Major Account Executive

Abnormal AI Abnormal AI · Vertical AI · United Kingdom · Remote · Major Accounts

Major Account Executive for Abnormal AI in the UK, responsible for managing and growing relationships with approximately 20 enterprise accounts. The role involves driving new ARR, prospecting, managing the sales cycle from initial conversation to closing and expansion, and collaborating with internal teams to ensure customer success and product prioritization.

What you'd actually do

  1. Sell Abnormal security solutions to approximately 20 Major Accounts (F500/ Global 500) within your defined territory with the goal to overachieve new annual recurring revenue quota
  2. Work from initial conversations through signing a contract and up-selling once they’re a customer.
  3. Prospect and generate new business opportunities within Major Accounts 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 5+ years of direct experience driving new logo acquisition within Fortune and Global 500 organizations
  • Proven track record of success closing new Major Account Logos, while also cross selling/ upselling and growing the existing customer account
  • 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.)
  • BS/BA degree or equivalent work experience

Nice to have

  • Proven hunter with a disciplined approach to early pipeline development and prospecting into enterprise accounts.
  • 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 — 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.

What the JD emphasized

  • Enterprise Account Hunter
  • cold prospecting
  • multi-threading
  • closing complex, high-value deals
  • Proven track record of success closing new Major Account Logos
  • cross selling/ upselling and growing the existing customer account
  • 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
  • security, email, cloud, AI, etc.
  • Cyber-security Software sales
  • selling subscription software/SaaS to CISOs and security personnel
  • Start-up experience
  • BS/BA degree or equivalent work experience