Commerical Account Executive

22 ore fa

Varese, Lombardy, Italia Kong Tempo pieno

Overview

As an Account Executive at Kong, you will drive new business for the Konnect Platform in mid-market enterprise accounts. You'll be a face of Kong to prospects, collaborating with pre- and post-sales teams to win new customers in a high-growth market. You'll work to meet quota, manage your book of business, and articulate Kong's value across open source and API/infrastructure contexts. This is a fast-paced role with uncapped earning potential and meaningful impact on company growth.

Retribuzione / Benefits

  • uncapped commission and earnings potential
  • health, dental, and vision insurance
  • paid holidays and PTO
  • professional development opportunities and tools

Responsabilità

  • Sell Kong Konnect Platform within Commercial sales to target accounts
  • Meet and/or exceed quota, objectives and KPIs
  • Own and manage your book of business, including buying criteria and deal motion
  • Drive pipeline and closure with evidence-based forecasting
  • Collaborate with pre-sales, post-sales, channel partners, customer success, and leadership to win new business

Requisiti fondamentali

  • Direct enterprise software sales experience to small- to mid-size organizations, ideally with open source, APIs, and/or infrastructure software
  • Excellent negotiation, presentation, and closing skills
  • Strong interpersonal and communication abilities
  • Experience with fast-growing startups is a plus
  • Strong background in territory planning and outbound pipeline generation
  • Measurable track record of new business development and over-achieving sales targets
  • Knowledge of MEDDIC and Challenger methodologies is a plus
  • Fluent in English; Italian and/or Spanish and/or French is a plus
  • strong interpersonal skills
  • ambition and results-driven
  • collaborative and team-oriented
  • open source experience
  • APIs and infrastructure software familiarity
  • territory planning and pipeline management