Account Executive

Formal

• $110K — $130K *
Business Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in sales at an early stage startup with a technical product
  • Ability to navigate complex technical ecosystems and build rapport with technical customers
  • Proven ability to engage in technical discussions with security teams
  • Strong analytical skills to manage intricate sales cycles
  • Excellent communication skills and teamwork capability

Responsibilities

  • Generate leads through cold calling, research, and networking
  • Manage and convert inbound leads to boost revenue
  • Develop and implement sales strategies for product adoption and client retention
  • Collaborate with internal teams to ensure customer satisfaction and onboarding
  • Track and report on sales performance metrics
  • Gather client feedback to inform product enhancements
  • Engage potential customers to understand their challenges and showcase Formal's solutions

Benefits

  • 100% coverage for medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees
  • Partially covered insurance for dependents
  • Flexible paid time off (PTO)
Full Job Description
About the Role

We're looking for account executives who want to roll up their sleeves and help close deals and develop our go-to-market motion. You'll need to iterate on positioning, lead generation, and closing processes. We're looking for people to develop our GTM strategy and close key customer accounts as they build the sales process.

What you'll do
  • Generate leads through cold calling, research, networking, and driving your territory
  • Manage and convert inbound leads to drive revenue growth
  • Develop and implement full sales cycle strategies for driving product adoption, net new product sales, and client retention at scale among existing Formal customers
  • Collaborate with internal teams to ensure customer satisfaction and successful onboarding
  • Track and report on sales performance metrics
  • Gather client feedback to inform product improvements and enhancements
  • Chat with potential customers, understand their business challenges, and explain how Formal can make help them protect their sensitive data
What You Need
  • 5+ years of experience in a Sales role at an early stage startup (seed to series B) with a technical product
  • Ability to understand complex technical ecosystems and build great relationships with technical customers
  • You have the drive and willingness to go deep on our product to carry a technical conversation with security teams.
  • Analytical ability to manage complex sales cycles
  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to work well within a team
Nice-to-Haves
  • Experience in a fast, high-growth startup environment
  • Experience using tools like Temporal and Render
  • Extensive knowledge of datastore protocols (Postgres, S3, Kafka)
  • Familiarity with cloud computing platforms such as AWS or GCP
  • Fastidious approach to CRM hygiene and experience utilizing thorough sales forecasting metrics on a weekly/quarterly basis and communicating them in a succinct manner
Compensation
  • This role offers cash compensation and a stock options grant.
  • The positioning of offers within a certain range depends on various factors, including: candidate experience, qualifications, skills, business requirements, and geographical location.
Benefits (for U.S.-based full-time employees)
  • 100% medical, dental & vision insurance coverage for you
    • Partially covered for your dependents
  • Flexible PTO

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