Enterprise Account Executive - Southeast

Pentera; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Pentera, a leader in AI-native Security Validation, is hiring in the Southeast US to grow its security-journey sales for enterprise accounts. You will own the full sales cycle from first touch to close, shaping how we sell and driving the company’s trajectory.

You will engage CISOs and security leaders, grounding conversations in business risk and measurable security outcomes. You will operate in a modern, AI-assisted sales motion using Salesforce, Gong, Outreach/Apollo, and Sales Navigator to

Qualifications

• 5+ years in enterprise security or cybersecurity SaaS sales.
• Proven ability to manage full sales cycle from prospecting to close.
• Experience selling to CISOs and security leaders.
• Strong business-risk mindset and value-based selling.
• Ability to forecast accurately and maintain a clean pipeline.

Responsibilities

• Own the full sales cycle end to end - prospecting, discovery, demos, POCs with our Sales Engineers, negotiation, close - across enterprise accounts.
• Self-source your pipeline: open your own doors and create demand - don’t wait for it.
• Sell to CISOs and security leaders, anchoring every conversation to their business risk, not our feature list.
• Run a modern, AI-assisted sales motion: Salesforce, Gong, Outreach/Apollo, Sales Navigator, and AI tools to research and personalize at scale.
• Forecast honestly and keep your pipeline clean - no deal goes dark without a clear next step.
• Shape the motion, not just run it - what you hear from buyers feeds Product, Marketing, and the playbook.

Job description

Must be based in the Southeast USAccelerate Your Career in CybersecurityPentera is the market leader in AI-native Security Validation, equipping enterprises with the platform to proactively test their defenses against the latest cyber attacks. Pentera proves which exposures are truly exploitable across the entire attack surface and drives remediation workflows that reduce real risk. Anchored in real-attack validation, the Pentera platform powers the full Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) cycle, from exposure discovery through prioritization, validation, and mobilization. Thousands of security teams around the world trust Pentera to close their security gaps before threat actors can exploit them.With over 350 team members and 1,300 customers in more than 60 countries, Pentera is a growing company supported by top investors such as Insight Partners, K1, and The Blackstone Group.If you want to grow your skills, make an impact, and be part of an innovative team, Pentera is the place for you.

The Role

Most security sales roles have you pitching fear. This one has you proving it: an AI-native platform that emulates real attacks inside a customer’s own environment - the strongest demo in cybersecurity, because the results are the customer’s own.You’ll run your territory like a business: full cycle, first touch to close, pipeline and doors you open yourself. You’ll shape how we sell, not just run the play - and what you close moves the company’s trajectory, not just your number.

What You’ll Do

• Own the full sales cycle end to end - prospecting, discovery, demos, POCs with our Sales Engineers, negotiation, close - across enterprise accounts.
• Self-source your pipeline: open your own doors and create demand - don’t wait for it.
• Sell to CISOs and security leaders, anchoring every conversation to their business risk, not our feature list.
• Run a modern, AI-assisted sales motion: Salesforce, Gong, Outreach/Apollo, Sales Navigator, and AI tools to research and personalize at scale.
• Forecast honestly and keep your pipeline clean - no deal goes dark without a clear next step.
• Shape the motion, not just run it - what you hear from buyers feeds Product, Marketing, and the playbook.