Account Executive, Japan
- R9851
- Tokyo, Japan
Rapid7 is seeking a curious, customer centric and target driven Account Executive to join our Japan sales team and be responsible for all aspects of new customer acquisition across the territory, contributing to the growth of our region. You will have a proven track record in exceeding your sales targets through solution selling, with the ability to build meaningful relationships to drive revenue growth.
About the Team
Our Sales organization serves as a strategic partner for our customers, helping them achieve a more secure digital future. By leveraging the full value of our product portfolio our Sales teams create relevant solutions to meet our customers needs and keep them secure. You will be supported closely by our in-region teams of Business Development Representatives, Channel Account Managers, Solutions Engineers and Customer Success Managers, all with the collective goal of best serving our APAC customers with best-in-class Cybersecurity solutions and services.
Our Account Executives are set up to be successful through our sales enablement team, who through a blend of training programs and coaching will ensure that all our AE’s are fully immersed into our business and products and can articulate Rapid7 solutions to align with customer needs.
About the Role
In this role, you will partner cross-functionally with internal teams to drive net-new business opportunities from initial prospecting through negotiation and contract close. This is a quota-carrying role responsible for selling solutions from our entire portfolio. Rapid7 has a history of promoting from within and our sales representatives have a number of opportunities to grow within the organization both as individual contributors and leadership roles.
In this role, you will:
Develop and manage enterprise accounts in the Japan
Be responsible for lead generation, building a relationship with prospective customers, account profiling and developing the prospective customer into a revenue generating customer
Work with Channel partners and Channel Managers to promote our solutions
Sell the Rapid7 platform, including, Managed Security Services
Proven solution sales experience in; identifying market size and focus; developing sales pipeline; penetrating new accounts and driving the sales process.
Ability to multi-task numerous sales cycles simultaneously, while ensuring revenue goals are achieved.
Utilize sales methodologies such as MEDDIC to understand the customer’s organizational structure, decision-makers, and decision-making process, and deliver compelling proposals tailored to the customer's needs.
Meet or exceed quarterly sales quota
Develop and manage pipeline, providing weekly updates to forecast
Ensure the provision of appropriate business information for decision-making and control
Negotiate contracts, up-sell, build customer rapport
Provide appropriate sales tracking and reporting as required leveraging Salesforce.com and Excel
The skills you’ll bring include:
Previous experience in a full cycle New Business Sales role within a cybersecurity company selling SAAS platform solutions.
Eager to learn and able to proactively apply that learning to their own actions.
Proven track record in solution selling; identifying market size and driving revenue through prospecting, creating new business in Japan
Takes full accountability for achieving their number, approaches achieving targets with tenacity, determination and a drive to succeed
Knowledgeable of the market and market trends within cybersecurity and the cloud space, able to demonstrate credibility and expertise with our prospects and customers
Customer centric approach to sales, understanding the customers needs and drivers, with the ability to handle objections and remove barriers
Creative, able to challenge convention and come up with new solutions to drive revenue and create customer outcomes
Adaptable, able to adjust style and approach, flexible when faced with changing circumstances
We know that the best ideas and solutions come from multi-dimensional teams. That’s because these teams reflect a variety of backgrounds and professional experiences. If you are excited about this role and feel your experience can make an impact, please don’t be shy - apply today.
About Rapid7
At Rapid7, we are on a mission to create a secure digital world for our customers, our industry, and our communities. We do this by embracing tenacity, passion, and collaboration to challenge what’s possible and drive extraordinary impact.
Here, we’re building a dynamic workplace where everyone can have the career experience of a lifetime. We challenge ourselves to grow to our full potential. We learn from our missteps and celebrate our victories. We come to work every day to push boundaries in cybersecurity and keep our 10,000 global customers ahead of whatever’s next.
Join us and bring your unique experiences and perspectives to tackle some of the world’s biggest security challenges.
Security and Compliance
Rapid7 is committed to keeping customers secure. As a first line of defense, all employees are expected to uphold the highest standards of security and privacy, ensuring the protection of sensitive information and compliance with relevant regulations.
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