Enterprise Account Executive New Remote - Netherlands

Abnormal; Netherlands; Remote; EUR 100,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Annual bonus

Benefits

Job summary

Abnormal Security is seeking an Enterprise Account Executive to lead our Netherlands territory, selling cloud security solutions to enterprise customers. The role requires building a robust pipeline, closing complex deals, and expanding existing accounts.

You will collaborate with Sales Engineering, Marketing and Customer Success to drive revenue, manage stakeholders, and present ROI-driven business cases across security and IT leadership in multi-year contracts.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of direct enterprise sales experience prospecting, closing new logos and growing major accounts against incumbents.
• Ability to negotiate with large organizations and close complex deals.
• Proven track record of over-quota performance or top 5% of sales org.
• Technically competent: security, email, cloud, AI.
• Cyber-security software/SaaS sales to CISOs and security personnel.
• Startup experience in early-stage environments with resource constraints.
• BS/BA degree or equivalent work experience.

Responsibilities

• Sell Abnormal security solutions to defined territory to overachieve new ARR quota.
• Manage enterprise accounts from initial conversations to signing and expansion.
• Generate new business opportunities to maintain healthy pipeline.
• Collaborate with Customer Success to ensure renewals and upsells.
• Maintain accurate data across Salesforce, Highspot, and Close Plan.
• Advocate for the customer with internal teams to prioritize closes.

Skills

Enterprise sales

Prospecting

Negotiation

CISOs/ security

SaaS/Software sales

Startup experience

Communication

Education

BS/BA degree or equivalent

Tools

Salesforce

Highspot

Close Plan

Job description

Abnormal Security is looking for an Enterprise Account Executive to join the Netherlands team. This team sells our security solutions to Enterprise level accounts within a defined territory.

The ideal candidate for the role will be local to the Netherlands area and have the following skillset:

• Ability to hunt: disciplined approach to early pipeline development. Comfortable and have demonstrated ability to prospect into enterprise accounts with the ability to leverage/ balance five pillars of demand generation: AE prospecting, SDR, Marketing, Channel and Customer referrals.
• Good qualifier: Ability to uncover / discover customer problems pains
• Good presenter: ability to present and demonstrate value based off customer pain points.
• Disciplined in sales methodology / time management : Ability to systematically execute a disciplined sales process that can be repeated in parallel without sacrificing quality
• Discipline in data integrity: Ability to continually maintain data accuracy and consistency for all accounts & opportunities.
• Ability to develop and present a business case to a customer showing high ROI across different dimensions to multiple stakeholders
• Ability to extract, document and organize lessons, knowledge and information about customers
• Ability to guide internal stakeholders through their own internal buying processes
• Grit; ability to find success in an early-stage environment without all the resources/teams available to much larger organizations
• Good understanding of how to leverage other departments including Sales Engineering, Marketing, BDRs, Product and Customer Success.

What you will do

• Sell Abnormal security solutions to your defined territory with the goal to overachieve new annual recurring revenue quota
• Work enterprise accounts (>3k mailbox organizations) from initial conversations through signing a contract and up-selling once they’re a customer.
• Prospect and generate new business opportunities with enterprise accounts (>3k mailbox organizations) to supply enough pipeline for them to hit sales targets.
• Work with Customer success to ensure a timely renewal and expansion sale opportunities
• Continually document results and maintain accurate data across all sales systems (Salesforce, Highspot, Close Plan)
• Be a voice for the customer/prospect with internal teams including Sales Engineering/POV team, Product and Marketing to ensure appropriate prioritization to close more revenue.

Must Haves

• Enterprise Account Hunter: Demonstrated 3+ years of direct (vs. overlay) enterprise experience prospecting, closing new logos and growing major accounts against incumbents.
• Skill in negotiating with large organizations and closing complex sales
• Proven performer with consistent over quota performance and/or top 5% of sales org
• Technically competent: Conversant in key areas: security, email, cloud, AI, etc.
• Cyber-security Software sales: Experience selling subscription software/SaaS to CISOs and security personnel
• Start-up experience: Success at a company that was early stage, underdog or was a new entrant with large competitors or similar (limited resources-build territory including: channel, tech partners, initial customer wins, etc.)
• BS/BA degree or equivalent work experience

A note on AI in our process:
Abnormal AI uses AI-assisted tools to help our recruiting team prepare for candidate interviews. These tools analyze resume content and role requirements to suggest interview questions and areas for the interviewer to explore.They do not make hiring decisions or screen candidates automatically. Every decision about a candidacy is made by a person. Further, if your application is successful and Abnormal AI makes a conditional offer of employment, we will carry out pre-employment checks which must be successfully completed to progress to a final offer. All processes and pre-employment checks are in line with prevailing legislation and Abnormal AI's policies relevant to our security and privacy standards.

Abnormal AI is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. For our EEO policy statement please click here . If you would like more information on your EOO rights under the law, please click here .

As part of Abnormal AI's secure hiring practices, we conduct video interviews and validate applicants at various stages through our recruitment process. Further, if your application is successful and Abnormal AI makes a conditional offer of employment, we will carry out pre-employment checks which must be successfully completed to progress to a final offer. All processes and pre-employment checks are in line with prevailing legislation and Abnormal AI's policies relevant to our security and privacy standards.

Compensation Disclaimer: The base salary range for this position is dependent on the candidate's experience, skills, qualifications, and location. The actual offer may vary. In addition to base salary, this role is eligible for equity, annual bonus, and benefits.

Equal Employment Opportunity: Abnormal Security is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.