Technical Account Executive
- Remote, United States
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Job details
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
We are looking for a Technical Account Executive to join our Leviathan Security Group practice area who has been on both sides of the table: someone who has done hands-on security testing and has since moved into selling it. You will own a book of new and existing client relationships, lead technical discovery calls yourself, and scope engagements accurately enough that our delivery team can execute them profitably. Because you understand how a penetration test actually works, you'll be able to translate a client's environment and concerns into the right engagement and earn trust with security buyers who can tell the difference between a salesperson and a practitioner. You will work closely with both our consulting leads and project management team.
This is a remote role in the USA.
Job Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or international equivalent is required.
- 3+ years of hands-on offensive security experience (penetration testing, application security testing, or red teaming), either at a consultancy or on an internal security team.
- 2+ years of quota-carrying sales, sales engineering, or pre-sales experience for security services or products.
- Ability to accurately scope penetration testing engagements and explain methodology, tooling, and findings to both technical and executive audiences.
- Experience writing proposals or statements of work.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Self-directed work style suited to a remote environment.
- Offensive security certifications such as OSCP, OSWE, GPEN, GWAPT, or CRTO preferred.
- Experience selling at a boutique or mid-sized consultancy preferred.
- An existing network of security buyers in target verticals preferred.
- Experience with HubSpot, Salesforce, or similar CRM platforms preferred.
Job Responsibilities:
- Consistently meet and exceed sales quotas by identifying, qualifying, and closing new business opportunities.
- Proactively source new prospects and strategically position Leviathan’s solutions to address their unique needs.
- Lead technical discovery calls to understand a client's environment, attack surface, compliance drivers, and goals.
- Scope engagements (network, web application, API, cloud, mobile, red team, GRC, TPRM, and social engineering assessments) by estimating level of effort, defining rules of engagement, and identifying assumptions and exclusions.
- Write proposals and statements of work and support pricing decisions with the Director of Business Development.
- Leverage client feedback to manage and grow a portfolio of existing accounts, including annual retesting, follow-on work, and retainer opportunities.
- Collaborate closely with internal teams - including Technical Services, Risk and Advisory Services, and our Program Management Office - to ensure smooth implementation and client satisfaction.
- Maintain accurate pipeline and forecast data in the CRM.
- Strong ability to work independently and under pressure while maintaining a high level of responsiveness to clients. Quickly adapt to shifting business priorities with a proactive mindset.
- Demonstrates critical thinking and problem-solving skills in diverse situations, showing drive, initiative, energy, and a strong sense of urgency in acquiring and supporting clients.
More about this job
Skills
- Penetration testing
- Sales
- Communication skills
- HubSpot
- Salesforce
- Regulatory compliance
- Estimating
- Program management
- Microsoft Office
- Work independently
- Critical thinking
- Problem solving