SMB Account Executive - Central

Chainguard

8h • Remote

About The Position

Chainguard is seeking highly motivated sales executives with strong market knowledge and a passion for building relationships with key decision-makers to evangelize secure and reliable software. The sales team is expected to understand customer needs deeply and demonstrate the immense value and expertise of Chainguard's solutions.

Requirements

• 1+ years of selling SaaS/Security experience required
• Ideally located in the Central timezone
• Domain experience with one or more of the following strongly recommended: Compute platforms (Kubernetes, Docker, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud), DevOps Tooling, CICD platforms (Github, Gitlab, jenkins), and overall SDLC.
• Strong track record consistently overachieving sales targets
• Ability to learn new products and create/learn processes quickly
• Competitive/Driven
• Excellent communication skills verbal and written
• Team player
• Must be willing to travel to clients to support sales relationships (if required)
• Entrepreneurial – Willing to go the extra mile, strong work ethic, resourceful.

Nice To Haves

• SaaS or Developer tools sales experience
• Startup experience
• A strong sales aptitude and fundamental understanding of the sales process
• A sound, tech-savvy business acumen and the ability to articulate a compelling value proposition in a complex and evolving business environment
• Ability to thrive in an agile environment with an ever-evolving set of solution

Responsibilities

• Define and execute sales plans for your assigned territory
• Convey value proposition and product differentiators to prospects and customers
• Forecast, meet, and exceed quota
• Develop and manage leads funnel through a combination of inbound and outbound leads
• Manage business and track opportunities through CRM and other supporting tools
• Collaborate on and improve all aspects of the sales cycle, including product, support, and sales engineering
• Understand the competitive market, being familiar with competing companies and their offerings

Benefits

• Flexible & Remote-First Culture: Work remotely with team meetup opportunities, bi-annual destination summits, and a monthly stipend for coworking spaces, phone and internet costs.
• Receive stock options upon hire and promotion. Plus, you can participate in secondary offerings and have 10 years to exercise your options.
• 100% Covered Health Insurance: We cover 100% of your health, vision and dental insurance premiums for you and your dependents. Nothing comes out of your paycheck.
• ∞ Flexible Time Off: Take the time you need – to do our best work, we need to recharge and reset.
• 18 Weeks Paid Parental Leave: We offer 18 weeks for birthing parents and 12 weeks for non-birthing parents, with the option to use it all at once or throughout your child's first year.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed