Commercial Account Executive - US

Are you ready to power the World's connections?

If you don’t think you meet all of the criteria below but are still interested in the job, please apply. Nobody checks every box - we’re looking for candidates that are particularly strong in a few areas, and have some interest and capabilities in others.

About the role:

Kong is searching for an experienced Commercial Sales Executive, to sell directly into Commercial accounts in the US. The ideal candidate has been closing deals for other early-stage enterprise software products in an entrepreneurial setting. Familiarity with Open Source and Open Core platforms preferable. The Account Executive will be integral to our growth plan and in acquiring new customers. Kong’s Account Executive will be the primary point of contact and the face of Kong for our prospects.

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What you'll be doing:

• Sell Kong Enterprise Platform on Kong’s Commercial sales team
• Meet and/or exceed individual quota($650k), objectives and KPIs
• Take ownership to build and manage your book of business, which includes understanding and documenting the buying criteria and process, determining the appropriate motion and patterns, ensuring pipeline accuracy based on evidence, and working the leads to closure
• Collaborate and leverage an ecosystem of resources including pre sales, post sales, channel partners, customer success and leadership to promote Kong and drive new business
• Anything else required by manager

What you'll bring:

• A true desire to see customers benefit from the investment they make with Kong
• 2+ years of experience in direct sales experience selling enterprise software to mid-size to large enterprises with open source, APIs, and/or infrastructure software
• Effective communicator and strong interpersonal skills
• Excellent negotiation, presentation and closing skills
• Experience with fast growing startups is a plus
• Strong background in territory planning and revenue generated from outbound pipeline
• You have a measurable track record in new business development and over achieving sales targets
• Knowledge of MEDDIC and Challenger methodologies is a plus

About you:

• A top performer with 3-5 years experience hunting and closing net new logos
• Experienced with creatively sourcing companies outside of your CRM
• You have previously worked in an early-stage company and you know how to navigate and be successful in a fast-growing organization
• Motivated, collaborative, driven and results oriented

About Kong: 

Kong is THE cloud native API platform with the fastest, most adopted API gateway in the world (over 300m downloads!). Loved by developers and trusted with enterprises’ most critical traffic volumes, Kong helps startups and Fortune 500 companies build with confidence – allowing them to bring solutions to market faster with API and service connectivity that scales easily and securely. 

83% of web traffic today is API calls! APIs are the connective tissue of the cloud and the underlying technology that allows software to talk and interact with one another. Therefore, we believe that APIs act as the nervous system of the cloud. Our audacious mission is to build the nervous system that will safely and reliably connect all of humankind!  

For more information about Kong, please visit konghq.com or follow @thekonginc on Twitter.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.

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