Account Executive - Enterprise (Chicago)

At Arctic Wolf, you won’t just watch the cybersecurity industry evolve – you'll help lead the change. Our global Pack is made up of people who thrive on solving hard problems, moving fast, and building technology that protects organizations around the world. We’re proud to be recognized by Forbes, CNBC, Fortune, CRN, Bartner Peer Insights and IDC MarketScape – but what matters most is the work behind it: delivering real outcomes for customers through award winning innovation like our Aurora Platform.

If you’re looking for meaningful work, smart teammates and the chance to make a real impact in a high-growth company that’s redefining security operations, Arctic Wolf is the right place for you!

Our mission is simple: End Cyber Risk. We’re looking for an Account Executive - Enterprise (Great Lakes) to be part of making that happen.   

The Enterprise Account Executive is a major contributor to Arctic Wolf fast-growth success who drives and quarterbacks new account acquisition in the small to medium enterprise market. Working with our SEs, channel, field events, customer success and sales development teams, the AE holds responsibility and accountability for achieving sales goals.

Location: Remote -- must be based in Chicago, Illinois

Responsibilities:

• Consistently achieve quarterly and annual sales quotas through a solid, measurable sales process while conducting detailed and professional sales campaign suited to the greater complexity of Enterprise opportunities.
• Identify net new Enterprise prospects in assigned territory through discovery calls, regular partner meetings, events, partner registrations and personal prospecting.
• Manage multiple sales cycles and customer priorities with 10-20 Enterprise sales opportunities each quarter while also navigating long-term strategic opportunities.
• Master competitive offerings and differentiation to focus on customer requirements and outcomes ensuring effective opportunity qualification and tactical positioning on sales campaigns, particularly focused on how AWN best serves the Enterprise customer.
• Collaborate with internal lead generation resources to establish pipeline of business and expand opportunities within the territory.
• Be the key person to build solid rapport with prospects while acting as the team quarterback to keep the sales process moving forward. This requires being the leading voice for internal collaboration.
• Lead weekly territory calls and establish strong lines of communication between pre-sales engineering, marketing, channel, inside sales and other business development resources.

Who You Are​:

• Ability to communicate effectively, in writing and verbally, with both customers and colleagues at all levels
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Solid level of technology, spreadsheet and CRM utilization
• Experience of successfully translating and communicating key technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Ability to develop and retain currency in rapidly developing technological, competitive, and product environments
• Collaboration and leadership skills within sales team, in cross-functional setting, with customers and resellers
• Skilled in selling techniques within a proven sales process framework​​

Minimum Qualifications:

• 2-5+ years direct or channel sales experience with strong prospecting ability
• Experience working in a collaborative team environment
• A proven track record of consistent sales quota achievement
• A proven track record of selling in the NC market

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience selling SaaS, Security, Services in technology.
• Bachelor’s Degree

On-Camera Policy

To support a fair, transparent, and engaging interview experience, candidates interviewing remotely are expected to be on camera during all video interviews. Being on camera fosters authentic connection, improves communication, and allows for full engagement from both candidates and interviewers. We understand that technical, bandwidth, or location-related challenges may occasionally prevent video use. If this applies, candidates are required to notify us in advance so we can explore appropriate accommodations.

About Arctic Wolf:

At Arctic Wolf, we foster a collaborative and inclusive work environment that thrives on diversity of thought, background, and culture. This is reflected in our multiple awards, including Top Workplace USA (2021-2025), Best Places to Work – USA (2021-2025), Great Place to Work – Canada (2021-2024), Great Place to Work – UK (2024-2026), and Kununu Top Company – Germany (2024-2026). Our commitment to bold growth and shaping the future of secu