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Director, Account Development

Illumio

Illumio

Administration
London, UK
USD 181k-217k / year + Equity
Posted on Dec 12, 2025

Location

Headquarters

Employment Type

Full time

Location Type

On-site

Department

Sales

Compensation

  • $181K – $217K • Offers Equity • Offers Commission

The pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include responsibilities of the job, education, location, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, and internal equity, alignment with market data, or applicable laws.

At Illumio we offer a wide range of benefits to our eligible team members. Our benefit programs vary by location and can include Medical, Dental, Vision Coverage – Health and Dependent Savings Accounts – Life and Disability Programs – Paid Parental Leave – Voluntary Benefit Programs – Company Sponsored Wellness Program – Wellness Reimbursement Program - Retirement Savings – Equity Opportunities – Paid time off and Paid Holidays – Employee Incentive Program.

Onwards Together!

Illumio is the leader in ransomware and breach containment, redefining how organizations contain cyberattacks and enable operational resilience. Powered by the Illumio AI Security Graph, our breach containment platform identifies and contains threats across hybrid multi-cloud environments – stopping the spread of attacks before they become disasters.

Recognized as a Leader in the Forrester Wave™ for Microsegmentation, Illumio enables Zero Trust, strengthening cyber resilience for the infrastructure, systems, and organizations that keep the world running.

Director, Account Development Team

Our Team's Vision:

Our Sales team is comprised of high-performing, motivated individuals driven by a relentless pursuit of growth and excellence. We understand that true success is measured by the meaningful impact we make on our customers' businesses. That’s why we invest deeply in both personal and professional development to ensure our team members have the tools and opportunities they need to excel. By joining our agile Sales team, you will collaborate with industry-leading professionals who are passionate about pioneering Zero Trust Segmentation.

We are looking for a highly dynamic, collaborative, and operational leader to manage our global account (sales) development team to create qualified leads and opportunities for sales. The right person for this role is highly results oriented, operational and analytical, is highly collaborative as they need to be a close partner to both sales and marketing and is a dynamic and motivational manager and leader to the account development reps as a training ground for career advancement in either sales or marketing roles.

Your Impact:

• Provide exceptional leadership to our talented team of Account Development professionals to qualify leads and create early-stage opportunities

• Partner with key leaders to deeply understand our products and markets

• Translate that knowledge into innovative approaches that drive success

• Employ a data-driven approach to running the business – through looking at daily and weekly sales activity and performance metrics to proactively manage the team

• Design and lead compelling processes and approaches for the team to prospect for new business opportunities in both enterprise and commercial/midmarket accounts

• Work with team on prospecting skills optimization (calls, emails, social selling, etc.)

• Be an engaged and visible leader for the team and collaborate closely with both sales and marketing to qualify inbound campaigns and create targeted outbound prospecting campaigns.

• Establish yourself as a thought leader who is constantly learning about Illumio

• Have a continual eye out into the market for talent and proactively manage and nurture careers

• Ensure process and data integrity through the sales process to provide data and pipeline development measurement accuracy

Your Toolkit:

• Minimum of 8 years of experience selling software technology solutions (cybersecurity software experience preferred)

• Proven track record in developing a highly successful sales/account development teams with a consistent track record of results

• Highly operational and analytical, measuring the granular details to manage the team

• Intrinsically motivated leader with high EQ and an inspirational presence that motivates a team of up and coming sales and marketing professionals

• Ability to inspire, lead by example, and hold the team accountable

• Sales acumen: understands sales process, qualification and opportunity creation

• Outstanding prospecting skills, skilled at running focused sales campaigns

• Positive, energetic and ultra-organized

• Strong written and verbal communication

• Ability to utilize modern sales and marketing technology (e.g. Salesforce, Hubspot, Gong, LinkedIn, 6Sense, etc) to drive growth, efficiency, visibility, and accountability

• Bay Area strongly preferred, but will consider other locations for the right candidate

Our Commitment:

Illumio believes that an environment of unique backgrounds, experiences, viewpoints, and individual contributions drives our success and makes us stronger together. We are dedicated to creating and maintaining a diverse culture and emphasizing inclusion and belonging.

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All official job offers from our company are extended directly by our recruitment team and will be sent through an official E-Signature document for your review and signature. Please be aware that we do not ask for any personal information in the process of extending offers of employment, such as financial details or social security numbers. Upon acceptance of any offer, we will request such information as part of the onboarding process prior to or on your first day of employment, and only after completing a background check through an authorized third-party vendor. If you receive any communication asking for personal details outside of these processes, please contact us immediately to verify the authenticity of the request. Your security is important to us, and we are committed to a safe and transparent hiring experience.

For roles in San Francisco and Los Angeles: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, Illumio will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Compensation Range: $181K - $217K