Socket
Enterprise Account Executive
9mo ago
300000 USD / yearUSARemotesalesaccount managementpipeline generation
Drive the full sales cycle and build relationships with enterprise Security teams to meet revenue targets and influence product and sales success.
About the company
- Socket helps devs and security teams ship faster by cutting out security busywork. Thousands of orgs use Socket to safely find, audit, and manage open source code. Our customers - from Anthropic to xAI, and Figma to Vercel - love Socket (just check out their tweets to see for yourself!)
- Founded by Feross Aboukhadijeh , a long-time open source maintainer with software downloaded over a billion times a month, Socket has raised $ 125M in funding from top angels, operators, and security leaders.
Responsibilities
- We are looking for a driven Enterprise Account Executive to join our dynamic and highly-experienced sales team at Socket. In this role, you'll drive our go-to-market strategy by managing the full sales cycle and working to build relationships with Security teams across enterprise organizations. You’ll have the opportunity to make a significant impact in shaping the future of our product, selling process and success in the Enterprise market.
- Meet and exceed revenue targets by working closely with enterprise organizations (>2,000 employees) Security teams.
- Supplement inbound leads with self-generated outbound strategies for pipeline generation.
- Develop innovative and repeatable sales strategies to drive opportunities and revenue.
- Create an unparalleled customer experience throughout the sales life cycle.
- Manage existing customer relationships to drive renewal and upsell opportunities.
- Work cross-functionally across our go-to-market team as well as with partner organizations to drive strategic growth opportunities.
How to apply
- Informational call with someone from our Talent team
- Virtual f2f with the Hiring Manager
- Presentation phase
- Internal Debrief
- Final call with our Founder
- References
- Decision / Offer
- We know how important clarity is when looking for a new role, so we've put together a read-me about the Interview Process at Socket.
- Benefits: Our benefits are crafted to support you and your family, so you can take care of what matters most and thrive in and outside of work. We offer:
- Market competitive salary bands
- Meaningful equity program
- Comprehensive health benefits for you and your family (99% coverage)
- Flexible time-off, holidays, and winter shutdown to rest & recharge
- Paid parental leave
- Remote-first, with quarterly team off-sites
Other
- 7 plus years of experience in an Enterprise Sales role for B2B SaaS solutions.
- Experience selling in the cybersecurity (or related) industry.
- Proven track record of meeting or exceeding sales quotas.
- Measurable success in building and managing a qualified pipeline and a self-driven, hunter mindset.
- An understanding of how to drive success in an early stage, fast-paced environment and take ownership to get the task done.
- A collaborative mindset and the ability to build meaningful relationships throughout the sales process.
- Strong written and verbal communication and experience communicating at every level including the C-Suite.
- An aptitude to take on new projects outside the normal scope of the day to day role as needed.
- The best candidates for Socket are talented, hard working, competitive, and not afraid to fail. They are team first but willing to take the lead with minimal guidance and supervision.
- Willingness to travel for customer and company meetings as needed.
- Pursue Excellence: We set ourselves apart by consistently delivering work of exceptional quality and distinction.
- Move with urgency and focus: We prioritize swift, decisive action.
- Think rigorously: We care about being right and it often takes reasoning from first principles to get there. We value alternative perspectives and have constructive discussions.
- Trust and amplify: We overtrust, always assume good intent, and give specific feedback to help each other improve.
- Feel a strong sense of ownership: We wear many hats and feel a strong sense of overall ownership of the company and we're non-territorial regarding our nominal domains.
- Are customer obsessed: We relentlessly prioritize the needs of our customers, striving to exceed their expectations and delight them at every interaction.