Sales Account Executive (Hybrid)
KnowBe427 days ago
Clearwater, FL
Hybrid
Full-time
Junior Level (1-3 years)
Job Description
Position Overview
KnowBe4, the provider of the world's largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, is seeking Sales Account Executives who use a consultative selling approach to help organizations improve their security posture. Based in the greater Tampa Bay area, this role focuses on managing opportunities with small and mid-sized businesses (under 500 employees) and offersuncapped commissionsandmonthly bonusesin a fun, casual, and growth-oriented work environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Promote and sell KnowBe4's range of products and services
- Identify and close net new customers in the assigned territory
- Build and maintain a pipeline of potential customers by developing and managing relationships with prospects
- Forecast new business opportunities that lead to successful client relationships and sales
- Identify key decision makers and qualify new business opportunities through cold calling, networking, and high-level prospecting
- Articulate the value proposition of KnowBe4's products to improve customers' security awareness and overall security
- Achieve or exceed monthly quotas and/or targets
- Represent KnowBe4 at trade shows and follow up on marketing leads to generate new sales opportunities
- Negotiate discounted pricing in line with established policies
- Maintain accurate records of customer calls, emails, and related activities in compliance with company policies
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree is a plus
- Proven track record in sales
- 1-3 years selling software to Small Medium Enterprises
- Familiarity with standard IT security concepts, practices, and procedures
- Experience with Salesforce and Gmail
- Network or Security Plus preferred
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Stats-driven business professional with a motivated, energetic, and self-starting attitude
- Strong collaborative and teamwork skills with the ability to work with minimal supervision
Benefits & Perks
- Company-wide bonusesbased on monthly sales targets
- Employee referral bonuses
- Adoption assistance
- Tuition reimbursement, certification reimbursement and completion bonuses
- Relaxed dress codein a modern, high-tech, and fun work environment
Required Skills
Gmail
software sales
Salesforce
communication
consultative selling
lead generation
cold calling
forecasting
customer relationship management
pipeline management