Mid-Market Account Executive, State and Local Education

Summary

Join Abnormal Security as a Mid-Market Account Executive and contribute to our growing Sales team. This full-cycle sales role involves acquiring new small to medium-sized businesses for our customer portfolio, managing deals from initial prospect to closure. You will focus on mid-market accounts with less than 3.5k mailboxes. The ideal candidate possesses a hunter mentality, a passion for cybersecurity, and proven team-selling experience.

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience in a full-cycle sales role, successfully closing complex software deals
• 1+ years of experience working for top companies selling SaaS and/or cybersecurity solutions
• Proven track record of exceeding sales quotas, driving revenue growth, and acquiring new logos
• Experience selling in a defined region, ideally within the cybersecurity or SaaS industry
• Demonstrated ability to stay in previous companies for 3 years or more (with one exception allowed)
• Based in Illinois or Minnesota
• Stack ranking in the top 5% of sales org
• A disciplined approach to pipeline development and demonstrated success prospecting into mid-market or enterprise accounts
• Comfortable and have demonstrated the ability to leverage/ balance the pillars of demand generation: AE prospecting, Marketing, Channel, and Customer referrals
• Ability to effectively uncover customer pain points and identify solutions that align with their needs
• Experience presenting value-based solutions that address customer challenges and demonstrate ROI to multiple stakeholders
• Ability to execute a structured, repeatable sales process and balance multiple opportunities without sacrificing quality
• Ability to build and present business cases that resonate with decision-makers and stakeholders
• Ability to work closely with internal teams (Sales Engineering, Marketing, Product, Customer Success) to move deals forward
• You thrive in a fast-paced, early-stage environment and succeed even with limited resources compared to larger organizations
• Embody our core values (VOICE) – Velocity, Ownership, Intellectual Honesty, Customer Obsession, and Excellence

Responsibilities

• Bring new small to medium-sized businesses into our customer portfolio, working deals from prospect to close
• Your territory will consist of mid-market accounts (<3.5k mailbox organizations)

Preferred Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in cybersecurity sales
• Experience with MEDDIC, MEDDPICC, or Command of the Sale sales methodologies

Benefits

• Bonus
• Restricted stock units (RSUs)
• Health insurance
• Retirement benefits
• Life and disability insurance
• Base salary range: $76,500 — $110,000 USD