Strategic Account Executive, Bay Area

Okta, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 264,000 - 396,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a motivated Strategic Account Executive to drive revenue growth and engage with C-suite decision makers. This role involves developing pipeline strategies, nurturing relationships, and leveraging partnerships to uncover new opportunities. The ideal candidate will have over 12 years of experience in enterprise SaaS sales, a strong sales framework background, and the ability to navigate complex sales cycles. Join a dynamic work environment that values flexibility, creativity, and social impact, and be part of a team that champions secure identity solutions in the digital world.

Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k)

Flexible Spending Account

Paid Leave

PTO

Parental Leave

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in enterprise SaaS sales.
• Proven success in engaging C-suite decision makers.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute account strategies to drive sales.
• Consistently meet and exceed revenue targets.

Skills

Sales Strategy

Revenue Growth

C-Level Engagement

Complex Sales Cycles

Communication Skills

Team Collaboration

Tools

Sales Frameworks (MEDDPICC)

Job description

Get to know Okta

Okta is The World’s Identity Company. We free everyone to safely use any technology—anywhere, on any device or app. Our Workforce and Customer Identity Clouds enable secure yet flexible access, authentication, and automation that transforms how people move through the digital world, putting Identity at the heart of business security and growth.

At Okta, we celebrate a variety of perspectives and experiences. We are not looking for someone who checks every single box - we’re looking for lifelong learners and people who can make us better with their unique experiences.

Strategic Account Team

We have a team of highly experienced sellers who are targeting Okta’s largest customers. This segment represents one of the biggest opportunities for growth at Okta. Each Strategic Account Executive is responsible for maintaining high activity standards; daily prospecting, pipeline growth, prospect qualification, and delivering assigned monthly sales revenue targets.

The Strategic Account Executive Opportunity

The successful Okta Account Executive is a highly motivated, self-driven, and experienced Account Executive who is passionate about security and about driving protection against the biggest identity threats.

As an Okta Strategic AE, you will be focused on providing value to C-Suite decision makers on their ability to drive the most secure environment possible for their workforce. You will consistently drive territory growth through driving both net new logos and cultivating and growing existing Okta customers.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Establish a vision and plan to guide your long-term approach to net new logo pipeline generation
• Consistently deliver revenue targets to support YoY territory growth
• Identify, develop and execute account strategies to generate pipeline, drive sales opportunities and deliver repeatable and predictable bookings
• Identify, target and gain access to appropriate leaders in prospect accounts, building and cultivating your network of decision makers
• Scope, negotiate and close agreements to consistently meet and exceed revenue quota targets
• Holistically embrace, access, and utilize Okta partners to identify and open new, uncharted opportunities
• Build and nurture effective working partnerships within your Okta ecosystem (xDRs, Partners, Presales, Customer First, etc)
• Adopt a strong value based sales approach, always looking to bring a compelling point of view to each customer
• Travel as necessary to build and cultivate customer and prospect relationships

What you’ll bring to the role:

• 12+ years success in growing revenue for sophisticated, complex enterprise SaaS products
• Ability to evangelize, educate and create demand with C-level decision makers
• Ability to navigate complex sales cycles with multiple stakeholders from both the customer base and within the internal ecosystem
• Proven success selling into C-suite and building partnership and buy-in with multiple stakeholders
• Significant experience selling in partnership with GSI’s & the wider partner ecosystem
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with audiences of all levels and all technical aptitudes
• Confident and self driven with the humility required to successfully work in teams
• Expertise using a Sales Framework such as MEDDICC, Challenger or Sandler (we use MEDDPICC)
• This role requires in-person onboarding and travel to our San Francisco, CA HQ office during the first week of employment

Below is the annual On Target Compensation (OTE) range for candidates located in California. Your actual OTE, which is inclusive of base salary and incentive compensation, will depend on factors such as your skills, qualifications, experience, and work location. In addition, Okta offers equity (where applicable) and benefits, including health, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), flexible spending account, and paid leave (including PTO and parental leave) in accordance with our applicable plans and policies. To learn more about our Total Rewards program please visit: https://rewards.okta.com/us.

The OTE range for this position for candidates located in the San Francisco Bay area is between: $264,000 — $396,000 USD

What you can look forward to as a Full-Time Okta employee!

• Amazing Benefits
• Making Social Impact
• Developing Talent and Fostering Connection + Community at Okta

Okta cultivates a dynamic work environment, providing the best tools, technology and benefits to empower our employees to work productively in a setting that best and uniquely suits their needs. Each organization is unique in the degree of flexibility and mobility in which they work so that all employees are enabled to be their most creative and successful versions of themselves, regardless of where they live.

Okta is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, marital status, age, physical or mental disability, or status as a protected veteran.