to deliver outstanding results.
Strong business acumen and technology focus with outstanding communication both written and oral, negotiation and presentation skills.

Bonus Points for:

Sales experience with cloud SaaS, data analytics and/or observability solutions
Entrepreneurial spirit with a track record for delivering results in fast-moving environments.
Experience effectively working remotely in a global, distributed organization.

Perks

Flexible work environment - ClickHouse is a globally distributed company and remote-friendly. We currently operate in over 25 countries.
Healthcare - Employer contributions towards your healthcare.
Equity in the company - Every new team member who joins our company receives stock options.
Time off - Flexible time off in the US, generous entitlement in other countries.
A USD$500 Home office setup if you’re a remote employee.
Global Gatherings – We believe in the power of in-person connection and offer opportunities to engage with colleagues at company-wide offsites.

Culture - We All Shape It

As part of a rapidly scaling start-up, you will be instrumental in shaping our culture.

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