
SMB Account Executive
Darktrace
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Chicago • Colorado • Illinois • United States
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About the role
- Proactively identify and qualify new business leads through targeted outreach, networking, and engagement with key stakeholders.
- Establish and nurture strong relationships with key decision-makers and influencers within your territory.
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of business development activities in the CRM; generate regular reports and analysis on key performance metrics, providing insights for continuous improvement.
- Achieve quarterly revenue targets through the acquisition of new accounts and growing existing accounts within your assigned territory.
- Conduct in-depth research on industry trends, competitor landscape, and emerging technologies to identify potential opportunities; thoroughly develop knowledge of target personas to create value-centric and personalized messaging.
- Strong foundational understanding of cybersecurity and the ability to explain how Darktrace products mitigate security challenges to customers.
Requirements
- A minimum of two years of outbound B2B sales experience selling complex software; past success selling into a highly regulated market is strongly preferred.
- One year of closing experience minimum with a track record of strong performance.
- Confident, polished communicator with a proven ability to build strong professional relationships.
- Strong Discovery and value-selling skillset
- Proficiency in sales tools such as ZoomInfo, Salesloft, LinkedIn Sales Navigator and Salesforce.
- Understanding of basic pipeline management concepts and time-management
- Ability to collaborate with technical teams.
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 salesoutbound salesclosing experiencepipeline managementvalue-sellingsales strategy
Soft Skills
communicationrelationship buildingcollaborationtime-managementdiscovery skills