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Founding Account Executive - Cybersecurity

$110k - $140k

Roc Search

Founding Account Executive (Cybersecurity)


Location
: San Francisco, CA (Hybrid or Remote Considered

)Stage : See

dReports to : CEO / Founde

rCompensation : $110,000–$140,000 Base | $220,000–$280,000 OTE + Equit

y
What You'll

  • DoOwn the full sales cycle from first call to clos
  • e.Work directly with founders to build the company’s early go-to-market motio
  • n.Generate pipeline through outbound, inbound, and founder-led channel
  • s.Sell into CISOs, Security Engineers, DevSecOps, and IT leader
  • s.Run discovery, demos, and proof-of-concept cycle
  • s.Help define pricing, packaging, and ideal customer profil
  • e.Shape messaging and positioning based on live customer feedbac
  • k.Build repeatable sales processes from scratc
  • h.Maintain tight CRM discipline and forecasting accurac

y.
What We're Looking

  • For2–6 years of closing experience in B2B SaaS, ideally cybersecurity or technical produc
  • ts.Proven ability to close deals and hit quota in early-stage or high-growth environmen
  • ts.Strong ability to sell consultatively to technical and security stakeholde
  • rs.Comfortable operating with little structure and high ambigui
  • ty.Entrepreneurial mindset with bias toward action and ownersh
  • ip.Experience in Seed to Series A/B startups strongly preferr
  • ed.Familiarity with modern sales tools (Salesforce, HubSpot, Outreach, Gong, LinkedIn Sales Navigato

r).
Nice to

  • HaveExperience selling cybersecurity products (CNAPP, SIEM, IAM, CSPM, EDR, MDR, DevSecO
  • ps).Exposure to early-stage “zero to one” sales environme
  • nts.Familiarity with MEDDICC or Challenger methodolog
  • ies.Technical fluency or ability to quickly understand complex produ

cts.
Compensation & Ben

  • efits$110,000–$140,000
  • base$220,000–$280,00
  • 0 OTEMeaningful early equity owne
  • rshipMedical, dental, and vision cov
  • erageFlexibl
  • e PTOHybrid in San Francisco, with remote consi
  • deredDirect impact on building the company’s revenue engine from da

y one
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