Account Executive - East Coast

Posted Yesterday
Hiring Remotely in America
Remote
130K-150K Annually
Senior level
Security • Cybersecurity • Automation
Reinventing security validation since 2015.
The Role
Own the full enterprise sales cycle, from prospecting and discovery through demonstrations, proof-of-concepts, negotiation, and close. Build and self-source pipeline, sell cybersecurity solutions to CISOs and security leaders, maintain accurate forecasts, and achieve quota on enterprise deals. Use Salesforce, Gong, Outreach or Apollo, Sales Navigator, and AI tools to support an efficient sales motion while providing feedback to product, marketing, and sales enablement teams.
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Description

Accelerate Your Career in Cybersecurity

Pentera is the market leader in AI-native Security Validation, equipping enterprises with the platform to proactively test their defenses against the latest cyber attacks. Pentera proves which exposures are truly exploitable across the entire attack surface and drives remediation workflows that reduce real risk. Anchored in real-attack validation, the Pentera platform powers the full Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) cycle, from exposure discovery through prioritization, validation, and mobilization. Thousands of security teams around the world trust Pentera to close their security gaps before threat actors can exploit them.

With over 350 team members and 1,300 customers in more than 60 countries, Pentera is a growing company supported by top investors such as Insight Partners, K1, and The Blackstone Group.

If you want to grow your skills, make an impact, and be part of an innovative team, Pentera is the place for you.

The Role

Most security sales roles have you pitching fear. This one has you proving it: an AI-native platform that emulates real attacks inside a customer’s own environment - the strongest demo in cybersecurity, because the results are the customer’s own.

You’ll run your territory like a business: full cycle, first touch to close, pipeline and doors you open yourself. You’ll shape how we sell, not just run the play - and what you close moves the company’s trajectory, not just your number.

What You’ll Do

·      Own the full sales cycle end to end - prospecting, discovery, demos, POCs with our Sales Engineers, negotiation, close - across enterprise accounts.

·      Self-source your pipeline: open your own doors and create demand - don’t wait for it.

·      Sell to CISOs and security leaders, anchoring every conversation to their business risk, not our feature list.

·      Run a modern, AI-assisted sales motion: Salesforce, Gong, Outreach/Apollo, Sales Navigator, and AI tools to research and personalize at scale.

·      Forecast honestly and keep your pipeline clean - no deal goes dark without a clear next step.

·      Shape the motion, not just run it - what you hear from buyers feeds Product, Marketing, and the playbook.

Requirements

·      5+ years of enterprise B2B sales - cybersecurity or security buyers strongly preferred.

·      Proven quota attainment on full-cycle enterprise deals, first touch to close.

·      A self-sourced pipeline track record: you open your own doors and build demand.

·      Credible CISO-level selling - risk and outcomes, not decks and scripts.

·      Proficient with the AI-assisted sales stack: Salesforce, Gong, Outreach/Apollo, Sales Navigator, AI tools.

Pentera offers a competitive annual base salary in the range of $130,000–$150,000 USD (Base) , depending on experience and fit.

In addition, we provide a comprehensive and attractive benefits package designed to support your well-being and growth.

We are an equal opportunity employer and we are committed to building a diverse and talented workforce. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, religion, colour, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, medical condition, disability, or any other class or characteristic protected by applicable law. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds to join us!

Skills Required

  • 5+ years of enterprise B2B sales experience
  • Cybersecurity or experience selling to security buyers
  • Proven quota attainment on full-cycle enterprise deals from first touch to close
  • Track record of self-sourcing pipeline and building demand
  • Ability to sell credibly to CISOs and security leaders, focusing on risk and outcomes
  • Proficiency with Salesforce, Gong, Outreach or Apollo, Sales Navigator, and AI-assisted sales tools

Pentera Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Pentera and has not been reviewed or approved by Pentera.

  • Fair & Transparent Compensation Pay ranges and third-party salary snapshots are presented for multiple roles (e.g., senior backend engineering and SDR/AEs), suggesting compensation is positioned as competitive and legible by role. Aggregate compensation-and-benefits ratings are described as strong, reinforcing an overall positive pay signal.
  • Retirement Support A 401(k) with company matching is repeatedly listed as part of the package, indicating support for long-term savings. Retirement coverage is also referenced in “retirement plans” language in job-post style descriptions.
  • Equity Value & Accessibility Company equity/stock options are explicitly included in the total rewards description, indicating ownership-based compensation beyond salary. Equity is framed as part of a broader “comprehensive total rewards package,” implying it is a standard component rather than an exception.

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The Company
HQ: Burlington, Massachusetts
387 Employees
Year Founded: 2015

What We Do

Pentera is the leader for Automated Security Validation, allowing every organization to test with ease the integrity of all cybersecurity layers, unfolding true, current security exposures at any moment, at any scale. As a result, thousands of security professionals and service providers worldwide use our platform to guide remediation and close security gaps before they are exploited. We are a unicorn with more than 380 employees around the globe, with over 1,000 customers in production in more than 60 countries! Pentera has won various Industry Awards, including the Frost & Sullivan “Best Practices Award for Global Breach & Attack Simulation (BAS) Market Leadership 2022 and the 2020 Gartner Cool Vendor Award. We are backed by Top tier investors such as Insight Partners, K1 Investment Management, The Blackstone Group, and AWZ. Penterians are one team with a shared mission. Become a Penterian – change the way the world does cyber!

Why Work With Us

We believe that Penetration Testing (PT), as it stands today, is obsolete. Software and algorithms can do a better job at penetration testing and help businesses continually assess and improve their cyber risks using the threat-oriented approach.

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