Kong
Kong

Enterprise Account Executive, Dubai

TLDR

Sell Kong Enterprise Platform to global enterprise accounts, own the book of business, meet quotas, and lead pre- and post-sales efforts.

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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 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.

The role provides an opportunity to have real impact in a company scaling within a high-growth market, plus uncapped commission and earnings potential.

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%)

What you'll bring:

  • A true desire to see customers benefit from the investment they make with Kong

  • 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 within a fast moving scale-up is a must.

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About Kong:

Kong Inc., a leading developer of API and AI connectivity technologies, is building the infrastructure that powers the agentic era. Trusted by the Fortune 500 and startups alike, Kong's unified API and AI platform, Kong Konnect, enables organizations to secure, manage, accelerate, govern, and monetize the flow of intelligence across APIs and AI models. For more information, visit www.konghq.com.

Kong builds an advanced connectivity platform, Kong Konnect, that empowers organizations to secure, manage, and monetize the interactions between APIs and AI models. Serving both Fortune 500 companies and startups, Kong excels in simplifying the complexities of API and AI integration, making it a standout solution in the tech landscape.

Founded
Founded 2017
Employees
500+ employees
Industry
computer software
Funding stage
Series C+
Total raised
$340M raised
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