Account Executive, Education (Secure Endpoint)

Account Executive, Education (Secure Endpoint)

The successful candidate will be based remote in the North East (NY,NJ,PA,MA,CT,HN,VT,RI,ME)

Working as part of Absolute’s award-winning Sales team, we are looking for a results-driven, self-motivated Territory Account Executive to join our fast-growing business in the Northeast Region for our US Secure Endpoint Education Business. The Account Executive is a critical member of the Security Sales organization and is responsible for a robust business across nine Northeast States.

In this role, you will be responsible for driving revenue growth from net new account acquisitions, as well as driving expansion within and across departments in existing customers. The ideal candidate is a highly motivated and self-directed individual that can create and execute territory and sales strategy for the territory. This role reports to the AVP of Sales Education (High Ed / K12).

Absolute's Secure Endpoint technology provides security solutions for millions of devices deployed around the world and is the only software solution of its kind embedded in the firmware of every major PC device worldwide.  Customers choose the Secure Endpoint solution for its unique ability to track, trace and recover endpoint devices while delivering best in class protection and persistence of the customer’s security posture.

Requirements & Responsibilities: 

• Proven track record of sales success in the enterprise software industry with strong understanding of the Public Sector Market, specializing in K12 and/or Higher Education
• Proven track record of developing, implementing, and executing strong territory management strategy
• Become a trusted advisor and product expert to all customers regarding network and endpoint security
• Share customer best practices and acquire customer references 
• Attend onsite customer meetings and events
• Develop and execute a territory sales strategy and managing a large customer base and geography 
• Direct high-touch sales experience to K12 and Higher Education accounts of all sizes, managing sometimes complex, lengthy sales cycles  
• Data mine high potential accounts, identify key accounts and contacts to engage
• Follow up on all leads provided through marketing resources in a timely and effective manner
• Work with channel partners to create leads and close joint business
• Develop and maintain a high lead conversion rate
• Maintain a high daily rate of targeted outbound activity
• Effective tech stack utilization across Salesforce.com, Clari, Outreach, Gong, DemandBase, ZoomInfo, LinkedIn Navigator
• Build and maintain a four-quarter rolling 3x pipeline, ensuring an accurate forecast
• Maintain a high level of customer and activity data 
• Willingness to travel u