· 5+ years of proven success in direct field sales, focusing on acquiring new enterprise clients in Security and Identity domains.
· Demonstrated history of delivering results above plan, with consistent quota attainment and a record of driving sustained business growth.
· Recent success closing significant sized deals in Identity & Access Management (IGA/PAM), SecOps, Data Security, Cloud Security, or Application Security.
· Broad security domain expertise, with experience selling across identity, data security, cloud security, sec ops, or compliance.
· Strong executive presence and polish, with excellent listening and presentation skills.
· Ability to adapt to high-growth, fast-changing environments.
· Demonstrated success in growth-phase environments, with a genuine passion for building from the ground up—energized by shaping what’s next and collaborating on playbooks that enable the team to succeed.
· Genuinely curious and proactive in adopting AI and emerging technologies; able to model and assist the team on using new tools to enhance customer engagements, decision making, problem solving, and deal velocity.
· Experience with Identity & Access Management (IAM), Identity Governance & Administration (IGA), or Security Operations solutions with a background in enterprise SaaS or platform-based security solutions.
· Exceptional track record as an Account Executive or quota-carrying sales role in enterprise software.
· Willingness to travel as required (typically 25–50%).
Fluency in English and German essential
What Success Looks Like
· Exceed FY26 revenue target
· Build and maintain a healthy, well-qualified pipeline that provides strong coverage in support of achieving plan.
· Close strategic, large-scale deals that demonstrate platform value
· Earn credibility with Sales leadership and customer security stakeholders
· Drive measurable improvement in pipeline volume, deal size, and conversion rates