Account Executive – Commercial
Location
United States
Posted
6 days ago
Salary
Not specified
5 yrs expEnglishCyber Security
Job Description
• Initiate and close enterprise software deals for commercial customers from initial sourcing through proofs of concept to production contract close.
• Own the full sales cycle: initial outreach, discovery, qualification, proposal, POC negotiation, and closing production contracts.
• Partner with our founding team and core product engineers to ensure POCs convert successfully to production contracts.
• Sell into complex buying committees spanning CISOs, CIOs, SOC leadership, security architects, and procurement.
• Accurately forecast revenue, manage pipeline, and consistently meet or exceed quota.
• Develop repeatable commercial sales motions, collateral, and playbooks that will scale as we build out the sales team.
• Travel to customer sites for executive meetings, POC kickoffs, and relationship building.
• Provide direct customer feedback to our product team — you are the voice of the commercial market internally.
Job Requirements
- 5+ years of experience meeting or exceeding quotas for complex, enterprise cybersecurity software sales
- Experience selling to CISOs, CIOs, or security leadership
- Track record of closing six and seven-figure deals with Fortune 500 or large enterprise customers
- Experience navigating complex buying committees and long sales cycles
- Strong proposal writing, negotiation, and contract skills
- Willingness to travel regularly and work extended hours as part of a fast-moving seed-stage startup
Benefits
- Health insurance
- flexible working hours
- stock options