The ideal candidate has been a part of the sales efforts for other early-stage enterprise products in an entrepreneurial setting. The Strategic 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.
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%)
Experience in selling enterprise software; experience with open source, APIs, and/or infrastructure software a big plus
a leading developer of cloud API technologies, 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 time to market.

📌 Remote Senior Account Executive (Italia)
🏢 Kong
📍 Italia