Public Sector SAE
GitlabJob Summary
You will act as a primary point of contact and face of GitLab for prospects and customers in the UK Public Sector. Your responsibilities include providing account leadership, conducting sales activities, and ensuring successful product adoption. You will also contribute to root cause analysis on wins/losses and communicate lessons learned to the team. Strong experience selling into the UK Public Sector is required, with a proven track record of success in B2G/B2B software sales. GitLab supports digital transformation by providing secure software, reducing manual processes, and empowering collaboration. As part of the team, you will work on complex projects with minimal supervision and leverage established relationships to drive results. With a consultative approach, you will develop formal quotes, proposals, and presentations addressing customer business needs. The ideal candidate is motivated, driven, and has excellent negotiation, presentation, and closing skills.
You will act as a primary point of contact and the face of GitLab for our prospects and customers within the Public Sector within the UK.
Responsibilities
Supports GitLab’s strategic large prospects and customers.
Provide account leadership and direction in the pre and post-sales process
Conduct sales activities including prospecting and developing opportunities in large/strategic accounts
Ensure the successful rollout and adoption of GitLab products through strong account management activities and coordination with pre-and-post sales and support resources
Be the voice of the customer by contributing product ideas to our public issue tracker
Generate qualified leads and develop new customers in conjunction with our strategic channel partners.
Expand knowledge of the industry as well as the competitive posture of the company
Prepare activity and forecast reports
Contribute to root cause analysis on wins/losses.
Communicate lessons learned to the team, including account managers, the marketing team, and the technical team
Assist sales management in conveying customer needs to product managers and technical support staff
Utilize a consultative approach, discuss business issues with prospects, and develop a formal quote, a written sales proposal or a formal sales presentation addressing their business needs.
Develop an account plan to sell to customers based on their business needs.
Collaborate with Marketing on marketing strategies.
Requirements
Strong experience selling into the UK Public Sector
Experience selling open source solutions or within the devsecops (or adjacent) industry
A true desire to see customers benefit from the investment they make with you
Able to provide a high degree of major account management and control
Work under minimal supervision on complex projects
Proven success with B2G/B2B software sales
Experience selling into government/large organizations
Interest in GitLab, and open-source software
Ability to leverage established relationships and proven sales techniques for success
Effective communicator (written/verbal), strong interpersonal skills
Motivated, driven, and results-oriented
Excellent negotiation, presentation, and closing skills
Preferred experience with Git, Software Development Tools, Application Lifecycle Management
About the team
Government agencies strive to serve the public by providing optimal experiences to their communities. One way to do this is a successful digital transformation ensuring software is secure, manual processes are minimized, and there is collaboration between teams and vendors. GitLab supports your digital transformation because it is secure by design, reduces manual processes, and empowers collaboration to provide a positive civilian experience. GitLab, The One DevSecOps platform, is for software users in government agencies, enabling them to deliver secure software faster, automate software factory deployment, and empower collaboration to serve the public - securing the speed to mission.
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