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Enterprise Account Executive - Philippines and Southeast Asia

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Hybrid
Singapore
Senior level
Hybrid
Singapore
Senior level
The Enterprise Account Executive is responsible for selling Kong's Enterprise Platform to enterprise customers, managing territory planning, and achieving sales quotas. Must develop strategies for pipeline generation and collaborate with internal teams to ensure customer satisfaction, while frequently traveling to customer sites.
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About the role:
We are looking for an experienced sales professional, ideally with open source experience, who will be selling into enterprise accounts.  The ideal candidate has been a part of the sales efforts for other early-stage enterprise software products in an entrepreneurial setting. The Enterprise Account Executive will be integral to our growth plan and in acquiring new customers. Kong’s Account Executive will be the primary point of contact and the face of Kong for our prospects.

This role is based in Singapore, primarily covering the Philippines and select Southeast Asia countries.

What You’ll Be Doing:

  • Sell Kong Enterprise Platform to enterprise customers by developing and executing a pipeline generation strategy that will create a viable and long-term business.
  • Meet individual quotas and objectives.
  • Responsible for assigned territory account planning and forecasting.
  • Take ownership of your book of business, which includes understanding and documenting the buying criteria and process, determining the appropriate motions and patterns, ensuring pipeline accuracy based on evidence, and working the leads to closure.
  • Collaborate with internal teams, including product, marketing, and customer success, to ensure a seamless sales experience and alignment with customer needs.
  • Represent Kong most professionally and support our customers to the best of your ability.
  • Frequent travel to customer sites as required, around 50%.

What You’ll Bring:

  • A true desire to see customers benefit from the investment they make with Kong.
  • 10 years or more of experience in selling enterprise software.
  • Demonstrated success in selling to large enterprises, particularly to senior-level executives and across multiple departments.
  • Ability to leverage established relationships and proven sales techniques for success.
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment, taking ownership of your sales territory and adapting to changing market dynamics.
  • Analytical and strategic thinking, with a knack for identifying business growth opportunities and devising plans to capitalise on them.
  • Effective communicator with strong interpersonal skills.
  • Excellent negotiation, presentation, and closing skills.
  • Motivated, driven and results-oriented.

About Kong: 

Kong Inc., a leading developer of cloud API technologies, is on a mission to enable companies around the world to become “API-first” and securely accelerate AI adoption. Kong helps organizations globally — from startups to Fortune 500 enterprises — unleash developer productivity, build securely, and accelerate time to market. For more information about Kong, please visit www.konghq.com or follow us on X @thekonginc.

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