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Account Executive - SLED North East

Cloudera

Newark, NJFull-time$150–165K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$150–165K/yr
Location
Newark, NJ
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Cloudera is seeking an experienced SLED Account Executive to lead sales across the North-East territory. The role focuses on building customer relationships, developing territory plans, driving adoption of Cloudera’s data and analytics platform, and growing revenue. The position requires established regional relationships and a proven sales record; experience with specified software domains is preferred. The role is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Solution Selling, requiredStrategic Advising, requiredAccount Development, requiredQuota Achievement, requiredSLED Relationships, requiredEntrepreneurial Mindset, requiredTechnology Solutions Sales, requiredBusiness Development, requiredConsulting, requiredBig Data, nice to haveOpen Source Applications, nice to haveEnterprise Application Integration, nice to haveDatabase Software, nice to haveBusiness Intelligence Software, nice to have

Qualifications

High School Diploma or Equivalent, required4+ Years Sales Experience, requiredBachelor's Degree or Equivalent, nice to have

Benefits

Paid Time Off
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Experience Required

None

Minimum Education Required

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Compensation

$15.92 / Hourly

Hours Per Week

40

Number Of Positions

1

Shift

First Shift (Day)

Job Description

Business Area:

Sales

Seniority Level:

Mid-Senior level

Job Description:

At Cloudera, we empower people to transform complex data into clear and actionable insights. With as much data under management as the hyperscalers, we're the preferred data partner for the top companies in almost every industry. Powered by the relentless innovation of the open source community, Cloudera advances digital transformation for the world's largest enterprises.

Cloudera empowers the world's largest enterprises across every industry to use data to solve some of the most complex challenges that impact businesses, communities and lives. We have a platform that delivers incredible Data and Analytics technology across On-Premises, Public Cloud, and in a Hybrid model. We're at an exciting point in our transformation as we successfully execute on our strategy.

The Cloudera Public Sector sales team is seeking an experienced SLED Account Executive for the North-East region. We require a seller with established relationships in this territory, a proven ability to excel at solution selling, and the skills necessary to act as a strategic trusted advisor to our clients. You will join our relationship-driven team and take charge of the SLED North-East territory by developing detailed sales/marketing plans and maximizing sales opportunities to drive results that inspire productivity and teamwork. You will rely on your experience and good judgment to proactively build and exponentially grow accounts and drive year-over-year growth in line with revenue goals.

As a SLED Account Executive you will:

Develop and execute a strategic and comprehensive business plan for your territory, including identifying core customers, mapping the benefits of Cloudera's solutions to the business requirements.

Demonstrate a proven ability to excel at complex, consultative solution selling.

Serve as a strategic trusted advisor to key decision-makers across your assigned agencies and subcomponents, driving adoption of Cloudera's Data and Analytics platform.

Strive to understand the customer's organizational structure and work to achieve alignment.

Drive new business in greenfield accounts at the C-suite level or equivalent.

Ensure accurate forecasting, pipeline creation, regular quarterly revenue delivery, and facilitation of sales enablement and regulate the implementation of agreed account and business plans.

Coach & collaborate with partners, accessing resources within Cloudera to support them on specific opportunities, with the goal of building capacity to meet customers' demand for Cloudera-related services and skills.

Develop detailed sales/marketing plans and sales forecasts.

Manage time and workflow and create effective call plans.

Monitor competition and respond immediately and appropriately.

Leverage existing relationships to build an exhaustive network and generate prolific referrals.

We're excited about you if you have:

A successful & proven track record of overachieving quota goals.

Established, deep-seated relationships within SLED North-East region customers

4-5+ years of full sales cycle, technology solutions sales, business development, consulting or equivalent experience.

Ability to operate & thrive in an entrepreneurial environment.

Sales experience with Big Data, Open Source Applications, Enterprise Application Integration, Database and/or Business Intelligence software concepts and solutions preferred.

BA/BS or equivalent educational background.

This role is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.

The anticipated annual base salary range for this position is:

New York: $150,000- 165,000

New Jersey: $150,000- 165,000

Connecticut: $150,000- 165,000

Massachusetts: $150,000- 165,000

Michigan: $150,000- 165,000

Pennsylvania: $150,000- 165,000

Individual compensation within the published range is determined by the candidate's skills, experience, qualifications, and primary work location. In addition to base pay, sales roles are eligible for Cloudera's commission plan, while non-sales roles are eligible for the corporate incentive plan. All employees receive a comprehensive benefits package.

What you can expect from us:

Generous PTO Policy

Support work life balance with Unplugged Days

Flexible WFH Policy

Mental & Physical Wellness programs

Phone and Internet Reimbursement program

Access to Continued Career Development

Comprehensive Benefits and Competitive Packages

Paid Volunteer Time

Employee Resource Groups

#LI-ND3

#LI-Remote

EEO/VEVRAA

Place of Work

On-site

Requisition ID

261533

Job Type

Full Time

How this job compares

Set against the 11,368 open Account Executive jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$150–165K/yr
  • New Jersey median$94–126K/yr170 salary ranges
  • US median$110–150K/yr8,490 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $158K, is 38% above the New Jersey median midpoint ($114K) — in the middle half of Account Executive salary ranges in New Jersey.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 197 open Account Executive jobs in New Jersey and 11,368 across the US. 17% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in New Jersey
Experience
This posting asks for at least 4 years of experience; Account Executive postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (8,516 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a high school diploma; 2,298 of the 11,368 open Account Executive jobs (20%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.

Pay, requirements and demand for Sales jobs

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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