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Okta

Secures digital identities for people and software

Account Executive New Business

Account ExecutiveConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeSan Francisco, CA, USAIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Have 5 or more years of proven success in a Software as a Service or cloud-based business-to-business sales environment, with a strong, verifiable track record of acquiring new customer logos.
  • Be able to build credibility with technical audiences, conduct discovery with developers, and articulate technical value to Product, Engineering, and Chief Technology Officer executives.
  • Demonstrate advanced proficiency in structured sales methodologies, including APEX Sales Methodology.
  • Have a proven record of pipeline development, converting inbound leads while maintaining outbound prospecting momentum.
  • Demonstrate executive presence and pitch skills, and be capable of delivering product demonstrations and value-based business cases to C-suite executives.
  • Have a Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts degree, or equivalent practical experience.
  • Be located near an office hub or in-region; this is preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Build and execute a strategic territory plan to generate pipeline from new customer logos by combining inbound marketing leads, demand-generation campaigns, and self-sourced outbound prospecting.
  • Initiate and lead discovery sessions with technical and business decision-makers to evaluate business challenges and map them to platform solutions.
  • Orchestrate end-to-end sales campaigns, from initial qualification and solution demonstrations through technical evaluations, executive alignment, commercial negotiations, and close.
  • Identify and gain access to key leaders in prospective accounts, building and cultivating a network of executive decision-makers.
  • Partner with Marketing, Demand Generation, Sales Development Representatives, Solutions Engineers, and Channel Partners to uncover, accelerate, and win new customer logos.
  • Maintain pipeline hygiene, accurately manage deal stages, and forecast quarterly revenue achievements.
  • Travel as necessary to conduct face-to-face prospect meetings, attend regional field events, and participate in team offsites.

About the Company

Okta

Secures digital identities for people and software

Okta builds cloud identity software that controls how employees, customers, and automated systems access applications and company resources. Its single sign-on product lets people use one login across their work tools, while passwordless sign-in and additional identity checks protect accounts from stolen credentials. Administrators use its directory, access policies, and lifecycle tools to grant permissions when someone joins an organization and remove them when they leave. Organizations pay subscriptions based on the products they use and the identities they manage, with support included. Okta was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.

Company size
5,001-10,000
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA
Founded
2009

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