AE, Okta & Auth0

Secure Every Identity, from AI to Human Identity is the key to unlocking the potential of AI.

The Enterprise Account Executive Opportunity The successful Okta Enterprise Account Executive is a highly motivated, self-driven, and experienced sales candidate who is passionate about security and helping customers protect themselves against the biggest identity threats.

As an Okta Enterprise Account Executive, you will be focused on providing value to C-Suite decision makers on their ability to drive the most secure environment possible for their workforce.

You will consistently drive territory growth through driving both net new logos and cultivating and growing existing Okta customers.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Establish a vision and plan to guide your long-term approach to net new logo pipeline generation
• Consistently deliver revenue targets to support YoY territory growth
• Identify, develop and execute account strategies to generate pipeline, drive sales opportunities and deliver repeatable and predictable bookings
• Identify, target and gain access to appropriate leaders in prospect accounts, building and cultivating your network of decision makers
• Scope, negotiate and close agreements to consistently meet and exceed revenue quota targets
• Holistically embrace, access, and utilize Okta partners to identify and open opportunities
• Build and nurture effective working partnerships within your Okta ecosystem (xDRs, Partners, Presales, Customer First, etc)
• Adopt a strong value based sales approach, always looking to bring a compelling point of view to each customer
• Travel as necessary to build and cultivate customer and prospect relationships

What you'll bring to the role:

• 8+ years success in growing revenue for sophisticated, complex enterprise SaaS products
• Ability to evangelize, educate and create demand with C-level decision makers
• Ability to navigate complex sales cycles with multiple stakeholders from both the customer base and within the internal ecosystem
• Proven success selling into C-suite and building partnership and buy-in with multiple stakeholders
• Significant experience selling in partnership with GSI’s & the wider partner ecosystem
• Experience in account management to the manufacturing industry, especially automotive, heavy, chemical and machinery is a plus.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with audiences of all levels and all technical aptitudes
• Confident and self driven with the humility required to successfully work in teams
• Expertise using a Sales Framework such as MEDDPICC, Challenger or Sandler (we use MEDDPICC)