Enterprise Account Executive - Ohio Valley

Abnormal Security; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as an Enterprise Account Executive, where you'll leverage your sales expertise to drive growth in the cybersecurity sector. This role involves selling innovative security solutions to enterprise-level accounts, requiring a disciplined approach to pipeline development and the ability to navigate complex sales processes. With a focus on building strong relationships and understanding customer needs, you will be instrumental in achieving sales targets and expanding business opportunities. If you thrive in a dynamic, early-stage environment and have a passion for cybersecurity, this is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact.

Benefits

Bonus eligibility

Restricted stock units (RSUs)

Comprehensive benefits package

Qualifications

• 3+ years of enterprise sales experience with a proven track record.
• Strong negotiation skills and ability to close complex sales.

Responsibilities

• Sell security solutions and achieve new annual recurring revenue quotas.
• Prospect and generate new business opportunities with enterprise accounts.

Skills

Pipeline Development

Sales Methodology

Data Integrity

Business Case Development

Negotiation Skills

Cyber-security Knowledge

Grit

Education

BS/BA degree or equivalent work experience

Tools

Salesforce

Highspot

Close Plan

Job description

About the Role

Abnormal Security is looking for an Enterprise Account Executive. This team sells our security solutions to Enterprise level accounts within a defined territory. The ideal candidate for the role will be located in Kentucky, Indiana or Ohio, 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.

At Abnormal Security certain roles are eligible for a bonus, restricted stock units (RSUs), and benefits. Individual compensation packages are based on factors unique to each candidate, including their skills, experience, qualifications and other job-related reasons. We know that benefits are also an important piece of your total compensation package. Learn more about our Compensation and Equity Philosophy on our Benefits & Perks page.

Base salary range: $120,000 — $160,000 USD