Enterprise Account Executive (Illinois)

Verkada•Chicago, IL

6h•Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a hardworking, driven individual with superb energy, passion, and experience driving new business acquisition in the Corporate (all Non-SLED organizations with 2,000 - 20,000 employees) market. This person will join a growing Corporate Field Sales team and will cover a defined territory in Wisconsin and Illinois. The Enterprise Account Executive will play an integral role in developing the territory and will focus on formulating and executing a sales strategy within an assigned territory. This isn't just a sales role; it’s an opportunity to own a territory, disrupt a legacy industry, and help leading businesses modernize their physical security infrastructure with our integrated cloud platform. With consistent year-over-year growth, Verkada offers an unparalleled opportunity for sales professionals to join a market leader at an exciting stage. If you are an ambitious "hunter" looking to accelerate your career, you will thrive in our high-velocity, disruptive environment. This is more than a job - it’s a chance to build a legacy within a rapidly scaling startup that is redefining an entire industry.

Requirements

5-10+ years quota carrying B2B software/hardware technology sales with a focus on building a greenfield territory and landing new business within an Enterprise organization
Proven track record of success in a sales-driven organization selling a highly complex technical solution (with the awards and references to prove it)
Possess a hunter sales mentality with a strong desire to be successful, and have a proven track record of prospecting, closing new logos, and landing major accounts against incumbents
Willingness to have a strong field presence multiple days per week; Must live in the territory & be willing to travel up to 50%
A demonstrable track record of success managing longer, complex sales cycles and engaging with all levels from end users to business champions to C-level executives
Proven experience running a process-driven sales cycle
Self-motivated, tenacious, confident, with a willingness to engage in prospecting to maintain individual funnels as expected
Intellectually curious High IQ, EQ, and self-awareness
Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) with peers, customers, and partners
Thrive working in a fast- paced, dynamic environment with a strong sense of urgency
BS/BA degree strongly preferred
Must live within Illinois or Wisconsin

Nice To Haves

3+ years Enterprise sales is highly preferred
Experience selling to CIO/CTO/CISO/CFO leaders at Fortune 1000 companies is highly preferred
Experience collaborating with internal and external channel partner teams to sell through and with channel partners is a plus
Relevant software or hardware industry experience in any of the following domains; security software, physical security, or hardware, computer networking and “how the internet works”, subscription, SaaS, or Cloud software is a plus
Strong knowledge and execution of MEDDIC is highly preferred

Responsibilities

Develop and implement a comprehensive territory plan
Manage the entire sales process to ensure delivery against key performance metrics and quota, with a strong emphasis on generating net new business sales. This includes prospecting and outreach, providing product demos and trials, and engaging in strategic negotiations with customers and channel partners
Meet or exceed individual targets and contribute to the overall team and company success. This includes proactively penetrating greenfield accounts and achieving a quarterly quota of at least 2-3 qualified net new logos
Initiate and manage expansion discussions to drive customer retention. This includes identifying customers’ goals and requirements, including budgetary constraints and key decision makers
Devise a comprehensive customer acquisition strategy and partner with Verkada’s channel partner sales organization to establish channel partner initiatives that result in a minimum of 5 deal registrations each quarter
Drive business growth and enhance market presence, and help enterprise organizations modernize their physical security solutions through a combination of customer engagements, marketing campaigns, executive briefings, industry conferences, events, and physical security market knowledge/intelligence
Gain an in-depth and detailed understanding of Verkada’s business and products, as well as the physical security market to confidently sell to C-level executives within Enterprise organizations
Create effective presentations and proposals; create urgency to drive deal closure, negotiate pricing, and contractual agreements
Provide account analysis, conduct quarterly business reviews, and generate accurate revenue forecasts
This role requires regular travel, estimated to be more than 50% of the time, including both domestic and international destinations as needed. The successful candidate must be comfortable with frequent travel to support business operations, customer and partner engagements, and team collaboration.

Benefits

Healthcare programs that can be tailored to meet the personal health and financial well-being needs - Premiums are 100% covered for the employee under at least one plan, and 80% for family premiums under all plans
Nationwide medical, vision, and dental coverage
Health Saving Account (HSA) with annual employer contributions and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) with tax-saving options
Expanded mental health support
Paid parental leave policy & fertility benefits
Time off to relax and recharge through our paid holidays, firmwide extended holidays, flexible PTO, and personal sick time
Professional development stipend
Wellness/fitness benefits
Healthy lunches provided daily
Commuter benefits