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Enterprise Account Executive

BreachLock · Remote · US

Base
Not disclosed
OTE
Not disclosed
Quota attainment
Not disclosed
Posted
2mo ago

Why it matters: OTE tells you what you could earn. Attainment tells you how realistic it is.

Ask: “What percentage of fully ramped reps hit quota last year?”

Still open · checked 2h agoon BreachLock's careers page

The job

What you'd do
Find and win new customers among very big companies, selling security testing to their top security leaders like CISOs. The job is remote, and you'll find many of your own leads.
Who you'd sell to
Still reading the posting. Check back within the hour.
Where deals come from
Mostly you. Expect a lot of outbound: cold calls, emails and LinkedIn.

The Braun Read

Proceed with caution

A few things here deserve a hard look before you spend time on it.

Pay
No pay listed at all.
Transparency
Says nothing about quota, attainment, deal size, territory or sales cycle.
Time on market
Open 81 days. Ask why it's been hard to fill.
Company hiring
7 sales roles open, hiring at a steady pace.

Red lights

  • "Unlimited earnings," no numbers. It sells uncapped or unlimited earnings but never says what anyone actually earns.

Green lights

None spotted.

Based only on what the posting says. Lights are a starting point for your first call, not a final judgment.

Questions to ask on the first call

Built from what this posting leaves out. How they answer tells you as much as what they say.

  1. 1.

    What did the median rep and the top rep actually earn last year?

    "Unlimited" is a ceiling, not a number. You need the median.

  2. 2.

    What percentage of fully ramped reps hit quota last year?

    OTE is what you could earn. This is how likely you are to earn it.

  3. 3.

    What percentage of reps on the team have been here more than 18 months?

    Tenure shows whether people stay long enough to get paid.

  4. 4.

    Has the comp plan changed in the last 12 to 18 months? What changed?

    A plan that changes every year means the goalposts keep moving.

  5. 5.

    Who sits with reps and reviews calls each week?

    Coaching is often what's behind a good or bad attainment number.

  6. 6.

    Why is this role open? Did someone leave, or is it new?

    New headcount is growth. A replacement means someone left. Ask why.

› When the offer comes

Save these for later. They land better once they've said yes to you.

  1. 1.

    Can I see the full comp plan in writing, including clawbacks and accelerators?

    What's in writing is what gets paid. Read it before you sign.

  2. 2.

    Can I see the actual comp distribution for the team last year, not just the OTE?

    The spread shows what most reps really take home. OTE is just the target.

  3. 3.

    I'd be walking away from earned commission to join. Is there room for a sign-on bonus to help cover that?

    Leaving money behind is a fair reason to ask. The worst answer is no.

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Full posting
About BreachLock BreachLock is a global cybersecurity company focused on helping organizations continuously identify, validate, and reduce their cyber risk. Our platform combines human expertise with innovative technology across Penetration Testing, Continuous Security Scanning, Attack Surface Management, Adversarial Exposure Validation, and Red Teaming. We are growing our sales organization and are looking for a high-performing Enterprise Account Executive to help drive new business across the enterprise market. The Role As an Enterprise Account Executive, you will own the full sales cycle from prospecting and discovery through negotiation and close. You will work with CISOs, security leaders, IT executives, and other senior stakeholders to understand their security challenges and position BreachLock as a strategic partner. This is a highly consultative role for someone who can navigate complex sales cycles, build executive relationships, and consistently deliver against a revenue target. What You’ll Do - Own the entire enterprise sales cycle from initial engagement through close - Build and manage a healthy pipeline of enterprise opportunities - Prospect into and develop relationships with CISOs, CIOs, security executives, and other senior decision-makers - Conduct discovery sessions to understand business, security, and compliance challenges - Present and demonstrate BreachLock’s cybersecurity solutions in partnership with our technical teams - Develop account strategies and multi-thread relationships within target organizations - Manage complex procurement, legal, security review, and executive approval processes - Create accurate forecasts and maintain clean, up-to-date CRM records - Develop business cases and proposals that demonstrate measurable value - Partner closely with SDRs, Sales Engineering, Marketing, Customer Success, and Leadership - Consistently achieve and exceed quarterly and annual revenue targets Requirements What We’re Looking For - 5+ years of B2B SaaS or cybersecurity sales experience - Proven track record of consistently exceeding quota - Experience selling into Enterprise organizations - Experience selling complex, multi-stakeholder solutions - Strong understanding of cybersecurity, ideally including offensive security, penetration testing, ASM, autonomous pentesting, or related technologies - Experience selling to CISOs and senior security/IT leaders - Strong prospecting, discovery, negotiation, and closing skills - Ability to manage long and complex sales cycles - Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills - Strong business acumen and ability to articulate ROI - Highly organized with strong CRM and forecasting discipline - Competitive, entrepreneurial, and self-motivated mindset Why BreachLock? - Join a fast-growing cybersecurity company at an exciting stage of growth - Work with innovative offensive security and exposure management technology - Sell directly to security leaders at some of the world’s leading organizations - Collaborate with a talented and entrepreneurial team - Competitive compensation with uncapped earning potential - Remote-first environment - Significant opportunity for career growth If you’re a proven enterprise seller who wants to build something meaningful in cybersecurity, we’d love to hear from you. Benefits - Opportunity to join a promising early-stage startup and work directly with founders - Opportunity to join and grow in a passionate, rapidly expanding industry. - Competitive compensation. - Ability to work remotely. - A proven sales process that will work for you. - Equity plan possibilities based on performance. - A key position in the early stage of a growing startup. - An industry-standard pay package. - Flexible work hours. - Continuous growth.
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