About the job
About ClickHouse
Featured in the prestigious 2025 Forbes Cloud 100 list, ClickHouse stands as a beacon of innovation and growth in the private cloud sector. With a remarkable portfolio of over 3,000 clients, our annual recurring revenue (ARR) has surged by more than 250% year-on-year. We excel in real-time analytics, data warehousing, observability, and AI workloads.
Our recent momentum was further validated by a significant $400 million Series D funding round. In the last three months, notable clients such as Capital One, Lovable, Decagon, Polymarket, and Airwallex have either adopted our platform or expanded their existing usage. They join a roster of AI pioneers and global brands, including Meta, Cursor, Sony, and Tesla.
We are on a transformative journey to redefine data utilization across industries. Join us!
As the Strategic Account Executive for Financial Services, you will manage a specific portfolio of key financial service accounts, encompassing banks, asset managers, exchanges, insurance providers, and fintech platforms. Your role will encompass the entire sales process—from identifying new opportunities and establishing executive relationships to negotiating and securing intricate, multi-stakeholder agreements.
This high-impact role is ideal for a professional who thrives in a technical sales environment and is eager to contribute to the foundational elements of ClickHouse’s strategic sales initiatives in one of the industry's most challenging sectors.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage a designated account list of strategic financial services institutions and cultivate deep, multi-layered relationships with technical, business, and executive stakeholders.
- Drive new ARR and expansion revenue through a consultative, value-driven sales approach.
- Lead intricate enterprise sales cycles, including procurement, legal, security assessments, and multi-product negotiations.
- Collaborate closely with Solutions Architects and Customer Success teams to ensure technical alignment and long-term success for customers.
- Comprehend and effectively communicate ClickHouse’s technical advantages—such as performance benchmarks, architecture, and deployment models—earning credibility with data engineers, architects, and CTOs.
- Develop and implement strategic account plans, identifying growth opportunities and mapping the political landscape within each account.
- Advocate for customer needs internally, influencing product roadmap decisions and go-to-market strategies for the financial services sector.
- Travel to client sites, conferences, and team events as required (approximately 25-40%).

