Illumio is the leader in ransomware and breach containment, redefining how organizations contain cyberattacks and enable operational resilience. Powered by the Illumio AI Security Graph, our breach containment platform identifies and contains threats across hybrid multi-cloud environments – stopping the spread of attacks before they become disasters.
Recognized as a Leader in the Forrester Wave™ for Microsegmentation, Illumio enables Zero Trust, strengthening cyber resilience for the infrastructure, systems, and organizations that keep the world running.
Illumio’s Sales team is building the next chapter of cybersecurity by helping organizations contain breaches, stop lateral movement, and build cyber resilience across hybrid, cloud, endpoint, and critical environments. We partner with some of the world’s most complex enterprises to connect Illumio’s breach containment platform to measurable business outcomes—from ransomware containment and Zero Trust Segmentation to application visibility, cloud modernization, and resilience in the AI era.
By joining our high-growth Sales organization, you will work alongside driven, collaborative professionals who are passionate about helping customers reduce cyber risk and protect what matters most. Our team brings curiosity, accountability, and executive-level storytelling to every customer conversation, helping organizations understand their environments, prioritize risk, and take action before attacks become cyber disasters. If you are motivated by meaningful customer impact, continuous growth, and the opportunity to help define the future of breach containment, Illumio is the place to build your next chapter.
Your Impact:Drive pipeline growth
Lead qualification and outbound prospecting are your engines. You'll be a key contributor to Illumio's revenue story in the South EMEA region.
Own your territory
Run account-based prospecting campaigns, map target accounts, and get in front of the right decision-makers — your region, your rules.
Make every touchpoint count
Phone, email, social — you'll use every channel to connect with prospects and turn interest into pipeline. No two days look the same.
Collaborate across teams
You'll sit at the crossroads of Sales, Marketing, and Channel — your work directly shapes how these teams win together.
Criteria lists can be intimidating, but they're a wish list, not a checklist. If you're genuinely excited about this role and bring real strengths in a few of these areas, please apply.
Languages
Fluent in Dutch and English (must have)
Experience
1–2 years in sales development, ideally in software or tech
Growth mindset
Confident engaging anyone — from C-suite to technical teams — and skilled at handling objections
Sales craft
Value-based prospecting, account mapping, lead development, and qualification
Tech stack
Salesforce, SalesLoft, LinkedIn Sales Navigator, ZoomInfo — you know your tools
Self-driven
You thrive in fast-moving environments and hold yourself to a high standard without needing to be managed
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Our Commitment
Illumio believes that an environment of unique backgrounds, experiences, viewpoints, and individual contributions creates a culture of belonging, drives our future, and makes us stronger together in support of our customers and their success.
All official job offers from our company are extended directly by our recruitment team and will be sent through an official E-Signature document for your review and signature. Please be aware that we do not ask for any personal information in the process of extending offers of employment, such as financial details or social security numbers. Upon acceptance of any offer, we will request such information as part of the onboarding process prior to or on your first day of employment, and only after completing a background check through an authorized third-party vendor. If you receive any communication asking for personal details outside of these processes, please contact us immediately to verify the authenticity of the request. Your security is important to us, and we are committed to a safe and transparent hiring experience.
For roles in San Francisco and Los Angeles: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, Illumio will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Skills Required
- Fluent in Dutch and English
- 1-2 years in sales development, ideally in software or tech
- Experience with Salesforce, SalesLoft, LinkedIn Sales Navigator, ZoomInfo
- Value-based prospecting, account mapping, lead development and qualification
- Confident engaging C-suite and technical teams; skilled at handling objections
- Self-driven and able to work in fast-moving environments with minimal management
What We Do
Illumio, the Zero Trust Segmentation company, prevents breaches from spreading and turning into cyber disasters. Illumio protects critical applications and valuable digital assets with proven segmentation technology purpose-built for the Zero Trust security model. Illumio ransomware mitigation and segmentation solutions see risk, isolate attacks, and secure data across cloud-native apps, hybrid and multi-clouds, data centers, and endpoints, enabling the world’s leading organizations to strengthen their cyber resiliency and reduce risk.
