Smb Customer Account Executive - Benelux

Okta Okta · Enterprise · Dublin, Ireland · Emerging Sales-350

This is a sales role focused on existing customer growth for SMBs in the Benelux territory, requiring the ability to meet revenue targets, build a sales pipeline, manage negotiations, and foster long-term customer and partner relationships. The role emphasizes a passion for technology and its application in the digital age, with a preference for candidates with SaaS/Cloud sales experience and a track record of value-based selling.

What you'd actually do

  1. Meet or exceed quarterly revenue targets
  2. Develop and execute an actionable plan for the assigned territory
  3. Individually prospect to build and manage a robust sales pipeline
  4. Qualify sales opportunities based on Okta’s sales methodology to assess customer fit, establish requirements and agree success criteria
  5. Manage negotiations of both commercial terms and, in partnership with Okta’s legal team, Master Service Agreement & Data Privacy Agreements

Skills

Required

  • Fluency in Dutch language & English
  • Passion for technology
  • A track record of success selling a Software-as-a-Service and/or Cloud Computing services to the largest and most complex organisations in Benelux
  • Experience in value-based selling at senior/C-Level in sub 500 employee base accounts
  • A reputation as a trusted business partner for you peers in the local reseller and system integrator community
  • Excellent verbal and written communications skills
  • The ability to travel, including customer & partner sites

Nice to have

  • Understanding of and experience with Identity & Access Management, Single Sign-on and API-based solutions
  • BSc/BA degree or equivalent

What the JD emphasized

  • Benelux territory arm
  • track record of success
  • value-based
  • trusted business partner