Strategic Account Director; Hybrid

KnowBe4 is the global leader in Human Risk Management, trusted by over 70,000 organizations worldwide to secure their employees and AI agents for more than 15 years. Our HRM+ combines continuous risk intelligence, advanced technical defenses, and personalized training to help organizations build strong security cultures. We help organizations understand, measure, and reduce human risk across their entire workforce, defending against deepfakes and emerging AI‑powered threats.

We believe that protecting organizations from cyberthreats and creating a positive environmental impact go hand in hand. True resilience is collective, it requires us to protect our people, our data, and our planet.

• Promote and sell KnowBe4’s range of products and services.
• Build and maintain a pipeline of potential customers by developing and managing relationships with prospects.
• Build and maintain a pipeline of potential cross‑sale, add‑on and upgrade opportunities by developing and managing relationships with your assigned customer accounts.
• Identify key decision makers and develop meaningful relationships that add value and drive future account growth.
• Articulate the value proposition of KnowBe4’s full suite of products and help the customer understand how it will improve their business’s security awareness training (and security overall).
• Achieve or exceed monthly quotas and/or targets.
• Be well‑versed in KnowBe4’s product offerings and promote the products and services at trade shows as requested.
• Follow up on marketing leads to generate sales opportunities and pipeline.
• Act strategically in offering or negotiating discounted pricing, in line with established policies and procedures.
• Maintain accurate and thorough records for customer calls, emails, notes, tasks, demos and other relevant information in compliance with the Administration Policy.
• Support in the renewal process where there is an opportunity to grow the account.
• Work with those Customer Success Managers and Renewal Specialists assigned to your customer accounts to the end of your customers increasing their commitment and use of the KnowBe4 Product Suite.
• Partner with KnowBe4 Revenue teams on methods/strategies to achieve increased account penetration of Global accounts.
• Global Account Mapping.
• Traveling to meet on‑site with C‑Levels and other Executives for their assigned accounts.

• Bachelor's Degree strongly preferred (exceptions may be made for military experience). Degree in any field acceptable, but a plus if Cybersecurity, Computer Science, IT, Business, Marketing.
• Proven track record selling to EVP and C‑level (CISOs and Security Teams a plus)
• 5+ years SaaS sales experience (Cybersecurity preferred but not required)
• Experience selling deals $100K - $200K in the Enterprise segment
• Experience selling multi‑year deals
• International:
  English and local language proficiency required.
• Has demonstrated expertise in value‑based selling methodologies with enterprise accounts
• Executive‑level presentation and communication skills
• Experience with strategic account planning and management showing measurable account growth
• Experience managing and progressing opportunities involving multiple stakeholders
• Has a track record of managing and closing complex, multi‑year deals with multiple stakeholders
• Experience creating and communicating compelling business cases
• Experience with consultative selling approach and value selling methodology
• Experience handling technical objections
• Skilled in running discovery conversations and managing tailored product demonstrations
• Technical aptitude with experience using sales tools
• Experience with CRM systems (preferably Salesforce)
• Experienced with pipeline management & accurate forecasting
• Familiarity with standard concepts, practices and procedures within the IT Security Field
• Experience with Salesforce and Gmail
• Network or Security Plus preferred
• Achievement in demanding extracurricular activities (e.g., debate team captain, entrepreneurial ventures)
• Self‑motivated with a growth mindset and continuous learning orientation
• Strong competitive spirit balanced with collaborative approach
• Demonstrated interest in cybersecurity sales
• Consist…