
Key Account Director
Darktrace
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: New York • United States
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Salary
💰 $320,000 - $340,000 per year
Job Level
Tech Stack
About the role
- Drive revenue growth through new business acquisition and upsell opportunities within a defined territory, targeting a named account list of companies with revenues ranging from $1B to $5B+.
- Build and maintain a robust sales pipeline through proactive outbound prospecting, strategic partnerships with regional channel partners, and close collaboration with the marketing team.
- Deliver compelling presentations and product demonstrations of Darktrace’s cyber threat defense solutions to both technical stakeholders and C-level executives.
- Lead and coordinate Proof of Value (POV) engagements in partnership with Darktrace Subject Matter Experts, Technical Solution Engineers, and Cyber Threat Analysts.
- Influence enterprise-wide buying decisions by engaging with senior executives, including CISOs, CIOs, and other key stakeholders.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with internal teams such as product, legal, and customer success to ensure seamless onboarding and long-term customer value.
- Represent Darktrace at industry events, conferences, and executive briefings, contributing to thought leadership and market visibility.
Requirements
- Gritty, target-driven mindset with a passion for hunting and closing new business.
- Minimum of 5 years of full-cycle B2B sales experience in a technical solution environment.
- Proven experience in cybersecurity sales is required.
- Cloud Security is a Plus.
- Channel sales experience is strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated success managing long sales cycles with average deal sizes of $500K+ and annual quotas exceeding $1M.
- Expertise in sales forecasting and execution using a structured methodology (e.g., MEDDPICC).
- Experience managing global or multi-regional enterprise accounts is a plus.
- Strong communication and executive presence with the ability to build and maintain influential, long-term business relationships.
Benefits
- 100% medical, dental and vision insurance, plus dependents
- Paid parental leave
- Pet insurance
- Discount Life insurance
- Commuter benefits
- 401(k)
- Employee Assistance Program
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
B2B salescybersecurity salessales forecastingMEDDPICClong sales cyclescloud securityaccount managementbusiness acquisitionupsellingproduct demonstrations
Soft Skills
target-driven mindsetcommunicationexecutive presencerelationship buildingcollaborationinfluencepresentation skillsstrategic thinkinggritcustomer success