Full-Time

Strategic Account Executive

Posted on 8/6/2024

Bugcrowd

Bugcrowd

1,001-5,000 employees

Crowdsourced cybersecurity vulnerability identification platform

Cybersecurity
Financial Services
Healthcare

Compensation Overview

$136.3k - $175kAnnually

+ Bonus + Commission

Senior, Expert

Remote in USA

US Top Secret Clearance Required

Category
Strategic Account Management
Sales & Account Management
Required Skills
Market Research
Sales
Communications
Salesforce
Requirements
  • 7+ years of sales experience with a 4+ years in closing role
  • InfoSec / Cybersecurity is a must
  • Proven track record of developing a territory and overachieving sales objectives.
  • A strong work ethic
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Experience in a closing role
  • A charismatic, dynamic, extroverted personality
  • Very motivated and goal-oriented
  • Individually driven, but can work on a team as well
  • Must want a career-oriented environment that is both fun and professional
Responsibilities
  • This role ties to an individual territory, with expectations to manage full sales lifecycles and to build the go-to-market plan including direct and indirect business.
  • Gives sales presentations tailoring each to the target company
  • Generate pipeline sourced through outbound prospecting, Channel Partner engagement and effectively guiding your assigned Business Development Representative to manage inbound and outbound activities.
  • Achieve yearly quota, with quarterly objectives from assigned territory.
  • Build 3x quota pipeline with consistent growth and results
  • Build and strengthen your business relationship with existing accounts; follow-up to ensure all their post-sales needs are being met
  • Includes growing and developing existing clients, together with generating new business.
  • Actively seek out new sales leads and business opportunities through market research, active networking, and utilizing business referrals
  • Build relationships with regional partners and integrators
  • Diligently manage time spent across major selling activities: prospecting, opportunity management, customer growth and internal activities (like Salesforce.com hygiene)

Bugcrowd provides crowdsourced security solutions by connecting businesses with a global network of trusted hackers and security researchers. Their main service is bug bounty programs, where companies reward experts for finding and reporting vulnerabilities in their systems. This approach is more effective than traditional security measures, as it leverages a wide range of expertise. Bugcrowd's goal is to enhance the security of its clients while ensuring compliance with various regulatory requirements.

Company Stage

Late Stage VC

Total Funding

$224.4M

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2012

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

0%

1 year growth

0%

2 year growth

2%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Bugcrowd secured $50 million for expansion and innovation, showing strong investor confidence.
  • The launch of CASPT aligns with growing interest in continuous attack surface management.
  • Expansion into Brazil taps into rising adoption of crowdsourced security in emerging markets.

What critics are saying

  • Rapid expansion from new funding may strain resources and affect service quality.
  • Brazilian market entry may pose regulatory challenges and compliance risks.
  • Strategic changes from new board members could disrupt current operations or client relationships.

What makes Bugcrowd unique

  • Bugcrowd leverages a global community of hackers for crowdsourced security solutions.
  • The platform is AI-powered, enhancing threat detection and response capabilities.
  • Bugcrowd offers a unique bug bounty program, rewarding researchers for finding vulnerabilities.

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Benefits

Competitive salary & stock options

Opportunities to attend & host relevant conferences & meetup

Flexible vacation time

Medical, dental & vision coverage

Generous workstation allowance

Company-sponsored off-sites & celebrations

Pre-tax commuter benefits

401k

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