Akeyless Security

Enterprise Account Executive, US, CA

Akeyless Security

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: CaliforniaUnited States

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Salary

💰 $250,000 - $300,000 per year

About the role

  • Engage new and existing enterprise accounts to demonstrate how they can be more successful with our platform.
  • Articulate and evangelize the vision and positioning of both the company and products.
  • Partner with Sales Engineering, Product, Marketing and our C-suite to execute on a sales cycle and deliver customer outcomes.
  • Uncover business, security, and technical drivers early to qualify opportunities effectively and align the overall Akeyless solution to the customer’s needs.
  • Manage multi-stakeholder enterprise sales cycles with various teams like Security, Cloud engineering, Platform engineering teams and execute a sales cycle from discovery through technical validation to close.
  • Execute value selling and build clear business cases that quantify impact, cost savings, and risk reduction.
  • Generate high-quality pipeline through focused outbound efforts and strategic account engagement.
  • Accurately qualify opportunities based on MEDDPICC and strong CRM discipline to manage deal health and predictability at all times.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of enterprise sales experience in cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, or DevOps, with a proven track record of closing complex deals in security-mature enterprises.
  • Strong cloud and infrastructure knowledge, with awareness of security and operational impact.
  • Comfort engaging multiple buyer personas , effectively discussing compliance and risk with CISOs and operational efficiency and automation with DevOps and platform leaders.
  • Disciplined, process-driven seller who applies structured sales methodologies such as MEDDPICC, Challenger, and Command of the Message to navigate complex, multi-month sales cycles.
  • Proven hunter mindset , experienced in opening under-penetrated territories, building pipeline from scratch, and consistently owning and exceeding revenue targets.
  • Consistent record of meeting or exceeding quota , with strong accountability for results.
  • Deeply curious and analytical , going beyond the pitch to understand customer architecture, uncover root causes of risk, and identify true business pain.
  • Extensive strategic account experience , including customer development and enterprise deal execution.
  • Strong operational discipline , with experience building quarterly and annual plans and maintaining forecast accuracy.
  • Executive presence and credibility , with strong interpersonal and communication skills across senior stakeholders.
  • Excellent CRM hygiene and proficiency with modern sales tools and ecosystems.
Benefits
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Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
enterprise salescybersecuritycloud infrastructureDevOpsMEDDPICCChallengerCommand of the Messagevalue sellingpipeline generationtechnical validation
Soft Skills
process-drivenhunter mindsetanalyticalcuriousinterpersonal skillscommunication skillsexecutive presenceaccountabilitystrategic thinkingcustomer development