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KnowBe4

Sales Account Executive (Hybrid)

🇺🇸 Hybrid - Clearwater, FL

🕑 Full-Time

💰 TBD

💻 Sales

🗓️ December 10th, 2025

Salesforce

Edtech.com's Summary

KnowBe4 is hiring a Sales Account Executive (Hybrid). The role involves actively promoting and selling KnowBe4's Security Awareness Training Platform to small and mid-sized businesses. The Sales Account Executive develops and manages client relationships, identifies new opportunities, and achieves sales targets through consultative selling and pipeline management.

Highlights
  • Promote and sell KnowBe4’s security awareness training products and services.
  • Identify and close new customers within small and medium-sized business markets (under 500 employees).
  • Build and maintain a robust sales pipeline via cold calling, networking, and prospecting.
  • Forecast business prospects, meet or exceed monthly quotas, and negotiate pricing strategically.
  • Maintain accurate records in compliance with company policies using Salesforce and Gmail.
  • Bachelor’s degree preferred; 1-3 years’ experience selling software to SMEs is a plus.
  • Knowledge of IT security concepts, with Network or Security Plus certification preferred.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills; stats-driven and self-motivated.
  • Collaborative team player who can work independently with minimal supervision.
  • Compensation includes uncapped commissions, monthly bonuses, and comprehensive benefits such as employee referral bonuses, tuition and certification reimbursements.

Sales Account Executive (Hybrid) Full Description

About KnowBe4

Join the cybersecurity company that puts security first; literally and without compromise. At KnowBe4, our AI-driven Human Risk Management platform empowers over 70,000 organizations worldwide to strengthen their security culture and transform their workforce from their biggest vulnerability into their strongest security asset. As the undisputed industry standard with unusually high customer retention rates and recognition as a Leader by G2 and TrustRadius, we're not just providing security awareness training - we're redefining what it means to be a trusted security partner in an increasingly complex threat landscape.

Our team values radical transparency, extreme ownership, and continuous professional development in a welcoming workplace that encourages all employees to be themselves. Whether working remotely or in-person, we strive to make every day fun and engaging; from team lunches to trivia competitions to local outings, there is always something exciting happening at KnowBe4.

Clearwater positions open to candidates located in greater Tampa Bay area.  #ZR

We are looking for Sales Account Executives who apply a "consultative" selling approach to their clients. This is a great opportunity for Sales Executives who want to make a positive difference in people's lives by selling KnowBe4’s Security Awareness Training Platform. As an Account Executive you will manage opportunities that will consist of small and mid-sized businesses (under 500 employees). We offer uncapped commissions, monthly bonuses, and a casual, positive work environment that offers room for growth.

Responsibilities:

  • Promote and sell KnowBe4’s range of products and services
  • Identify and close net new customers in the assigned territory
  • Build and maintain pipeline of potential customers by developing and managing relationships with prospects
  • Forecast new business prospects that result in successful client relationships and sales
  • Identify key decision makers while developing and qualifying new business opportunities within the targeted markets through cold calling, networking and high-level prospecting
  • Articulate the value proposition of KnowBe4’s 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 new 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

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree a plus 
  • Proven track record in sales 
  • 1-3 years selling software to Small Medium Enterprise a plus
  • Familiarity with standard concepts, practices and procedures within the IT Security Field
  • Experience with Salesforce and Gmail
  • Network or Security Plus preferred
  • Excellent verbal and written communications
  • Stats driven business professional
  • Motivated, energetic self-starter
  • Strong collaborative and teamwork skills
  • Must be able to work with minimum supervision

Our Fantastic Benefits

We offer company-wide bonuses based on monthly sales targets, employee referral bonuses, adoption assistance, tuition reimbursement, certification reimbursement, and certification completion bonuses - all in a modern, high-tech, and fun work environment. For more details about our benefits in each office location, please visit www.knowbe4.com/careers/benefits.

Note: An applicant assessment and background check may be part of your hiring procedure.

Individuals seeking employment at KnowBe4 are considered without prejudice to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please visit www.knowbe4.com/careers/request-accommodation.

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