Account Executive

Life at Kobalt.io

We’re excited about our mission and our people. We believe in continuous learning and development - you’ll learn from and with our team, share your expertise in lunch and learns for staff and external audiences, and we’ll all grow together. In fact, you probably don’t meet all the requirements listed, and that’s ok. As a team we’ll fill in the gaps, and help each other meet the challenges of our mission.

Kobalt.io provides a fully remote working environment with flexibility to achieve our organizational goals while balancing your personal needs.

**Job Description**:
If you are ready for a new challenge and want to join a growing team, this is your opportunity. Kobalt.io is a rapidly growing cyber security services and technology firm focused on addressing the needs of small and mid-sized businesses. Founded in November 2018, Kobalt.io has been recognized as an emerging company on the Ready to Rocket Emerging ICT list, 2020 Startups to Watch by Techcouver and has worked with over 500 companies globally addressing cyber security challenges since inception.

**Qualifications**:
Skills And Abilities

Required Qualifications
- Extensive sales experience as an Account Executive (5 years+) selling cybersecurity services or products into the SMB market segment (experience selling to high-tech startups is a plus).
- Demonstrated ability to rapidly learn a new services portfolio and contribute to sales closings within 30 days, and ramp up to handle a high volume of deals across a diversified portfolio within 3 months.
- Strong negotiation and closing skills with a demonstrated capability to drive $1.5M ARR or more annually within a SMB sales environment.
- A completed or in progress bachelor's degree in business or related field of study or equivalent work experience.
- Exceptional verbal, written, and presentation skills.
- Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and handle multiple priorities simultaneously.
- Experience using cloud software for a variety of tasks.
- Strong willingness to learn and voice your opinions in order to strengthen the business.
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills.

Desired Qualities
- The ability to be fearless
- A passion for your work
- A proactive attitude
- A willingness to take risks
- Tenacity
- Courage
- Self motivation
- The ability to balance company goals with personal goals

**Responsibilities**:

- Book calls from introductions, conduct discovery, solutioning, and proposal generation, close business at high win rate and in a timely fashion.
- Maintain current account and opportunity status at all times in the HubSpot CRM.
- Achieve or exceed monthly sales targets in both MRR and professional services engagements.
- Identify the needs of the prospect and work to close service engagements - prioritizing standard/packaged services over custom work.
- Present and position our solutions effectively to win over prospects and manage their expectations to ensure a delightful client experience.
- Build long-term relationships with partners and clients to help develop mutually-beneficial relationships, referral pipelines, and referenceable logos.
- Manage the entire sales cycle from prospecting to closing and post-sales follow-up to ensure client satisfaction and retention.
- Provide regular sales reports and forecasts to the management team, highlighting key performance metrics and areas for improvement.
- Collaborate with teams across the entire organization to identify opportunities to improve services, sales collateral, and other areas to build an industry-leading security and privacy services organization.
- Stay updated on industry trends, market conditions, and competitor activities to identify opportunities for growth.

Compensation and Benefits
- Salary: Depending on experience, up to $100K Base + $100K OTE Commission (uncapped)
- Equity: 1K Options
- Vacation: 3 weeks