The Role: Account Executive – German Speaking
Contract: Perm
Salary: £36,000
Location: London
Start date: ASAP
Our Client is pioneering a new category of cyber-security technology, the “Enterprise Immune System”. Founded in 2013, by September 2018 the company was valued at $1.65bn with almost a thousand staff and many thousands of businesses worldwide. The technical hub and headquarters are located in Cambridge, with a US headquarters in San Francisco and offices in 40 countries. Our technology applies cutting-edge machine learning and mathematics to the field of cyber-security.
They are currently expanding their sales organisation to accommodate a rapidly-growing customer base and accelerating revenue. This position offers significant commission-earning potential, fast-paced career development, and numerous opportunities for personal achievement.
Responsibilities:
- Prospect accounts for new business, manage existing accounts and deliver upsells and renewals
- Establish and work with partners in your territory
- Present and demonstrate cyber threat defence solutions to CISOs and information security experts
- Attend marketing events and security conferences
- Work closely with Subject Matter Experts, Technical Account Managers and Cyber Threat Analysts who will support you in delivering Proof of Values (POVs) to prospective customers
- For this role you need to be tenacious, driven and have the following skill set:
- Experience of working in a target-driven environment, ideally in a sales (Essential)
- Strong analytical and organisational skills (Essential)
- Be a team player but with the ability to operate autonomously and take independent decisions (Essential)
- Goal orientated with the ability to self-motivate (Essential)
- Experience in a high-growth business environment or start-up (Desirable)
- Minimum 2:1 from a leading University
Benefits:
- Competitive base salary with uncapped OTE
- BUPA family healthcare
- Pension contribution
- Other benefits include transport allowance, free lunch on a Friday*, free fruit and regular office social events (* dependent on region)
Account Executive, London
”This has been the best career start I could hope for. Proposing a technology which delivers quick and tangible results, thanks to cutting-edge innovation, is extremely satisfying. They have helped me grow my business and social skills: conducting a project, negotiating, having empathy, managing crisis etc.”
We are a young company with dynamic growth so you must be prepared to work hard and show continued commitment and dedication to the business.