Account Executive

Summary

Join KnowBe4 as an Account Executive (Mid-Market) (International) and exceed monthly sales quotas by acquiring new mid-market logo accounts. Build and maintain a robust pipeline of business opportunities through various prospecting methods, including inbound leads and reigniting open opportunities. Articulate the value proposition of KnowBe4's product suite and educate customers on its benefits. Understand organizational buying needs and key decision-makers to shorten sales cycles. Strategically offer subscription levels and negotiate pricing to increase ARR. Maintain accurate sales records in Salesforce and collaborate with channel sales representatives. This role requires 2-3 years of mid-market sales experience and excellent communication skills. KnowBe4 offers fantastic benefits including company-wide bonuses, referral bonuses, adoption assistance, tuition and certification reimbursements, and a relaxed dress code.

Requirements

• 2-3 years experience selling to Mid-Market sized businesses
• Experience with Gmail and Google Docs
• Experience with MS Office (Word and Excel)
• Experience with web browsers (Chrome, Internet Explorer, etc.)
• Excellent verbal and written communications
• Stats driven business professional
• Motivated, energetic self-starter
• Strong collaborative and teamwork skills
• Must be able to work with minimum supervision

Responsibilities

• Acquire Mid-Market-sized new logo accounts within assigned territory to meet and exceed monthly sales quota
• Build and maintain a pipeline of Mid-Market business opportunities by various prospecting methods, following lead cadence best practices, and conducting demos of our suite of products
• Articulate the value proposition of KnowBe4’s full suite of products and educate the customer how each product will improve their business’s human firewall
• Understand an organization’s buying needs, key decision makers, potential roadblocks and next steps to shorten sales cycles and acquire a high volume of new logo accounts
• Act strategically in offering subscription levels, multi-year deals and/or negotiating discounted pricing to increase ARR
• Maintain accurate and thorough records of daily sales statistics via Salesforce
• Collaborate with the assigned Channel sales representative to seamlessly close new logos through our Partner business channels

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree or higher education equivalent, desirable
• Familiarity with standard concepts, practices and procedures within the IT, Security or Cybersecurity industry, desirable
• Experience with Salesforce, a plus

Benefits

• Company-wide bonuses based on monthly sales targets
• Employee referral bonuses
• Adoption assistance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Certification reimbursement
• Certification completion bonuses
• A relaxed dress code