Enterprise Account Executive UK

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:

We are looking for an experienced sales professional, ideally with open source experience who will be selling into global enterprise accounts.  The ideal candidate has been a part of the sales efforts for other early-stage enterprise products in an entrepreneurial setting. The Strategic 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.

Why should you want to work at Kong?  

Market Opportunity - We are on a quest to build a $10b+ software company over the next few years and need YOUR help! - APIs are driving innovation across every industry! - Strong VC team, Series D, strong year over year revenue growth! Technical Leadership - We are recognized as the leader in innovation in the connectivity space. - Marco, our CTO/co-founder - “We are the Cisco of L4 and L7” - CUBE Conversation, March 2021 - We are the leading innovator in the connectivity space! Amazing Team & Culture - Come be a "Konger" and find out what we mean. - Great Place to Work Certified in 2020 & 2021 - Kong employees discuss our culture at our 2020 Company Kickoff Building Great Products - Learn why the world's largest companies love our tech! - Kong Named a Leader in the 2020 Gartner Magic Quadrant - Over 250m+ downloads of our open source API gateway!  Over 40k+ stars on Github between Kong API and Kong Insomnia!

What you'll be doing:

• Sell Kong Enterprise Platform to enterprise customers
• Meet individual quota and objectives
• Take ownership of 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
• Provide account leadership and direction in the pre- and post-sales process and contribute to analysis on wins/losses
• Ability to travel to customer sites as required (30% - 50%)
• And any additional tasks required by manager

What you'll bring:

• A true desire to see customers benefit from the investment they make with Kong
• 5+ years of experience in selling enterprise software; experience with open source,  APIs, and/or infrastructure software a big plus
• Ability to leverage established relationships and proven sales techniques for success
• Effective communicator and strong interpersonal skills
• Excellent negotiation, presentation and closing skills
• Motivated, driven and results oriented

Bonus points:

• Experience with fast growing startups is a plus