The Role
The Account Executive is responsible for the full sales lifecycle, driving prospecting, uncovering client needs, and managing relationships to close deals in mid-market and enterprise organizations.
Summary Generated by Built In
Evident gives Risk, Procurement, and Operations leaders the tools they need to automate third-party insurance verification, reduce exposure, and ensure compliance across complex networks of vendors, contractors, and partners.
With fast verification, intelligent workflows, and the industry’s largest business credentialing network, Evident powers a faster, smarter, and more secure way to manage third-party risk—whether in the public or commercial sector.
Evident is a VC-backed tech startup, headquartered in Atlanta, GA. Learn more at evidentid.com.
Job Description
We are seeking a results-driven Account Executive to help expand Evident’s footprint across mid-market and enterprise organizations. This role will focus on selling to sophisticated buyers in Risk, Legal, Procurement, and Operations, navigating complex sales cycles, and closing high-impact, multi-stakeholder deals.
The ideal candidate has 3+ years of SaaS sales experience, is comfortable running a full-cycle sales process, and thrives in environments where strong discovery, executive-level conversations, and disciplined deal execution matter.
This role is based in Atlanta or Tampa.
Responsibilities
- Own the full sales lifecycle—from initial prospecting through close—across mid-market and enterprise accounts
- Drive outbound prospecting into a defined set of target accounts while also converting inbound opportunities
- Lead thoughtful discovery to uncover risk, operational inefficiencies, and business impact
- Clearly articulate Evident’s value and vision to executives and cross-functional buying committees
- Deliver compelling product demonstrations tailored to buyer pain points and use cases
- Build and maintain strong relationships with decision-makers, influencers, and champions
- Manage opportunities with discipline, including forecasting, deal strategy, and next-step execution
- Collaborate closely with Marketing, Product, and Customer Success to accelerate deal velocity and ensure strong handoffs
- Consistently meet or exceed quota in a competitive, high-expectation sales environment
Requirements
- 3+ years of experience closing SaaS solutions in mid-market and/or enterprise environments
- Proven ability to navigate complex, multi-stakeholder sales cycles
- Strong discovery, negotiation, and executive communication skills
- Track record of meeting or exceeding quota
- Experience selling into Risk, Legal, Compliance, Procurement, or Operations teams is a strong plus
- Comfortable with outbound prospecting and building pipeline in parallel with closing
- Highly organized, accountable, and process-oriented
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience preferred
- Nice to have - experience selling into Retail, Hospitality, Manufacturing, or Construction
Why Evident?
- Our team solves a critical problem with huge business potential—see the direct impact of your work on customers
- Competitive compensation, including base salary and stock options
- Full medical, dental, vision benefits, and 401K
- Unlimited PTO and paid parental leave
- Home internet stipend, virtual events, and more
- Recently named one of Atlanta's Coolest Companies & 50 on Fire by Atlanta Inno
- Recognized as one of the Top 10 Fastest Growing Companies in Atlanta & one of the Best Places to Work in Atlanta by the Atlanta Business Chronicle
Skills Required
- 3+ years of experience closing SaaS solutions in mid-market and/or enterprise environments
- Proven ability to navigate complex, multi-stakeholder sales cycles
- Strong discovery, negotiation, and executive communication skills
- Track record of meeting or exceeding quota
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
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The Company
What We Do
The world's largest organizations rely on Evident's game-changing technology to help them safely collect and analyze both individual and business credentials so they can make fast and informed decisions about engaging new third-party partners, prospective employees, franchisees, and more, without compromising their privacy. In today's new remote-first, ever-changing regulatory environment, Evident provides a highly scalable and configurable solution to manage communications, storage, decisioning, and ongoing monitoring of individual and business credentials. Evident is a VC-backed technology startup, headquartered in Atlanta, GA. Learn more at evidentid.com.
