Regional Account Executive (ENT) (Fluent in French) (Position located in Lyon, France)

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Lyon, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Mid level
Security • Software • Cybersecurity
The Role
The Regional Account Executive is responsible for acquiring new enterprise clients and upselling existing accounts. This involves creating new opportunities through prospecting and following up on leads, articulating the value of KnowBe4's products, and collaborating with various team members to enhance customer engagement and maximize revenue.
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About KnowBe4

KnowBe4, the provider of the world's largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, is used by tens of thousands of organizations around the globe. KnowBe4 enables organizations to manage the ongoing problem of social engineering by helping them train employees to make smarter security decisions, every day.

Fortune has ranked us as a best place to work for women, for millennials, and in technology for four years in a row! We have been certified as a "Great Place To Work" in 8 countries, plus we've earned numerous other prestigious awards, including Glassdoor's Best Places To Work.

Our team values radical transparency, extreme ownership, and continuous professional development in a welcoming workplace that encourages all employees to be themselves. Whether working remotely or in-person, we strive to make every day fun and engaging; from team lunches to trivia competitions to local outings, there is always something exciting happening at KnowBe4.

The Regional Account Executive (ENT) (International) position is responsible for acquiring new logos and upselling our existing Enterprise-sized customer accounts with the goal of maximizing all revenue opportunities to exceed their monthly sales quota. This can be achieved by creating opportunities through various prospecting methods, following up on inbound leads, reigniting open, outstanding customer opportunities, and motivating our existing customers to purchase additional products, increase subscription levels and/or add on additional seats due to account growth.

Responsibilities:

  • Acquire Enterprise-sized accounts within assigned territory to meet and exceed monthly new logo sales quota.
  • Promote and sell KnowBe4’s range of products to existing customers to meet and exceed Enterprise monthly cross sale and expansion sales quota. 
  • Build and maintain a pipeline of Enterprise opportunities by various prospecting methods, following lead cadence best practices and conducting demos of our suite of products.
  • Follow up on new and existing customer SDR, marketing and channel leads to generate revenue opportunities and pipeline.
  • Articulate the value proposition of KnowBe4’s full suite of products and educate the customer how each product will improve their business’s human firewall.
  • Understand an organization’s buying needs, key decision makers, potential roadblocks and next steps to shorten sales cycles and acquire a high volume of new logo and upselling existing customer accounts.
  • Act strategically in offering subscription levels, multi-year deals and/or negotiating discounted pricing to increase ARR
  • Maintain accurate and thorough records of daily sales statistics via Salesforce.
  • Collaborate with the assigned Channel sales representative to seamlessly close new logos through our Partner business channels.
  • Collaborate with the assigned Customer Success Managers and Renewal Specialists to understand the account’s organizational structure, gaps in cybersecurity and ultimately increase their commitment and use of the KnowBe4 Product Suite.   
  • Support in the renewal process where there is an opportunity to grow the account.

Qualifications:

  • 3+ years experience selling to Enterprise-sized businesses, required
  • Bachelor Degree or higher education equivalent, desirable
  • Familiarity with standard concepts, practices and procedures within the IT, Security or Cybersecurity industry, desirable
  • Experience with Salesforce, a plus
  • Experience with Gmail and Google Docs
  • Experience with MS Office (Word and Excel)
  • Experience with web browsers (Chrome, Internet Explorer, etc.)
  • Excellent verbal and written communications
  • Stats driven business professional
  • Motivated, energetic self-starter
  • Strong collaborative and teamwork skills
  • Must be able to work with minimum supervision
  • Fluent in French

Our Fantastic Benefits

We offer company-wide bonuses based on monthly sales targets, employee referral bonuses, adoption assistance, tuition reimbursement, certification reimbursement, certification completion bonuses, and a relaxed dress code - all in a modern, high-tech, and fun work environment. For more details about our benefits in each office location, please visit www.knowbe4.com/careers/benefits.

Note: An applicant assessment and background check may be part of your hiring procedure.

Individuals seeking employment at KnowBe4 are considered without prejudice to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please visit www.knowbe4.com/careers/request-accommodation.

No recruitment agencies, please.

Top Skills

Gmail
Google Docs
MS Office
Salesforce
The Company
Clearwater, FL
1,100 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 2010

What We Do

KnowBe4 is a platform for security awareness training and simulated phishing attacks.

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