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Kong Inc.

Enterprise Account Executive

Kong Inc.

. Sell Kong Enterprise Platform to enterprise customers .

Posted 9/24/2026full-timeParis • FranceMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in selling enterprise software and open source solutions to global enterprise accounts, with a strong focus on pipeline generation and account leadership. Proven ability to leverage relationships and employ effective sales techniques in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Enterprise Software SalesOpen Source ExperienceSales TechniquesPipeline GenerationAccount Leadership

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Hard Skills
Sales Quota AchievementSales Motion DeterminationPipeline AccuracyNegotiation SkillsPresentation SkillsClosing AbilitiesUnderstanding Buying CriteriaAnalysis of Wins and LossesPre-Sales ProcessesPost-Sales Processes
Soft Skills
Effective CommunicationInterpersonal SkillsMotivated MindsetResults-OrientedMethodical Approach
Tools & Technologies
Kong Enterprise PlatformAPIsInfrastructure Software
Industry Keywords
Global Enterprise AccountsFast-Moving Scale-UpEntrepreneurial Setting

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
Open Source

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Sell Kong Enterprise Platform to enterprise customers
  • Meet individual quota and objectives
  • Own a book of business, including understanding and documenting buying criteria and processes
  • Determine appropriate sales motions and patterns
  • Ensure pipeline accuracy based on evidence
  • Work leads to closure
  • Provide account leadership and direction in pre- and post-sales processes
  • Contribute to analysis of wins and losses
  • Serve as the primary point of contact and face of Kong for prospects
  • Travel to customer sites as required (30% - 50%)

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Experienced sales professional
  • Ideally, open source experience
  • Experience selling into global enterprise accounts
  • Experience participating in sales efforts for early-stage enterprise products in an entrepreneurial setting
  • Proven experience selling enterprise software
  • Experience with open source, APIs, and/or infrastructure software strongly preferred
  • Ability to leverage established relationships and effective sales techniques
  • Effective communication and strong interpersonal skills
  • Excellent negotiation, presentation, and closing abilities
  • Motivated, driven, and results-oriented mindset
  • Methodical approach to sales and pipeline generation
  • Experience within a fast-moving scale-up is preferable

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Uncapped commission and earnings potential
  • Opportunity to have real impact in a company scaling within a high-growth market
  • Ability to travel to customer sites as required (30% - 50%)