Account Executive, Select, Chicago

Verkada · Enterprise · Chicago, IL · Mid-Market Select

Verkada is seeking an Account Executive to drive new business acquisition for their AI-powered physical security platform. The role involves sourcing and cultivating opportunities, managing the sales cycle, territory planning, and customer engagement. Requires 4-9 years of sales experience with a hunter mentality and a proven track record.

What you'd actually do

  1. Source and Cultivate Opportunities:
  2. Sales Cycle Management:
  3. Territory Planning and Forecasting:
  4. Customer Engagement and Consultation:

Skills

Required

  • 4-9 years of sales experience
  • hunter sales mentality
  • proven track record of prospecting
  • closing new logos
  • landing accounts against incumbents
  • Effective communication skills
  • build rapport
  • nurture relationships
  • deliver compelling presentations
  • thrive in a dynamic, competitive, and fast-paced startup environment
  • Tenacity
  • drive to learn
  • self-motivated attitude
  • work collaboratively with internal teams
  • travel for customer meetings, presentations, and team collaborations

Nice to have

  • Salesforce
  • LinkedIn
  • ZoomInfo & Outreach
  • MEDDPICC

What the JD emphasized

  • quota-carrying capacity
  • hunter sales mentality
  • proven track record of prospecting
  • closing new logos
  • landing accounts against incumbents