Enterprise Account Executive

Gem
  • San Francisco, California
    30+ days ago

    Job Description

    About the Role
    The company is looking for an Enterprise Account Executive to join our dynamic team. This team sells cutting-edge security solutions to Enterprise level accounts within a defined territory. The ideal candidate for the role will be located in Atlanta and have the following skillset:
    • Strong hunter mindset: Strategic approach to early pipeline development. Proven track record of prospecting into enterprise accounts with the ability to leverage all five pillars of demand generation: AE prospecting, SDR, Marketing, Channel, and Customer referrals.
    • Strategic qualification skills: Expert at uncovering and discovering customer pain points and business challenges
    • Exceptional presentation abilities: Skilled at crafting and delivering compelling value propositions based on customer needs
    • Sales process mastery: Demonstrated ability to execute a systematic, repeatable sales methodology while maintaining high quality across multiple concurrent opportunities
    • Data-driven approach: Excellence in maintaining accurate and consistent data for account and opportunity management
    • ROI expertise: Ability to develop and present compelling business cases showing multi-dimensional value to diverse stakeholders
    • Knowledge management: Skilled at capturing and organizing customer insights and market intelligence
    • Internal champion: Proven ability to navigate complex internal buying processes
    • Entrepreneurial spirit: Track record of success in high-growth environments with lean resources
    • Cross-functional leadership: Experience leveraging Sales Engineering, Marketing, BDRs, Product, and Customer Success teams effectively

    What you will do
    • Sell the company's security solutions within your defined territory, focusing on exceeding new annual recurring revenue quota
    • Manage enterprise accounts (>3k mailbox organizations) throughout the full sales cycle, from initial engagement through contract signing and expansion
    • Build and maintain a robust pipeline through strategic prospecting into enterprise accounts
    • Partner with Customer Success to drive renewals and identify expansion opportunities
    • Maintain meticulous documentation and data accuracy across all sales systems
    • Serve as the voice of the customer/prospect with internal teams to drive prioritization and revenue growth

    Must Have
    • Enterprise Account Hunter: 3+ years of direct enterprise experience prospecting, closing new logos, and growing major accounts against established competitors
    • Advanced negotiation skills with proven success in complex enterprise deals
    • Consistent top performer (top 5% of sales organization preferred)
    • Technical acumen: Deep understanding of security, email, cloud, AI, and related technologies
    • Cyber-security Software sales experience: Track record of selling subscription software/SaaS to CISOs and security stakeholders
    • Start-up success: Demonstrated ability to thrive in early-stage environments and build territories from the ground up
    • BS/BA degree or equivalent work experience

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationSan Francisco, California

    Skills

    • Artificial Intelligence (AI)unmatched
    • Business Caseunmatched
    • Channel Marketingunmatched
    • Cloud Computingunmatched
    • Competitive Analysis/Strategyunmatched
    • Cross-Functionalunmatched
    • Customer/Client Researchunmatched
    • Data Qualityunmatched
    • Demand Generationunmatched
    • Documentationunmatched
    • Enterprise Protectionunmatched
    • Enterprise Salesunmatched
    • Entrepreneurshipunmatched
    • Establish Prioritiesunmatched
    • Internet Securityunmatched
    • Knowledge Managementunmatched
    • Leadershipunmatched
    • Leading Edge Technologyunmatched
    • Major Accountsunmatched
    • Marketingunmatched
    • Negotiation Skillsunmatched
    • Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
    • Quality Managementunmatched
    • Referenceable Customersunmatched
    • Return on Investment (ROI)unmatched
    • Revenue Growthunmatched
    • Salesunmatched
    • Sales Closing Skillsunmatched
    • Sales Cycleunmatched
    • Sales Managementunmatched
    • Sales Pipelineunmatched
    • Sales Prospectingunmatched
    • Sales/Support Engineering (SE)unmatched
    • Security Softwareunmatched
    • Software Salesunmatched
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)unmatched
    • Startupunmatched

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