Account Executive

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Singapore, SGP
Hybrid
Senior level
Security • Cybersecurity • Automation
Reinventing security validation since 2015.
The Role
Drive cybersecurity sales across ASEAN by developing key accounts, leading customer demos and complex pilots, managing partners, and closing new and expansion opportunities. Own territory strategy, forecasting, pipeline management, CRM accuracy, executive relationships, and quota attainment while translating complex customer requirements into Pentera security validation solutions.
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Based in Singapore, Hybrid position

*Please submit your resume in English*



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.

About the role:

We are looking for a highly motivated, self-driven, and experienced Account Executive for ASEAN, dedicated to making a difference in global security by protecting organizations against the most advanced attackers in the world.

The successful candidate is accustomed to a ‘high-velocity’ sales model, partnering with Sales Development Reps (SDRs), Inside Sales Reps (ISRs) and partners to grow the region. Candidates should also have executive level contacts and be flexible and adaptable to rapidly changing situations. As the region's Account Executive, you are responsible for meeting your personal quota, along with overseeing the sales strategy, forecasting and pipeline management in the region.

You must be extremely results driven, customer focused, technologically savvy, and innovative at building internal relationships and external partnerships to attack the market with passion!

Responsibilities:

  • Generate a plan to ensure broad penetration into the key accounts within the territory
  • Hands-on, customer-facing role. Leading demos and complex pilots
  • Establish and manage new leads, create sales opportunities and nurture them all the way to deal closing
  • Work closely with both end customers and channel partners to generate, develop and close sales opportunities for Pentera
  • Understand complex customer requirements on both business and technical levels & have the ability to articulate these whilst bringing Pentera solutions to help solve them
  • Deepen commercial ties with existing and new customers
  • Own sales forecasting, pipeline management and upward reporting to Area VP Sales
  • Utilize and maintain CRM tools to record all opportunities and deals (i.e. real-time forecast and funnel management)
Requirements
  • 3+ years of quota carrying, technology field sales experience, within the Cyber Security industry
  • Proven experience driving results (sales targets, forecasting disciplines, pipeline management, etc.)
  • Consultative sales approach
  • Skilled influencer, able to identify the right partners (Partners and distributors), establish relationships and provide leadership and support to all partners
  • BA/ BSc or equivalent degree required
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills, both written and verbal in English
  • Able to work independently within a team environment
  • Goal oriented, self-motivated, confident, competitive, thorough and tenacious
  • Expected travel of up to 50%

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 quota-carrying technology field sales experience within the cybersecurity industry
  • Proven record of driving sales results, forecasting discipline, and pipeline management
  • Consultative sales experience
  • Ability to identify, establish, and manage relationships with partners and distributors
  • Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, or equivalent degree
  • Excellent written and verbal English communication and presentation skills
  • Ability to work independently within a team environment
  • Goal-oriented, self-motivated, confident, competitive, thorough, and tenacious
  • Willingness to travel up to 50%

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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