
Account Executive, Enterprise – West Coast / Mountain Region
Kentik
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: California • United States
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Salary
💰 $140,000 - $160,000 per year
Tech Stack
About the role
- Prospect for new business with new customers to rapidly expand given territory
- Generate a high volume of new opportunities to deliver predictable business
- Diligently manage pipeline, leading to accurate forecasting
- Manage all aspects of the sales cycle, including coordinating and maintaining strong relationships with product + solutions engineering, product management, customer success, alliances/channel, product/event marketing
- Achieve QoQ growth in your territory
- Work collaboratively with SDR and marketing teams to build demand-generation programs that generate net new pipeline for your territory
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of competitors and industry trends
- Requires frequent travel (50%+), often on short notice, including regular onsite meetings with current and prospective customers, with fluctuations by territory and quarter.
Requirements
- 5-7 years of experience selling to medium to large enterprises and deep current connections within strategic accounts within the Western United States + Canada (CA, AZ, WA, CO, etc)
- Must reside within the San Francisco Bay Area
- Demonstrated prospecting skills for new logos - research ideal target and buying personas, outreach to those roles, leverage network for leads and referrals
- Proven sales track record selling SaaS and exceeding quota. Experience navigating large, complex transactions that require building business value across multiple groups within an enterprise
- Large established network of relationships with target companies in defined target markets
- Experience with MEDDPICC sales methodology
- Technical sales understanding in the area of IP Networking, SaaS, Network Management, Observability, Forensics, Cloud
- Heavy focus on value-based selling approach
- Adept with modern revenue tools (Salesforce, LinkedIn Sales Navigator, 6Sense, Gong, Clearbit, etc.). Take detailed notes and have that information continuously updated in Salesforce for reference
- Highly organized, can prioritize critical tasks/projects/accounts to exceed goals
- Capable of building strong, value-based presentations for all stages of the sales cycle, including introductory positioning, value-based product demos, and proposals with business justification + ROI positioning
- Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of an organization, from network engineer to CEO
Benefits
- 100% of premiums are paid by company for health, vision and dental coverage for you and your dependents
- Additionally, an annual Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) of $3,000 for an individual or $4,500 for a family
- Paid family & medical leave
- Open PTO, a quarterly Wellness Day, and a minimum of 10 paid holidays
- 401(k) retirement account
- Home office reimbursement
- Stock options
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
prospectingsalesSaaSMEDDPICCvalue-based sellingIP NetworkingNetwork ManagementObservabilityForensicsCloud
Soft Skills
organizationalcommunicationrelationship managementcollaborationprioritizationpresentation skillsnegotiationleadershipadaptabilitynetworking