Kentik

Account Executive, Enterprise – West Coast / Mountain Region

Kentik

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: CaliforniaUnited States

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Salary

💰 $140,000 - $160,000 per year

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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