Are you ready to power the Worlds connections
If you dont think you meet all of the criteria below but are still interested in the job please apply. Nobody checks every box were looking for candidates that are particularly strong in a few areas and have some interest and capabilities in others.
About the role:
What youll be doing: Your First 90 Days
By the end of month 1 you will:
Have met your new team and had fun playing with some new tools
Become a part of the wider Kong family
Have had a successful sales boot camp training
Have a good understanding of what makes Kongs product offerings so special
Understand how our Account Development Marketing and Account Executive teams all work together
By the end of month 2 you will:
Be comfortable talking to clients on the phone about Kong
Have worked with our Account Executive team on your first opportunity
Have shadowed a ton of calls and practiced several role plays
Started delivering your ramp quota
By the end of month 3 you will:
Know our sales funnel inside and out and feel confident to add value to our sales org
Show clear delivery of our sales methodologies
Provide insights to both our Account Development and marketing organizations to help us to continue to iterate and improve
Delivered against your ramp quota
What youll bring:
12 years of strong sales or customerfacing experience
A selfstarter with a track record of hitting and exceeding goals
A hunter mentality comfortable prospecting coldcalling and following up on incoming leads and a strong desire to win.
Ability and willingness to learn react to and share lessons learned across the organization.
Open to feedback and can apply to your daily workflow.
Outstanding communication skills including both phone and written communication as well as active listening
An extraordinary character with an incredible drive for success high work ethic curious by nature and obsessed with smashing sales goals
Validated time leadership skills and ability to work independently and through coaching
Desire to work in a driven and fastpaced environment
Passionate about cuttingedge technology with the aptitude to learn new and exciting IT software products as well as understand business critical solutions quickly
Role Overview & Key Responsibilities:
Work with the Sales team to develop and lead inbound and outbound campaigns from idea generation through to qualified call
Develop strong sales and product knowledge and interact with IT and business decisionmakers via telephone video LinkedIn and email
Update lead and prospect activity in Salesforce to ensure effective lead management
Set qualified introductory meetings for the Sales team
Nurture early phase opportunities for future pipeline potential
Exceed monthly and quarterly opportunity quota
Build strong relationships with our marketing team and Account Executives where we pull together to maximize the win for our business
Invest in your selfdevelopment focusing on the skills and attributes that will make you successful in your core role and get you set for future success
And any additional tasks required by the manager
Must be Located in the Greater London Area and willing to work onsite in a hybrid role