Enterprise Account Executive - NorCal (East Bay, Oakland, Sacramento), Pac NW

Salt Security
California, US

Who this role is best for

Geared toward enterprise cybersecurity sales professionals comfortable with multi-threaded deal cycles, this role suits candidates with experience in large account selling and cloud-native environments, who are prepared for regular travel and collaboration with technical and executive stakeholders in the NorCal and PacNW regions.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with experience selling cybersecurity/SaaS to Fortune 500 companies and managing multi-stakeholder deals
    — “Proven success selling enterprise cybersecurity/SaaS into large accounts (Fortune 500/Global 2000 preferred)”
  • Individuals who can execute full-cycle sales with a focus on security validation and business case development
    — “Run full-cycle sales: discovery, value mapping, business case, security validation, legal/procurement, and close.”
  • Professionals who align with technical teams and partner ecosystems to position security solutions as consolidators
    — “Position Salt’s portfolio ... to displace incumbents and consolidate tools.”

Things to consider

  • Regular travel is expected across the Bay Area, which may impact work-life balance.
    — “Host on-site sessions and workshops; travel regularly throughout the Bay Area as required.”
  • Requires managing multiple stakeholders, including CIO/CISO and board-level influencers.
    — “Executive presence with the ability to engage C-level and board-level influencers”

How to stand out

  • Emphasize your track record in closing 6- and 7-figure deals with multiple stakeholders.
    — “Track record closing complex deals with multiple stakeholders and security validation, including 6- and 7-figure TCV.”
  • Highlight your ability to align with partners like AWS and CrowdStrike to co-sell solutions.
    — “Create pipeline through targeted prospecting, partner co-sell (AWS, CrowdStrike, etc), and executive networking.”
  • Showcase your technical understanding of cloud-native environments and API security.
    — “Strong familiarity with cloud-native environments (AWS/Azure/GCP), API security, and adjacent platforms (WAF, CNAPP, EDR/XDR, SIEM).”
  • Demonstrate your ability to build compelling business cases and drive executive engagement.
    — “Crisp discovery and business case building.”
  • Demonstrate your experience in managing territory plans and driving expansion within accounts.
    — “Lead account strategies with SEs, product, and customer success to ensure fast time-to-value and expansion.”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • successful sales cycles
  • multi-solution wins
  • positive customer feedback
Typical background
proven success in enterprise cybersecurity sales

Skills & requirements

Required

Enterprise SalesComplex Deal ManagementCloud-native EnvironmentsAPI SecuritySales Methodology

Preferred

MeddicSpicedExecutive Presence

Stack & domain

SalesEnterprise CybersecuritySaasCloud-native EnvironmentsAPI SecurityWAFCnappEdr/xdrSIEMMeddicSpicedSalesforceAWSAzureGCPCommunicationProblem-solvingLeadershipTeamworkProject ManagementCybersecurityCloud Computing

About the role

Original posting from Salt Security

About Salt Security

Salt Security is the leader in agentic and API security, protecting the world's most innovative enterprises from AI agent and API attacks. Agentic security is the practice of discovering and governing the relationships between LLMs, MCP servers, and the APIs that let AI agents take action. The Salt Security Agentic Security Platform secures the full agentic ecosystem, discovering all agents, MCP connections, and APIs, stopping attacks in real time, and eliminating vulnerabilities before they reach production. Salt Security was founded in 2016 and is backed by Sequoia Capital, S Capital, Tenaya Capital, Salesforce Ventures, Advent International, and other leading investors. For more information, visit salt.security.   

At Salt, we’re passionate about what we do. We work as a team and embrace new ideas, wherever they come from. We also enjoy all the benefits of a startup environment, including quickly seeing the results of your work, making an outsized impact on our company, and solving diverse challenges.

Want to make a big difference? We encourage you to apply!

About the role

You’ll own net-new business across enterprise accounts in NorCal(East Bay, Oakland, Sacramento) and PacNW. You’ll drive multi-threaded cycles with CIO/CISO, AppSec, Platform, and Cloud leaders; align partners; and land multi-solution wins across discovery, posture, and runtime protection.

What you’ll do

  • Build and manage a territory plan for enterprise accounts across NorCal(East Bay, Oakland, Sacramento) and PacNW
  • Create pipeline through targeted prospecting, partner co-sell (AWS, CrowdStrike, etc), and executive networking.
  • Run full-cycle sales: discovery, value mapping, business case, security validation, legal/procurement, and close.
  • Position Salt’s portfolio (Cloud Connect, Surface, Posture Governance, Runtime Protection, and AI Agent/MCP Security) and integrations to displace incumbents and consolidate tools.
  • Lead account strategies with SEs, product, and customer success to ensure fast time-to-value and expansion.
  • Maintain accurate forecasts in Salesforce and report on risks, next steps, and executive asks.
  • Host on-site sessions and workshops; travel regularly throughout the Bay Area as required.

What you’ll need

  • Proven success selling enterprise cybersecurity/SaaS into large accounts (Fortune 500/Global 2000 preferred).
  • Track record closing complex deals with multiple stakeholders and security validation, including 6- and 7-figure TCV.
  • Strong familiarity with cloud-native environments (AWS/Azure/GCP), API security, and adjacent platforms (WAF, CNAPP, EDR/XDR, SIEM).
  • Comfortable executing MEDDIC, SPICED, or similar methodology; crisp discovery and business case building.
  • Executive presence with the ability to engage C-level and board-level influencers; excellent written and verbal communication.
  • High ownership mindset: territory planning, partner alignment, and disciplined deal execution.
  • Salesforce proficiency.

Why Salt Security

  • Category leadership and a product roadmap that wins technical and business evaluations.
  • Competitive compensation, equity, and comprehensive benefits.
  • Remote-friendly culture with real autonomy and growth.
  • Inclusive environment where great ideas win and careers accelerate.

Join us to help the Bay Area’s most innovative enterprises secure the APIs that power their business.

Source: Salt Security careers

Similar roles