Sr. Corporate Account Executive

CrowdStrike CrowdStrike · Enterprise · Sydney, Australia

This role is for a Sr. Corporate Account Executive at CrowdStrike, a cybersecurity company that uses an AI-native platform. The role focuses on driving new business opportunities and expanding the customer base within a specific territory. Responsibilities include prospecting, managing the sales process, developing account strategies, and forecasting. The ideal candidate has sales experience, preferably in cybersecurity, and technical aptitude to communicate security solutions.

What you'd actually do

  1. Actively engage prospective customers to identify new opportunities and drive business growth
  2. Run a sophisticated end-to-end sales process from prospecting to closure, collaborating with Sales Engineers and Sales Development Representatives as needed
  3. Develop and execute account strategies and plans to achieve sales targets
  4. Forecast and report updates to the management team
  5. Stay up-to-date on CrowdStrike products, services, and competitive landscape to effectively communicate the value of our solutions

Skills

Required

  • 3+ years of sales experience
  • Technical aptitude and ability to quickly understand and communicate technical concepts related to security solutions
  • Strong communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to build effective relationships with customers and internal stakeholders

Nice to have

  • Experience in the Cyber Security industry, with a strong understanding of security threats, trends, and technologies
  • Experience selling security solutions, such as cloud-native security platforms, and a strong understanding of the competitive landscape

What the JD emphasized

  • proven track record of generating net new business and exceeding sales targets