Enterprise Account Executive

Abnormal
Netherlands
Remote

Who this role is best for

Enterprise sales professionals with proven territory-building experience in cybersecurity will find this remote role in the Netherlands challenging but rewarding, especially for those accustomed to resource-constrained environments.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with a track record of over-achieving in enterprise sales and building new territories from scratch
    — “Success at a company that was early stage, underdog or was a new entrant with large competitors”
  • Individuals skilled in navigating complex internal buying processes and aligning cross-functional teams
    — “Ability to guide internal stakeholders through their own internal buying processes”
  • Professionals who can synthesize customer pain points into compelling ROI narratives for multiple stakeholders
    — “Ability to develop and present a business case to a customer showing high ROI across different dimensions to multiple stakeholders”

Things to consider

  • The role requires a high degree of self-direction and resourcefulness in a startup-like environment
    — “Grit; ability to find success in an early-stage environment without all the resources/teams available”
  • Candidates must be geographically local to the Netherlands for effective territory engagement
    — “The ideal candidate for the role will be local to the Netherlands area”

How to stand out

  • Highlight specific examples of territory-building and enterprise account growth in your resume and interview responses
    — “Sell Abnormal security solutions to your defined territory with the goal to overachieve new annual recurring revenue quota”
  • Demonstrate your ability to cross-departmentally collaborate and advocate for customer needs
    — “Be a voice for the customer/prospect with internal teams including Sales Engineering/POV team, Product and Marketing”
  • Emphasize your experience in negotiating and closing complex enterprise sales deals
    — “Skill in negotiating with large organizations and closing complex sales”
  • Show a history of consistently over-achieving sales targets or being in the top 5% of your sales organization
    — “Proven performer with consistent over quota performance and/or top 5% of sales org”
  • Demonstrate your technical understanding of security, email, cloud, and AI in your interview preparation
    — “Technically competent: Conversant in key areas: security, email, cloud, AI, etc.”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · MediumAutonomy · HighDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • enterprise sales targets
  • customer success
  • renewal and expansion sales
  • pipeline generation
Typical background
enterprise salescybersecurity salesstart-up sales

Skills & requirements

Required

Enterprise Account ManagementSales MethodologySales ProspectingSales NegotiationCustomer Relationship ManagementSales ForecastingSales Pipeline ManagementCustomer Success Collaboration

Preferred

Start-up SalesCybersecurity SalesCloud Sales

Stack & domain

SalesEnterprise SalesSales MethodologyData IntegritySales EngineeringMarketingProductCustomer SuccessCyber-security Software SalesStart-up ExperienceCommunicationProblem-solvingStrategic ThinkingTeamworkAdaptabilityLeadershipNegotiationCybersecurity

About the role

Original posting from Abnormal

About the Role

Abnormal Security is looking for an Enterprise Account Executive to join the Netherlands team. This team sells our security solutions to Enterprise level accounts within a defined territory.

The ideal candidate for the role will be local to the Netherlands area and have the following skillset: 

Ability to hunt: disciplined approach to early pipeline development. Comfortable and have demonstrated ability to prospect into enterprise accounts with the ability to leverage/ balance five pillars of demand generation: AE prospecting, SDR, Marketing, Channel and Customer referrals.

Good qualifier: Ability to uncover / discover customer problems pains

Good presenter: ability to present and demonstrate value based off customer pain points.

Disciplined in sales methodology / time management : Ability to systematically execute a disciplined sales process that can be repeated in parallel without sacrificing quality

Discipline in data integrity: Ability to continually maintain data accuracy and consistency for all accounts & opportunities. 

Ability to develop and present a business case to a customer showing high ROI across different dimensions to multiple stakeholders

Ability to extract, document and organize lessons, knowledge and information about customers

Ability to guide internal stakeholders through their own internal buying processes

Grit; ability to find success in an early-stage environment without all the resources/teams available to much larger organizations 

Good understanding of how to leverage other departments including Sales Engineering, Marketing, BDRs, Product and Customer Success.

What you will do 

Sell Abnormal security solutions to your defined territory with the goal to overachieve new annual recurring revenue quota

Work enterprise accounts (>3k mailbox organizations) from initial conversations through signing a contract and up-selling once they’re a customer.

Prospect and generate new business opportunities with enterprise accounts (>3k mailbox organizations) to supply enough pipeline for them to hit sales targets.

Work with Customer success to ensure a timely renewal and expansion sale opportunities

Continually document results and maintain accurate data across all sales systems (Salesforce, Highspot, Close Plan)

Be a voice for the customer/prospect with internal teams including Sales Engineering/POV team, Product and Marketing to ensure appropriate prioritization to close more revenue.

Must Haves 

Enterprise Account Hunter: Demonstrated 3+ years of direct (vs. overlay) enterprise experience prospecting, closing new logos and growing major accounts against incumbents.

Skill in negotiating with large organizations and closing complex sales

Proven performer with consistent over quota performance and/or top 5% of sales org

Technically competent: Conversant in key areas: security, email, cloud, AI, etc.

Cyber-security Software sales: Experience selling subscription software/SaaS to CISOs and security personnel

Start-up experience: Success at a company that was early stage, underdog or was a new entrant with large competitors or similar (limited resources-build territory including: channel, tech partners, initial customer wins, etc.)

BS/BA degree or equivalent work experience

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A note on AI in our process: 

Abnormal AI uses AI-assisted tools to help our recruiting team prepare for candidate interviews. These tools analyze resume content and role requirements to suggest interview questions and areas for the interviewer to explore.They do not make hiring decisions or screen candidates automatically. Every decision about a candidacy is made by a person. Further, if your application is successful and Abnormal AI makes a conditional offer of employment, we will carry out pre-employment checks which must be successfully completed to progress to a final offer. All processes and pre-employment checks are in line with prevailing legislation and Abnormal AI's policies relevant to our security and privacy standards.

Abnormal AI is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. For our EEO policy statement please click here. If you would like more information on your EEO rights under the law, please click here.

Source: Abnormal careers

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