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Jesse Lefferts

San Francisco Bay Area,CA

Summary

Highly accomplished sales professional with a demonstrated track record of overachieving revenue targets, averaging more than 150% of quota over the past 7+ years in technology sales. Skilled at utilizing consultative selling techniques to cultivate and manage relationships with key stakeholders in order to deeply understand their business challenges and provide tailored solutions. New territory trailblazer experienced in building the foundation for success in new markets and teams.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Enterprise Account Executive

MaintainX
07.2024 - Current
  • Managing 6–18-month enterprise sales cycles with Fortune 500 and Global 2000 organizations, driving multi-stakeholder alignment and executive sponsorship
  • Partnering directly with senior executives and C-suite to drive alignment and sponsorship on enterprise-wide initiatives
  • Leading complex sales processes including RFPs, pilots, and six-figure multi-year partnerships
  • Helping shape a repeatable playbook for winning upmarket, positioning MaintainX as a partner in AI-enabled digital transformation

Named Account Executive

GONG.IO
05.2023 - 06.2025
  • President's Club Winner FY '24
  • Averaged 139% of quota
  • Secured new business & expansion deals within marquee accounts
  • Created and taught Big Deal Workshop, designed to educate Gong sellers on optimal strategies for navigating complex sales cycles. Key areas of focus included consultative selling, account mapping, discovery techniques, running proof of concepts, getting to power, and negotiation


Senior Mid-Market Account Executive

GONG.IO
02.2022 - 05.2023
  • Closed largest multi-year CBU deal before being promoted to Named Accounts


Team Lead, Senior Mid-Market Account Executive - SLED

SAMSARA, INC
10.2020 - 02.2022
  • Averaged 170% of quota as the #1 revenue producing Mid-Market SLED Rep across SF & ATL offices
  • Generated and managed a pipeline of mid to large sized fleets within the State/Local Government and Education space
  • Utilized a strategic approach to managing product trials, focusing on understanding landscape of complex operations in a previously unsold market
  • Performed new client acquisition and nurtured existing customer relationships to drive upsell & cross-sell opportunities
  • Https://www.samsara.com

Senior Mid-Market Account Executive - SLED (Founding member)

SAMSARA, INC
01.2020 - 10.2020
  • Founding member of SLED (State, Local Government, and Education) Mid-Market team at Samsara
  • Helped develop the blueprint for winning Samsara deals in the Public Sector through cross-functional collaboration with sales, marketing & product
  • Promoted to Team Lead after 10 months as top MM SLED AE nation-wide


Senior Mid-Market Account Executive - SLED (Founding member)

SAMSARA, INC
01.2020 - 10.2020
  • Founding member of SLED (State, Local Government, and Education) Mid-Market team at Samsara
  • Helped develop the blueprint for winning Samsara deals in the Public Sector through cross-functional collaboration with sales, marketing & product
  • Promoted to Team Lead after 10 months as top MM SLED AE nation-wide


Team Lead, Account Executive - Canada

SAMSARA, INC
09.2019 - 01.2020
  • Averaged 160% of quota as the #1 revenue producing Commercial Canada Rep across SF & ATL offices
  • Focused on creating urgency through understanding of business pain points to drive timeline and close within monthly sales goals
  • Https://www.samsara.com

Account Executive - Canada (First Canada rep)

SAMSARA, INC
01.2019 - 09.2019
  • First Canada dedicated AE at Samsara - helped scale team from 1 (myself) to over 20 reps
  • Worked closely with sales leadership, marketing & product team to build the playbook for selling Samsara's products into the Canadian market
  • Promoted to Team Lead after 7 months as top producer in role


Mid-Market Account Executive, National Sales

YELP, INC
07.2018 - 01.2019


  • Managed pipeline of multiple-site regional and national enterprises across varying industries
  • Developed understanding of client’s business objectives to develop digital advertising strategies and solutions, while staying abreast of current trends and industry challenges across verticals


Senior Local Client Partner

YELP, INC
02.2018 - 07.2018
  • Averaged 200% of Quota
  • Built relationships with current Yelp clients to ensure their success in our advertising programs while increasing wallet share through cross-sell / upsell using an ROI and data-driven approach


Senior Account Executive

YELP, INC
02.2017 - 02.2018
  • Averaged 240% of Quota
  • Top 0.1% of Account Executives in Organization for Q1 of 2018
  • Used a consultative, educational, and strategic approach to successfully selling advertising through a high volume of cold calls to diverse small business owners
  • Https://www.yelp.com

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Business & Economics, Media Studies

University of Oregon

Communications & Journalism - GEO International Study Abroad

University of London
01.2016

Timeline

Enterprise Account Executive

MaintainX
07.2024 - Current

Named Account Executive

GONG.IO
05.2023 - 06.2025

Senior Mid-Market Account Executive

GONG.IO
02.2022 - 05.2023

Team Lead, Senior Mid-Market Account Executive - SLED

SAMSARA, INC
10.2020 - 02.2022

Senior Mid-Market Account Executive - SLED (Founding member)

SAMSARA, INC
01.2020 - 10.2020

Senior Mid-Market Account Executive - SLED (Founding member)

SAMSARA, INC
01.2020 - 10.2020

Team Lead, Account Executive - Canada

SAMSARA, INC
09.2019 - 01.2020

Account Executive - Canada (First Canada rep)

SAMSARA, INC
01.2019 - 09.2019

Mid-Market Account Executive, National Sales

YELP, INC
07.2018 - 01.2019

Senior Local Client Partner

YELP, INC
02.2018 - 07.2018

Senior Account Executive

YELP, INC
02.2017 - 02.2018

Communications & Journalism - GEO International Study Abroad

University of London

Bachelor of Arts - Business & Economics, Media Studies

University of Oregon
Jesse Lefferts