Account Executive - Spain (enterprise)

Cyera Cyera · Vertical AI · Spain · Sales

This is a sales role for an Account Executive at Cyera, a data security platform company. The role involves full-cycle sales of enterprise-wide cloud data security and data risk management solutions to Fortune 500 customers. The AE will prospect, close deals, and work with Sales Engineers to map Cyera's technology to customer pain points. A strong preference is given to candidates with a background in cloud security, data, or AI sales.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead the sales cycle from pipeline generation to close.
  2. Create and deliver custom meetings, exceptional PoVs, and business value onsite with customers.
  3. Demonstrate ability to position and advise CISO, CDO, CPO, and CIO level executives with industry Point-of-View business insights; Continue to listen, build and grow executive relationships with customers.
  4. Negotiate and close business with new and existing customers.
  5. Grow Cyera’s presence with alliance and channel partners.

Skills

Required

  • Results-oriented mindset and history of overachievement when selling large deals in a hyper growth startup environment.
  • Minimum 8 years selling enterprise SaaS solutions in the cloud/security/data space to Fortune 500 customers.
  • Proficient in value-based solution selling, with a keen focus on delivering tangible business outcomes, ensuring alignment with end business value.
  • Exceptional communication and relationship-building skills.
  • Strong presentation skills and ability to develop creative solutions that move the sales process along.
  • Proven understanding of cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP), security in the cloud, and data risk.
  • Basic understanding of various data security and compliance frameworks and how this impacts business value.
  • Must demonstrate proficiency in executing a formal sales process and possess familiarity with qualification frameworks and sales forecasting / management tools.
  • Experience working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with the ability to adapt quickly to changing circumstances.
  • Willingness and ability to travel as needed, approximately 50% depending on the sales cycle.
  • Primary location to be Barcelona.

Nice to have

  • Strong preference for candidates with a cloud security, data, or AI sales background.

What the JD emphasized

  • Minimum 8 years selling enterprise SaaS solutions in the cloud/security/data space to Fortune 500 customers.
  • Proven understanding of cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP), security in the cloud, and data risk.
  • Strong preference for candidates with a cloud security, data, or AI sales background.