Who is Tenable?
Tenable® is the Exposure Management company. Over 40,000 organizations around the globe rely on Tenable to understand and reduce cyber risk. Our global employees support 65 percent of the Fortune 500, 50 percent of the Global 2000, and large government agencies. Come be part of our journey!
What makes Tenable such a great place to work?
Ask a member of our team and they’ll answer, “Our people!” We work together to build and innovate best-in-class cybersecurity solutions for our customers; all while creating a culture of belonging, respect, and excellence where we can be our best selves. When you’re part of our #OneTenable team, you can expect to partner with some of the most talented and passionate people in the industry, and have the support and resources you need to do work that truly matters. We deliver results that exceed expectations and we win together!
Your Role:
Develop and manage a team of Customer Success Managers and strategic client accounts. Responsible for driving revenue, cultivating executive-level client relationships, as well as the day-to-day oversight of these important clients
Your Opportunity:
- Build and manage a team of account managers to ensure a high level of customer satisfaction and retention by building customer relationships and providing tailored service and creative solutions for our entire portfolio of customers
- Demonstrate a strong knowledge of our software products, operational procedures and brings together all key operating groups supporting each Enterprise client
- Develops strategy to ensure each customer’s expectations, growth and ROI is met and Tenable’s software products are adding value
- Establish and maintain strong a professional working relationship with Research and Design, Sales, Sales Operations, Marketing and Customer Advocacy
- Delegate projects/tasks to appropriate operating teams, track progress against plan and drive to completion
- Lead account management team meetings, engage and manage necessary stakeholders for project deliverables
- Forecast and track key account performance metrics
- Regularly conduct monthly and quarterly strategic business reviews with all Enterprise accounts and oversee development of action plans to address any issues
- Identify growth opportunities with Enterprise accounts and collaborate with appropriate sales representative to ensure growth
- Recruit, lead and provide training, coaching and team development to account management team
- May perform other duties and responsibilities that management may deem necessary from time to time
What You'll Need:
- BA/BS degree
- 10+ years of experience in sales, sales management, account management, preferably in a technology (SaaS) company
- Minimum 7 years of leadership experience managing teams up to 10 people
- Prior experience scaling up a team, ensuring the team has a track record of exceeding client and revenue expectations
- Strong focus on customer relationship management, product adoption and implementation, and partner support
- Capable of interfacing well at all levels within a company and a client base
- Proactive, results-driven, and thrive in team-oriented, fast-paced environments
- Strong communication skills demonstrated through the ability to communicate clearly, effectively, and persuasively through verbal and written presentation
- Intelligent and exhibits high degree of integrity
- Excellent organization, motivational and leadership skills
- Proven account management skills delivering client focused SaaS based solutions to Enterprise client base
- Demonstrated ability to communicate, present and influence credibly and effectively to all levels within the organization
- Ability to quickly understand client business structures and needs and articulate and demonstrate what is required for a successful implementation of customer expectations
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and the ability to produce professional presentations, reports and analysis for management
- Experience with CRM systems (SalesForce.com and NetSuite a plus);
- Ability to sit and work at a computer for extended periods of time
- Ability and willingness to travel up to 25%
And Ideally:
- Technical background with proven knowledge of SaaS applications, software configuration, and client server technologies; Network Security
- MBA
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This is the base pay range for this position. Compensation for the role will depend on a number of factors, including the candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies, location and experience, and may fall outside of the range shown. Employees are also eligible for variable compensation in addition to base pay (commission for sales roles, bonus for non-sales roles), depending on company and individual performance. Tenable also offers a variety of comprehensive and competitive benefits which include: medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance; 401(k) retirement savings with company match; an employee stock purchase plan; an employee referral program; flexible spending accounts; an Employee Assistance Program (EAP); education assistance; parental leave; paid time off (PTO); company-paid holidays; health and wellness events; and community programs.
We’re committed to promoting Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) at Tenable - through all equal employment opportunity laws and regulations at the international, federal, state and local levels. If you need a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please contact [email protected] for further assistance.
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Skills Required
- BA or BS degree
- 10+ years of experience in sales, sales management, or account management, preferably in a technology or SaaS company
- Minimum 7 years of leadership experience managing teams of up to 10 people
- Experience scaling a team and exceeding client and revenue expectations
- Strong customer relationship management, product adoption, implementation, and partner support experience
- Ability to interface effectively with all organizational and client levels
- Strong verbal and written communication, presentation, and influencing skills
- Excellent organizational, motivational, and leadership skills
- Proven account management experience delivering client-focused SaaS solutions to enterprise clients
- Ability to understand client business structures and needs and support successful implementations
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Experience with CRM systems
- Ability to work at a computer for extended periods
- Ability and willingness to travel up to 25%
- Technical background with knowledge of SaaS applications, software configuration, client-server technologies, and network security
- MBA
Tenable Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Tenable and has not been reviewed or approved by Tenable.
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Healthcare Strength — Benefits materials highlight comprehensive medical and mental health coverage with family-forming support and gender-affirming care, alongside an Employee Assistance Program. Feedback suggests coverage depth is a core strength of the package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Generous PTO is emphasized, and some teams note additional time-off style perks such as summer Friday hours. Feedback suggests time-away policies are a relative strength.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — RSUs and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan are frequently highlighted alongside base pay. Feedback suggests these equity elements contribute meaningfully to perceived total compensation.
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What We Do
Tenable®, Inc. is the Cyber Exposure company. Over 30,000 organizations around the globe rely on Tenable to understand and reduce cyber risk. As the creator of Nessus®, Tenable extended its expertise in vulnerabilities to deliver the world’s first platform to see and secure any digital asset on any computing platform. Tenable customers include more than 50 percent of the Fortune 500, more than 30 percent of the Global 2000 and large government agencies. Learn more at www.tenable.com.
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