Account Executive- Apj

Vanta · Enterprise · Sydney, Australia · Revenue

Account Executive role at Vanta, a company focused on security and compliance. The role involves managing the full sales cycle, identifying business verticals, and converting inbound demand into closed business. While not directly building AI, the role is open to using AI tools to enhance sales performance and gather insights for product development.

What you'd actually do

  1. Identify high-potential business verticals to develop and execute outbound strategies to engage them with Vanta.
  2. Manage the entire sales cycle, from initial contact to contract negotiation and closing, with a focus on expediting deals within a 30-day timeframe.
  3. Turn our inbound demand into closed-new business and happy Vanta customers.
  4. Manage our sales pipeline, improving and maturing our sales process and playbook.
  5. Define and communicate the specific benefits of Vanta appropriate for each customer, including making sales materials and demos.

Skills

Required

  • Sales cycle management
  • B2B SaaS sales
  • Customer relationship management
  • Pipeline management
  • Sales strategy development
  • Negotiation
  • Closing deals
  • Technical competency in software sales
  • Problem-solving
  • AI tool utilization for sales

Nice to have

  • Prior security or compliance industry experience
  • Experience in SMB/Mid-Market segments

What the JD emphasized

  • closing and quota-carrying role 2+ years
  • consistently exceeding monthly and quarterly sales targets
  • B2B SaaS, preferably in SMB / Mid-Market with a focus on short deal cycles
  • proven track record of long-term customer retention
  • highly empathetic to customers
  • stellar problem-solving chops
  • enthusiasm for making a large impact early on at a start-up
  • Open to using AI to amplify their skills and strengthen their work