Enterprise Account Executive
- Role
- Sales
- Experience
- Mid
- Employment
- Full-time
Open to DE, JP only. Set where you work from to check your eligibility.
No BS summary
Enterprise sales hunter local to the Tokyo area with 3+ years selling directly into enterprise accounts. Must have cybersecurity SaaS sales experience, technical fluency across security/email/cloud/AI, and English proficiency.
Required skills
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Remote - JapanEnterpriseR-101191
About the Role
Abnormal AI is looking for an Enterprise Account Executive to play a pivotal role on our foundational sales team as we launch and scale in Japan. This team sells our security solutions to Enterprise level accounts within a defined territory.
The ideal candidate for the role will be local to the Tokyo area and have the following skillset:
- 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 you will do
- Sell Abnormal security solutions to your defined territory with the goal to overachieve new annual recurring revenue quota
- Work enterprise accounts (>3k mailbox organizations) from initial conversations through signing a contract and up-selling once they’re a customer.
- Prospect and generate new business opportunities with enterprise accounts (>3k mailbox organizations) to supply enough pipeline for them to hit sales targets.
- Work with Customer success to ensure a timely renewal and expansion sale opportunities
- Continually document results and maintain accurate data across all sales systems (Salesforce, Highspot, Close Plan)
- Be a voice for the customer/prospect with internal teams including Sales Engineering/POV team, Product and Marketing to ensure appropriate prioritization to close more revenue.
Must Haves
- Enterprise Account Hunter with 3+ years of direct (not overlay) experience selling into enterprise-sized organizations, including prospecting, winning new logos, and expanding major accounts in competitive, incumbent-heavy environments.
- 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
- Proficiency in English, both written and verbal
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A note on AI in our process: Abnormal AI uses AI-assisted tools to help our recruiting team prepare for candidate interviews. These tools analyze resume content and role requirements to suggest interview questions and areas for the interviewer to explore.They do not make hiring decisions or screen candidates automatically. Every decision about a candidacy is made by a person. Further, if your application is successful and Abnormal AI makes a conditional offer of employment, we will carry out pre-employment checks which must be successfully completed to progress to a final offer. All processes and pre-employment checks are in line with prevailing legislation and Abnormal AI's policies relevant to our security and privacy standards.
Abnormal AI is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. For our EEO policy statement please click here. If you would like more information on your EEO rights under the law, please click here.
As part of Abnormal AI's secure hiring practices, we conduct video interviews and validate applicants at various stages through our recruitment process. Further, if your application is successful and Abnormal AI makes a conditional offer of employment, we will carry out pre-employment checks which must be successfully completed to progress to a final offer. All processes and pre-employment checks are in line with prevailing legislation and Abnormal AI's policies relevant to our security and privacy standards.
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What you'll do
- Sell Abnormal security solutions to a defined territory with the goal of overachieving new annual recurring revenue quota
- Work enterprise accounts over 3k mailbox organizations from initial conversations through contract signing and upselling after they become customers
- Prospect and generate new business opportunities with enterprise accounts over 3k mailbox organizations to build enough pipeline to hit sales targets
- Work with Customer Success to ensure timely renewal and expansion sale opportunities
- Continually document results and maintain accurate data across all sales systems, including Salesforce, Highspot, and Close Plan
- Be a voice for the customer or prospect with internal teams including Sales Engineering/POV team, Product, and Marketing to ensure appropriate prioritization to close more revenue
- Sell Abnormal security solutions to your defined territory with the goal to overachieve new annual recurring revenue quota
- Work enterprise accounts (>3k mailbox organizations) from initial conversations through signing a contract and up-selling once they’re a customer.
- Prospect and generate new business opportunities with enterprise accounts (>3k mailbox organizations) to supply enough pipeline for them to hit sales targets.
- Work with Customer success to ensure a timely renewal and expansion sale opportunities
- Continually document results and maintain accurate data across all sales systems (Salesforce, Highspot, Close Plan)
What they require
- Local to the Tokyo area
- 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
- Enterprise Account Hunter with 3+ years of direct, not overlay, experience selling into enterprise-sized organizations, including prospecting, winning new logos, and expanding major accounts in competitive, incumbent-heavy environments
- Skill in negotiating with large organizations and closing complex sales
- Proven performer with consistent over-quota performance and/or top 5% of sales organization
- Technically competent and conversant in key areas: security, email, cloud, AI, etc.
- Cybersecurity 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 a new entrant with large competitors or similar, including limited resources and building territory through channel, tech partners, and initial customer wins
- BS/BA degree or equivalent work experience
- Proficiency in English, both written and verbal
- Ability to hunt: disciplined approach to early pipeline development.
- Demonstrated 3+ years of direct (vs. overlay) enterprise experience prospecting, closing new logos and growing major accounts against incumbents.
- 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.
Abnormal AI is an equal opportunity employer.
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