Senior Emerging Markets Account Executive

Position Description: The Sr. Emerging Account Executive role at Okta is responsible for all aspects of new-logo acquisition and install base expansion for our small to medium sized business (1-299 employees). Core responsibilities include territory planning, prospecting, relationship development, running sales cycles, pricing, presentation delivery, negotiations, and closing. In this high-velocity role, expect to own deals from cradle-to-grave in collaboration with account teams, sales engineers, professional services, and partners.
Our AE’s strive to understand the specific challenges that both prospects and customers are faced with and map Okta’s solutions accordingly to achieve the desired positive business outcomes. They cultivate positive relationships with customers and key partners while maintaining a solid knowledge of Okta’s evolving technology as well as contending differentiators. It is imperative that you demonstrate leadership qualities, ethical behavior, excellent work ethic and a focus on collaboration with both internal counterparts as well as customers.
Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Forecast opportunities to hit or exceed a quarterly quota in a defined territory
• Cultivate relationships with supporting members of the Sales Development Team
• Build sales decks that wow your prospects during your product demonstrations
• Build and maintain a robust sales pipeline within our small to medium-sized segment
• Work with partners and strategic alliances to extend reach & new opportunities
• Accelerate customer adoption by expanding Okta’s product use within your customer base
• Manage contract negotiations
• Develop long-term strategic relationships with key accounts and ensure customer success

Required Experience:

• 2-4 years of B2B closing sales experience, SaaS/Cloud, security, strongly preferred
• A track record of success selling to small to medium-sized businesses
• Prior experience managing a territory based quota
• ISV/Partnership experience preferred
• Experience presenting/running demos to C-level executives
• BS/BA degree preferred