Enterprise Account Executive, Ohio Valley (cleveland - Columbus)

Abnormal AI Abnormal AI · Vertical AI · United States · Remote · Enterprise

Enterprise Account Executive focused on selling Abnormal AI's security solutions to large organizations within a defined territory. Responsibilities include prospecting, pipeline development, closing deals, managing renewals and expansions, and collaborating with internal teams. Requires experience in enterprise sales, cybersecurity software, and a hunter mentality.

What you'd actually do

  1. Sell Abnormal security solutions to your defined territory with the goal to overachieve new annual recurring revenue quota
  2. Work enterprise accounts (>3k mailbox organizations) from initial conversations through signing a contract and up-selling once they’re a customer.
  3. Prospect and generate new business opportunities with enterprise accounts (>3k mailbox organizations) to supply enough pipeline for them to hit sales targets.
  4. Work with Customer success to ensure a timely renewal and expansion sale opportunities
  5. Continually document results and maintain accurate data across all sales systems (Salesforce, Highspot, Close Plan)

Skills

Required

  • Enterprise Account Hunter with 3+ years of direct experience selling into enterprise-sized organizations
  • Prospecting, winning new logos, and expanding major accounts
  • Negotiating with large organizations and closing complex sales
  • Consistent over quota performance and/or top 5% of sales org
  • Technically competent in security, email, cloud, AI
  • Cyber-security Software sales (subscription software/SaaS to CISOs and security personnel)
  • Start-up experience
  • BS/BA degree or equivalent work experience

Nice to have

  • local to the Ohio Valley, between Cleveland and Columbus area
  • Leveraging all five demand gen pillars: AE prospecting, SDRs, marketing, channel, and customer referrals.
  • Skilled at leveraging all five demand gen pillars: AE prospecting, SDRs, marketing, channel, and customer referrals.
  • Strong qualifier with a knack for uncovering customer pain points and connecting them to compelling, value-driven solutions.
  • Effective presenter able to tailor demos and messaging to resonate with stakeholders based on specific business challenges.
  • Process-oriented with a consistent, repeatable sales methodology and strong time management skills
  • Business case builder, experienced in quantifying ROI across multiple dimensions for diverse stakeholder groups.
  • Knowledge sharer, able to extract, organize, and document customer insights and deal lessons to enable broader team learning.
  • Internal guide, adept at navigating and supporting internal buying processes.
  • Resilient and resourceful, with the grit to thrive in early-stage environments
  • understanding of how to leverage cross-functional teams including SEs, marketing, BDRs, product, and CS.
  • Work with Customer success to ensure a timely renewal and expansion sale opportunities
  • Be a voice for the customer/prospect with internal teams including Sales Engineering/POV team, Product and Marketing to ensure appropriate prioritization to close more revenue.

What the JD emphasized

  • Proven hunter with a disciplined approach to early pipeline development and prospecting into enterprise accounts.
  • Strong qualifier with a knack for uncovering customer pain points and connecting them to compelling, value-driven solutions.
  • Effective presenter able to tailor demos and messaging to resonate with stakeholders based on specific business challenges.
  • Process-oriented with a consistent, repeatable sales methodology and strong time management skills — capable of managing multiple deals without sacrificing quality.
  • Data-disciplined, maintaining accurate and consistent account and opportunity data at all times.
  • Business case builder, experienced in quantifying ROI across multiple dimensions for diverse stakeholder groups.
  • Knowledge sharer, able to extract, organize, and document customer insights and deal lessons to enable broader team learning.
  • Internal guide, adept at navigating and supporting internal buying processes.
  • Resilient and resourceful, with the grit to thrive in early-stage environments and a strong understanding of how to leverage cross-functional teams including SEs, marketing, BDRs, product, and CS.
  • Enterprise Account Hunter with 3+ years of direct (not overlay) experience selling into enterprise-sized organizations, including prospecting, winning new logos, and expanding major accounts in competitive, incumbent-heavy environments.
  • Skill in negotiating with large organizations and closing complex sales
  • Proven performer with consistent over quota performance and/or top 5% of sales org
  • Technically competent: Conversant in key areas: security, email, cloud, AI, etc.
  • Cyber-security Software sales: Experience selling subscription software/SaaS to CISOs and security personnel
  • Start-up experience: Success at a company that was early stage, underdog or was a new entrant with large competitors or similar (limited resources-build territory including: channel, tech partners, initial customer wins, etc.)