Account Executive (Mid-Atlantic)

Glow
United States
Remote

Who this role is best for

Aimed at experienced cybersecurity sales professionals who thrive in high-growth environments and can manage complex enterprise sales cycles.

Best fit for

  • Experienced enterprise sales professionals with a background in cybersecurity and a track record of closing complex deals
    — “proven track record of selling complex cyber security solution”
  • Candidates who have built strong relationships with executive stakeholders in security and IT leadership roles
    — “Develop trusted advisor relationships with executive stakeholders including CISOs, CIOs, CTOs, and security leadership teams.”
  • Individuals with a strategic mindset and ability to execute territory plans in a fast-moving startup environment
    — “build, manage, and execute a strategic territory plan”

Things to consider

  • This role requires a high level of collaboration with Sales Engineering and Marketing teams
    — “partner closely with Sales Engineering, Marketing, Customer Success, and Leadership”
  • Strong CRM proficiency and pipeline management skills are critical for success
    — “Maintain accurate pipeline management, forecasting, and opportunity tracking within CRM systems.”

How to stand out

  • Highlight your experience in consultative discovery and aligning technical solutions to business outcomes
    — “Conduct consultative discovery to understand customer business objectives, security challenges, and risk priorities.”
  • Demonstrate your ability to lead multi-stakeholder sales cycles with clear examples in your resume and interview responses
    — “navigate and close complex multi-stakeholder sales cycles”
  • Emphasize your experience with structured sales methodologies like MEDDICC or MEDDPICC
    — “Proficiency with Salesforce, forecasting methodologies, and structured sales processes such as MEDDICC, MEDDPICC, or Command of the Message.”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · HighDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • exceeding revenue targets
  • building and managing strategic territory plans
  • generating new business opportunities
  • closing complex enterprise sales cycles
Typical background
5-10+ years of enterprise software or cybersecurity sales experienceproven history of exceeding quota in enterprise or strategic account environments

Skills & requirements

Required

Enterprise Software SalesCybersecurity SalesComplex Sales CyclesExecutive Stakeholder ManagementSales ForecastingCRM SystemsCollaboration With Cross-functional Teams

Preferred

Hyperscale AI Infrastructure SalesHigh-growth Startup SalesCloud Infrastructure KnowledgeSecurity Operations Knowledge

Stack & domain

Enterprise Software SalesCybersecurity SalesComplex Sales CyclesCRM SystemsSales MethodologiesCommunicationLeadershipTeamworkProblem SolvingCybersecurityEnterprise Sales

About the role

Original posting from Glow via Ashby

ABOUT GLOW

Glow is on a mission to transform how enterprises proactively protect the modern endpoint with an agentic-first approach. Our platform gives security teams the visibility, context, and autonomous remediation they've never had before — across every endpoint, application, and AI tool in the environment. We move fast, we build things that matter, and we believe security should be a force multiplier for the business, not a bottleneck. Let's Glow.

ABOUT THE ROLE …

We are seeking a hunter-oriented Account Executive who thrives in high-growth environments and has a proven track record of selling complex cyber security solution.

In this role, you will own the full sales cycle—from prospecting and pipeline generation through negotiation and close—while partnering closely with Sales Engineering, Marketing, Customer Success, and Leadership to deliver exceptional customer outcomes.

WHAT YOU’LL DO …

  • Own and exceed quarterly and annual revenue targets.
  • Build, manage, and execute a strategic territory plan.
  • Generate new business opportunities through outbound prospecting, networking, referrals, and partner relationships.
  • Lead complex enterprise sales cycles from discovery through close.
  • Develop trusted advisor relationships with executive stakeholders including CISOs, CIOs, CTOs, and security leadership teams.
  • Conduct consultative discovery to understand customer business objectives, security challenges, and risk priorities.
  • Partner with Sales Engineers to deliver compelling demonstrations, proof-of-value engagements, and business cases.
  • Maintain accurate pipeline management, forecasting, and opportunity tracking within CRM systems.
  • Collaborate with Marketing on events, webinars, and demand-generation activities.
  • Work closely with Customer Success to drive successful customer adoption and expansion opportunities.
  • Leverage channel, alliance, and technology partners to increase market reach and accelerate sales cycles.
  • Represent Glow Cyber at industry conferences, customer meetings, and cybersecurity events.

WHAT YOU'LL BRING...

  • 5–10+ years of successful enterprise software or cybersecurity sales experience.
  • Proven history of exceeding quota in enterprise or strategic account environments.
  • Experience selling to security, IT, compliance, risk, or executive-level stakeholders.
  • Demonstrated ability to navigate and close complex multi-stakeholder sales cycles.
  • Strong executive presence and communication skills.
  • Experience building pipeline and creating opportunities in a growth-stage environment.
  • Familiarity with cybersecurity platforms, cloud security, data security, identity security, threat detection, or related markets.
  • Strong business acumen with the ability to connect technical solutions to business outcomes.
  • Experience working collaboratively with Sales Engineering and cross-functional teams.
  • Proficiency with Salesforce, forecasting methodologies, and structured sales processes such as MEDDICC, MEDDPICC, or Command of the Message.

YOU MIGHT ALSO BRING...

  • Existing relationships within enterprise security organizations.
  • Experience working for a high-growth cybersecurity startup.
  • Knowledge of cloud infrastructure, security operations, governance, risk, and compliance frameworks.
  • Experience selling six-figure and seven-figure enterprise transactions.

At Glow, we believe our greatest strength is our people. We're committed to building an inclusive workplace where every team member feels welcomed, respected, and empowered to do their best work. We know that diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives make us stronger as a company and better partners to our customers.

Glow is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an environment free from discrimination and harassment. We make all employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

At Glow, we believe our greatest strength is our people. We're committed to building an inclusive workplace where every team member feels welcomed, respected, and empowered to do their best work. We know that diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives make us stronger as a company and better partners to our customers.

Glow is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an environment free from discrimination and harassment. We make all employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Source: Glow careers (Ashby)

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