HITRUST

Strategic Account Executive

HITRUST
Posted 10/20/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite
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Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in strategic account management, cybersecurity, and compliance, with a strong focus on customer retention and revenue growth. Proven ability to engage executive-level stakeholders and lead complex implementations while driving customer advocacy and market insights.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Strategic Account ManagementCybersecurity ExpertiseProject Management SkillsExecutive CommunicationCRM Proficiency

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
Cyber Security

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Develop and execute strategic account plans for long-term revenue growth, customer retention, and expanded market penetration
  • Build and maintain executive-level relationships with CISOs, CIOs, risk leaders, compliance executives, and senior stakeholders
  • Run Executive Business Reviews and value realization conversations
  • Handle complex enterprise onboarding, implementation, adoption, and value realization strategies
  • Serve as a strategic advisor on cybersecurity, regulatory, and operational priorities
  • Lead complex enterprise implementations and multi-stakeholder alignment
  • Identify risks, develop mitigation strategies, and drive retention and customer advocacy
  • Analyze industry trends, competitive dynamics, and customer challenges to position HITRUST solutions
  • Collaborate with marketing, product, and leadership teams on account engagement strategies
  • Deliver forecasting, pipeline visibility, and strategic account insights to executive leadership
  • Drive customer advocacy initiatives, reference programs, industry speaking opportunities, and executive relationship development
  • Represent HITRUST at industry conferences, executive forums, and customer engagements
  • Develop relationships with industry influencers, partners, and ecosystem stakeholders
  • Provide customer and market feedback to influence product direction, positioning, and growth initiatives

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • 5+ years of enterprise cybersecurity, risk, compliance, or IT security sales and/or customer success experience
  • Proven track record managing strategic accounts
  • Demonstrated expertise in expand motions to identify and execute growth opportunities within existing accounts
  • Strong project management skills coordinating complex initiatives with multiple stakeholders
  • Experience engaging and influencing executive-level decision makers, including CISOs, CIOs, compliance leaders, and senior business stakeholders
  • Strong strategic account planning, pipeline management, and revenue forecasting capabilities
  • Executive presence with exceptional communication, presentation, and relationship-building skills
  • Strong business acumen aligning cybersecurity and compliance solutions to customer business objectives
  • Ability to lead high-value executive discussions and navigate challenging customer conversations
  • Experience collaborating across cross-functional teams in a fast-paced, growth-oriented environment
  • Strong proficiency with CRM systems, Microsoft Office Suite, and sales forecasting methodologies

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion
  • Travel up to 25%

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Hard Skills
Enterprise CybersecurityRisk ManagementCompliance SolutionsRevenue ForecastingPipeline ManagementGrowth Opportunity IdentificationValue Realization StrategiesComplex ImplementationMarket AnalysisStakeholder Alignment
Soft Skills
Relationship BuildingExecutive PresenceInfluencing SkillsCollaborationPresentation Skills
Tools & Technologies
CRM SystemsMicrosoft Office SuiteSales Forecasting Methodologies
Industry Keywords
CISOCIORisk LeadersCompliance ExecutivesCustomer AdvocacyHITRUST SolutionsIndustry TrendsExecutive Business ReviewsCustomer Engagement StrategiesMarket Feedback