Abnormal Security

AI-driven email threat detection and prevention

Area Vice President

Field SalesConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeRemote in USARemote

About the Job

Requirements

At least 10 years of enterprise sales experience, with a demonstrated track record of exceeding quota while selling security, networking, and/or software solutions.
At least 5 years of leading a sales team focused on new business and new-logo growth, including at least 2 years of second-line leadership managing frontline sales managers rather than individual contributors directly.
Proven ability to lead and develop other leaders by coaching managers on pipeline discipline, performance management, and team-building, with a record of promoting from within.
Experience owning strategic planning and execution across a multi-team or multi-region area, including territory design, headcount and capacity planning, and resource allocation to achieve an area-level revenue target.
Direct experience managing teams responsible for creating new demand, acquiring new customers, and sourcing new pipeline.
A consistent, sustained record of sales overachievement.
Experience closing complex enterprise sales with multiple buying influences, ideally in new or emerging solution categories.
Experience managing and closing deals of $200,000 or more, including high-value transactions above $1 million.
Demonstrated ability to build strong relationships with partners and customers at the executive level.
Strong presentation and communication skills, including the ability to translate technical features into business value.
Fluency in consultative, value-based sales methodologies such as Force Management, Challenger Sale, or MEDDIC.
Comfort operating in a fast-paced, scaling environment where processes are still being developed.

Responsibilities

Work with leaders and their teams to run the full deal cycle on named enterprise accounts with more than 3,000 mailboxes, from first conversation through contract signature and subsequent upsell conversations.
Recruit and hire an enterprise sales team of sellers and leaders on time and within budget, meet projected productive capacity, and build a bench of future candidate relationships.
Set productivity metrics and growth milestones for leaders and sellers and enable them to achieve those targets.
Establish disciplined pipeline generation using field sales, marketing, channel partners, and sales development to accelerate new business.
Build and execute the sales strategy for the area and drive collaborative team selling.
Use data to develop each leader and account executive in the areas most relevant to their skillset and new annual recurring revenue results.
Partner with Sales Engineering leadership to deliver product demonstrations and a repeatable proof-of-concept program as the platform expands beyond email into identity, AI security, and insider threat.
Maintain and deepen key customer relationships around value realization and retention, supporting renewals, upsell expansion, and referrals.
Forecast monthly and quarterly revenue to executive leadership through deal inspection and a consistent forecasting methodology.
Grow strategic relationships with existing channel partners and develop new partnerships.
Run quarterly business reviews covering sales productivity, plan execution, and progress against strategic objectives.
Advocate for customers within the company, working with Sales Engineering, Product, and Marketing to prioritize needs that support revenue growth.
Identify, cultivate, and close new business with executive-level buyers, including CISOs, CIOs, and CTOs, in enterprise accounts across the designated territory.

About the Role

Cybercrime doesn't wait for anyone to catch up to it, and neither do we. As a second-line sales leader reporting to the VP of Enterprise Sales, you'll own the sales teams across your defined area, overseeing multiple frontline Sales Leaders and their teams, with a mandate to overachieve new annual recurring revenue quota for the region, not just meet it.

You'll be leading through one of the more exciting stretches in the company's history: we're growing quickly, protecting more than 5,000 customers including 30% of the Fortune 500, and expanding fast from email into identity, AI security, and insider threat. That means your teams have more surface area to sell, more room to build, and more impact to make than they would leading an area at a mature market leader.

What You Will Do

Work with your leaders and their teams to run the full deal cycle on named enterprise accounts (>3k mailbox organizations): first conversation, contract signature, and the upsell conversations that follow once they're a customer.
Recruit and hire a world-class team of enterprise sellers and leaders, on time and on budget, meeting the area's projected productive capacity and building a bench of future candidate relationships so you're never caught flat-footed by team changes.
Set clear productivity metrics and growth milestones for your leaders and sellers, and enable them to consistently hit them.
Instill a disciplined approach to pipeline generation, activating every resource available: field sales, marketing, channel partners, and sales development, to accelerate new business.
Build the sales execution strategy for your area and drive the execution and collaborative team selling that brings it to life.
Lead a data-driven business that develops each Leader and Account Executive in the areas that matter most for their skillset and their NARR results.
Partner closely with Sales Engineering Leadership to deliver outstanding product demonstrations and a repeatable proof-of-concept program, especially as our platform expands beyond email into identity, AI security, and insider threat.
Maintain and deepen relationships with key customers around value realization and retention: high renewal rates, fast upsell expansion, and strong referrals.
Forecast monthly and quarterly revenue to executive leadership through disciplined deal inspection and a consistent forecast methodology.
Grow strategic relationships with existing channel partners while developing new ones.
Run Quarterly Business Reviews that give a clear read on sales productivity, plan execution, and progress against strategic objectives.
Be the customer's advocate inside Abnormal, working with Sales Engineering, Product, and Marketing to get the right things prioritized so more revenue closes.
Identify, cultivate, and close new business at the executive level (CISO/CIO/CTO) in enterprise accounts across your designated territory.

Must Haves

10+ years of Enterprise Sales experience with a demonstrated track record of exceeding quota selling security, networking, and/or software solutions.
5+ years leading a sales team focused on new business and new logo growth, including 2+ years of second-line leadership experience managing frontline sales managers, not individual contributors directly.
Proven ability to lead and develop other leaders: coaching managers on pipeline discipline, performance management, and their own team-building, with a track record of promoting from within.
Experience owning strategic planning and execution across a multi-team or multi-region area, including territory design, headcount and capacity planning, and resource allocation to hit an area-level revenue target.
A genuine hunter mentality: direct experience managing teams responsible for creating new demand, new customer acquisition, and sourcing new pipeline.
A track record to back it up: consistent, sustained over-achievement, not a single good year.
Success closing complex Enterprise sales with multiple buying influences, ideally in new or emerging solution categories.
Experience managing and closing deals of $200K+, along with high-value transactions above $1M+.
A demonstrated ability to build strong relationships with partners and customers at the executive level.
Strong presentation and communication skills, with the ability to translate technical features into business value.
Fluency in consultative, value-based sales methodologies (Force Management, Challenger Sale, MEDDIC, etc.).
Comfort operating in a fast-paced, still-scaling environment where the playbook is being written as you go.

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Actual compensation will be determined based on several non-discriminatory factors including skills, experience, qualifications, and geographic location.
In addition to base salary, this role may be eligible for bonus or incentive compensation, equity, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Base salary range:

$233,750—$275,000 USD

A note on AI in our process:
Abnormal AI uses AI-assisted tools to help our recruiting team prepare for candidate interviews. These tools analyze resume content and role requirements to suggest interview questions and areas for the interviewer to explore.They do not make hiring decisions or screen candidates automatically. Every decision about a candidacy is made by a person. Further, if your application is successful and Abnormal AI makes a conditional offer of employment, we will carry out pre-employment checks which must be successfully completed to progress to a final offer. All processes and pre-employment checks are in line with prevailing legislation and Abnormal AI's policies relevant to our security and privacy standards.

Abnormal AI is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. For our EEO policy statement please click here. If you would like more information on your EEO rights under the law, please click here.

Base salary range: 233750 - 275000 USD

About the Company

Abnormal Security

AI-driven email threat detection and prevention

Abnormal Security provides AI-driven email security for large enterprises to prevent phishing, malware, and business email compromise. Its platform analyzes emails using machine learning to detect suspicious patterns and behaviors in real time, stopping threats before they reach users. The product integrates with existing email systems via an API, allowing quick deployment with minimal disruption. The company differentiates itself by focusing on sophisticated, modern threats that bypass traditional defenses, backed by a leadership team with deep AI, ML, and enterprise security experience, and by offering a subscription model that supports continuous protection and updates. The goal is to help organizations securely communicate by continuously detecting and blocking email-based attacks and staying ahead of attackers through ongoing research and development and growth.

Company size: 1,001-5,000
Company stage: Series D
Total funding: $534M
Headquarters: Las Vegas, NV
Founded: 2018

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