Enterprise Account Executive, Mumbai

4 days ago

India Kong Full time US$ 50,000 - US$ 1,00,000 per year

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 enterprise accounts. The ideal candidate has been a part of the sales efforts for other early-stage enterprise software products in an entrepreneurial setting. The Enterprise 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.

This role is based in Mumbai, India.

What You'll Be Doing:
  • Sell Kong Enterprise Platform to enterprise customers by developing and executing a pipeline generation strategy that will create a viable and long-term business.
  • Meet individual quotas and objectives.
  • Responsible for assigned territory account planning and forecasting.
  • Take ownership of your book of business, which includes understanding and documenting the buying criteria and process, determining the appropriate motions and patterns, ensuring pipeline accuracy based on evidence, and working the leads to closure.
  • Collaborate with internal teams, including product, marketing, and customer success, to ensure a seamless sales experience and alignment with customer needs.
  • Represent Kong most professionally and support our customers to the best of your ability.
  • Ability to travel to customer sites as required (30% - 50%).
What You'll Bring:
  • A true desire to see customers benefit from the investment they make with Kong.
  • 10 years or more of experience in selling enterprise software.
  • Demonstrated success in selling to large enterprises, particularly to senior-level executives and across multiple departments.
  • Ability to leverage established relationships and proven sales techniques for success.
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment, taking ownership of your sales territory and adapting to changing market dynamics.
  • Analytical and strategic thinking, with a knack for identifying business growth opportunities and devising plans to capitalise on them.
  • Effective communicator and strong interpersonal skills.
  • Excellent negotiation, presentation, and closing skills.
  • Motivated, driven and results-oriented.

About Kong:

Kong is THE cloud-native API platform with the fastest, most adopted API gateway in the world (over 300m downloads). As the innovation leader of cloud API technologies, Kong is on a mission to enable companies around the world to become "API-first" and securely accelerate AI adoption. Kong helps organizations globally - from startups to Fortune 500 enterprises - unleash developer productivity, build securely and accelerate to market.

83% of web traffic today is API calls APIs are the connective tissue of the cloud and the underlying technology that allows software to talk and interact with one another. Therefore, we believe that APIs act as the nervous system of the cloud. Our audacious mission is to build the nervous system that will safely and reliably connect all of humankind

For more information about Kong, please visit or follow @thekonginc on Twitter. We are an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.

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