Strategic Account Executive, Southern California

Axonius•Remote - California, CA

14h•Remote

About The Position

We are seeking a high-performing Strategic Account Executive to lead sales efforts across the Southern California region, targeting large enterprise organizations above 15,000 employees. This is a pivotal role requiring a strong work ethic, relentless drive and purposeful daily activity to build and maintain a robust pipeline and exceed revenue targets. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced, high-output environment, demonstrates ownership of their territory, and executes with precision and urgency. This individual will collaborate closely with senior sales leadership, channel partners, and cross-functional teams to drive value-based sales engagements that solve complex IT and security challenges for major customers. This is more than a sales job, this is a high-impact role for someone ready to own their business, execute at a high level, and be a key contributor to the company’s growth in a top-tier market.

Requirements

10+ years of success in a closing role selling to Enterprise accounts, with a proven hunter mentality and consistent quota attainment.
Experience managing and closing complex, multi-stakeholder sales cycles within large organizations.
Demonstrated ability to build and execute a regional go-to-market strategy, coordinating effectively with channel partners, tech alliances, BDRs, SEs, Marketing, and Product.
Strong working knowledge of enterprise IT and security environments, including solutions like endpoint protection, vulnerability management, SIEM, CMDB, Active Directory, firewalls, cloud platforms, and SaaS offerings.

Nice To Haves

Strong negotiation skills with a history of driving value-based deals and minimizing discounting.
Highly self-motivated and proactive, with the ability to work independently and efficiently in a remote, field-based environment.
A disciplined operator who understands the importance of CRM hygiene, structured deal execution, and precision in forecasting.
Demonstrates a strong work ethic, integrity, and a commitment to excellence in every customer interaction.
Competitive spirit and a deep drive to win, not just against quota, but in delivering transformational outcomes for customers.
Strategic thinker with resourcefulness and the ability to adapt and thrive in dynamic, fast-evolving conditions.

Responsibilities

Develop and execute a comprehensive regional strategy designed to deliver a 4x pipeline relative to quota.
Operate with a bias for action and a focus on measurable outcomes, holding yourself accountable to activity goals and performance benchmarks.
Build and nurture strong channel and security/IT vendor partnerships, leveraging their reach and influence to accelerate growth.
Qualify and advance opportunities using value-based selling methodologies and frameworks such as MEDDPIC, ensuring clear business value alignment with customer needs.
Maintain high-quality hygiene in Salesforce and Clari, including: Consistent and insightful Chatter posts, Clear, strategic next steps for all active opportunities, Up-to-date MEDDPIC criteria, Accurate and timely forecasting with realistic close dates.