Founding Account Executive Cybersecurity SaaS

Location: New York City USA preferred

Work arrangement: NYC hybrid approximately 34 office days per week. Remote candidates on the U.S. East Coast may be considered.

Employment type: Full-time

Compensation: US$300000 in on-target earnings (OTE) comprising US$150000 base pay and US$150000 in performance-based variable pay at target plus equity.

About the Opportunity

RecruiterGrounds is supporting the search for a Founding Account Executive for a growing cybersecurity and compliance software company.

This is an opportunity to help shape the companys U.S. sales approach work closely with senior leadership and win new business through direct sales and channel partners.

Youll be a hands-on individual contributor with ownership of your pipeline sales targets and deals from first conversation through closing.

What Youll Do

• Own the full sales cycle from prospecting and discovery through negotiation and closing.
• Sell cybersecurity and compliance software to CISOs security leaders and other senior decision-makers.
• Generate and close business through cybersecurity resellers value-added resellers (VARs) managed service providers (MSPs) and managed security service providers (MSSPs).
• Build your pipeline through outbound prospecting referrals industry relationships and joint selling with partners.
• Meet revenue targets maintain accurate sales forecasts and help develop repeatable sales processes.

What Were Looking For

• 4 years of quota-carrying sales experience with a proven background in cybersecurity or information security SaaS.
• Direct sales experience with CISOs and security leaders together with demonstrated success closing deals through channel partners.
• A track record of meeting sales targets winning new customers and managing complex B2B sales cycles.
• Strong prospecting skills and the ability to generate most of your own pipeline.
• Clear communication strong relationship-building skills and the initiative to work independently in a growing business.

Experience in GRC or compliance automation along with an existing network in the U.S. cybersecurity market would be an advantage.

Interested

Apply through this job posting with your updated résumé. Include a brief summary of your cybersecurity sales background channel sales experience and recent performance against sales targets.