Commercial Account Executive

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About the role:

We are looking for an experienced sales professional, ideally with open source experience who will be selling into mid market enterprise accounts. The ideal candidate has been a part of the sales efforts for other early-stage enterprise products in an entrepreneurial setting. The Account Executive will be integral to our growth plan and in acquiring new customers. Kong’s Account Executive will be the primary point of contact and the face of Kong for our prospects.

What you'll be doing

Sell Kong Enterprise Platform on Kong’s Commercial sales team

Meet and/or exceed individual quota, objectives and KPIs

Take ownership to build and manage your book of business, which includes understanding and documenting the buying criteria and process, determining the appropriate motion and patterns, ensuring pipeline accuracy based on evidence, and working the leads to closure

Collaborate and leverage an ecosystem of resources including pre sales, post sales, channel partners, customer success and leadership to promote Kong and drive new business

What you'll bring

A true desire to see customers benefit from the investment they make with Kong

Experience in direct sales experience selling enterprise software to small to mid-size organisations ideally with open source, APIs, and/or infrastructure software

Effective communicator and strong interpersonal skills

Excellent negotiation, presentation and closing skills

Experience with fast growing startups is a plus

Strong background in territory planning and revenue generated from outbound pipeline

You have a measurable track record in new business development and over achieving sales targets

Knowledge of MEDDIC and Challenger methodologies is a plus

About you

A top performer experience hunting and closing net new logos

Experienced with creatively sourcing companies outside of your CRM

You have previously worked in an early-stage company and you know how to navigate and be successful in a fast-growing organization

Motivated, collaborative, driven and results oriented

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Commercial Account Executive

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