Account Executive - Enterprise

Zscaler; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plans

Vacation and sick time

Parental leave

Retirement options

Education reimbursement

In-office perks

Job summary

Zscaler is seeking an Account Executive, Enterprise to join our Bengaluru team. This hybrid role reports to the Regional Director of Sales and involves delighting customers while driving a secure, cloud-enabled digital future as we lead in cloud security.

You will own the sales cycle end-to-end, educate senior decision-makers, and collaborate with Solutions Engineers to deliver both business and technical value.

Qualifications

• Foundational understanding of AI/ML technologies and experience leveraging AI-driven solutions.
• Extensive experience in Sales with a consistent revenue quota.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business or a related field.
• Proven experience engaging with accounts and selling at the C-Level.

Responsibilities

• Solve customer pain points by leveraging Zscaler's value proposition and technology.
• Educate key decision-makers to demonstrate cloud transformation.
• Own the sales process from engagement to closure across a territory.
• Collaborate with Solutions Engineers to deliver business and technical value.
• Build a robust customer footprint with a full sales cycle.

Skills

AI/ML understanding

Sales experience

C-level engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business or related field

Job description

About Zscaler

Zscaler accelerates digital transformation to ensure our customers can be more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure. As an AI-forward enterprise, we are constantly pushing the envelope, leveraging the world’s largest security data lake to power our cloud-native Zero Trust Exchange platform. This innovation protects our customers from cyberattacks and data loss by securely connecting users, devices, and applications in any location.

Here, impact in your role matters more than title and trust is built on results. We say, impact over activity. We seek innovators who actively use AI to amplify their impact and who thrive in an environment where we leverage intelligent systems to stay ahead of evolving threats. We believe in transparency and value constructive, honest debate—we’re focused on getting to the best ideas, faster. We build high-performing teams that can make an impact quickly and with high quality. To do this, we are building a culture of execution centered on customer obsession, collaboration, ownership, and accountability.

We value high-impact, high-accountability with a sense of urgency where you’re enabled to do your best work and embrace your potential. If you’re driven by purpose, thrive on solving complex challenges, and want to be part of the team that’s helping to secure the AI age, we invite you to bring your talents to Zscaler and help shape the future of cybersecurity.

Role

We are looking for an Account Executive, Enterprise to join our team. This is a Hybrid role, reporting to the Regional Director of Sales in the Sales department. You will be part of a global group of professionals passionate about delighting customers and driving a secure, cloud-enabled digital future as we cement our position as the world leader in cloud security.

What You’ll Do (Role Expectations)

• Solve customer pain points by leveraging Zscaler's unique value proposition and inspiring technology
• Educate key decision-makers within your territory to demonstrate the power and agility of cloud transformation
• Operate as the GM of your business, creating comprehensive plans for coverage, prospecting, and marketing
• Collaborate closely with Solutions Engineers to deliver both business and technical value to clients
• Manage the full sales cycle from initial engagement to closure while building a robust customer footprint

Who You Are (Success Profile)

• You thrive in ambiguity. You're comfortable building the path as you walk it. You thrive in a dynamic environment, seeing ambiguity not as a hindrance, but as the raw material to build something meaningful.
• You act like an owner. Your passion for the mission fuels your bias for action. You operate with integrity because you genuinely care about the outcome. True ownership involves leveraging dynamic range: the ability to navigate seamlessly between high-level strategy and hands-on execution.
• You are a problem-solver. You love running towards the challenges because you are laser-focused on finding the solution, knowing that solving the hard problems delivers the biggest impact.
• You are a high-trust collaborator. You are ambitious for the team, not just yourself. You embrace our challenge culture by giving and receiving ongoing feedback—knowing that candor delivered with clarity and respect is the truest form of teamwork and the fastest way to earn trust.
• You are a learner. You have a true growth mindset and are obsessed with your own development, actively seeking feedback to become a better partner and a stronger teammate. You love what you do and you do it with purpose.

What We’re Looking For (Minimum Qualifications)

• Foundational understanding of AI/ML technologies and experience leveraging, securing, or positioning AI-driven solutions to optimize outcomes within your functional domain
• Extensive experience in Sales with a consistent revenue quota
• Bachelor’s degree in Business or a related field
• Proven experience engaging with accounts and selling at the C-Level

What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)

• Experience leveraging AI-powered sales intelligence platforms or positioning AI-driven security architectures to accelerate complex enterprise sales cycles
• Background in Security, SaaS, or Software sales with a demonstrated history of top-tier quota over-achievement
• Experience collaborating with Channel partners to build joint plans and drive pipeline to closure

Benefits

• Various health plans
• Time off plans for vacation and sick time
• Parental leave options
• Retirement options
• Education reimbursement
• In-office perks, and more!

Learn more about Zscaler's hybrid working model and benefits here.

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