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Strategic Account Executive

Kong logoKong~$289k–$400k/yrtypicalLondon, England, United KingdomFull-timeListed 1w ago
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The posting

Are you ready to unlock intelligence?

If you don’t think you meet all of the criteria below but are still interested in the job, please apply. Nobody checks every box - we’re looking for candidates that are particularly strong in a few areas, and have some interest and capabilities in others.

About The Role:We are looking for an experienced sales professional, ideally with open source experience who will be selling into global enterprise accounts. The ideal candidate has been a part of the sales efforts for other early-stage enterprise products in an entrepreneurial setting. The Strategic Account Executive will be integral to our growth plan and in acquiring new customers. Kong’s Account Executive will be the primary point of contact and the face of Kong for our prospects.

What You'll Do

  • Sell Kong Enterprise Platform to enterprise customers.
  • Meet individual quota and objectives.
  • Take ownership of your book of business, which includes understanding and documenting the buying criteria and process, determining the appropriate motion and patterns, ensuring pipeline accuracy based on evidence, and working the leads to closure.
  • Provide account leadership and direction in the pre- and post-sales process and contribute to analysis on wins/losses.
  • Ability to travel to customer sites as required (30% - 50%).
  • And any additional tasks required by manager.

What You'll Bring

  • A true desire to see customers benefit from the investment they make with Kong.
  • 10+ years of experience in selling enterprise software; experience with open source, APIs, and/or infrastructure software a big plus.
  • Ability to leverage established relationships and proven sales techniques for success.
  • Effective communicator and strong interpersonal skills.
  • Excellent negotiation, presentation and closing skills.
  • Motivated, driven and results oriented.

Bonus Points

  • Experience with fast growing startups is a plus.

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About Kong

Kong Inc., the AI Connectivity Company, is building the connectivity layer of AI. Trusted by the Fortune 500® and AI-native startups alike, Kong’s unified API and AI platform enables organizations to secure, manage, accelerate, govern, and monetize the flow of intelligence across APIs and AI traffic - on any model, any cloud. For more information, visit www.konghq.com .

Taken from Kong's own posting, last seen live on 31 Oct 2026.

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The application

Your details, CV and LinkedIn, then 5 questions (1 written).

Have readyCVLinkedInGitHub (optional)
  1. 1.
    Other website / linksShort answer · optional
  2. 2.
    Add anything else you would like to share.Written answer · optional
  3. 3.
    Are you legally authorized to work in the country where this position will be worked?Yes or no
  4. 4.
    Do you now, or will you in the future, require sponsorship?Yes or no
  5. 5.
    If so, what type of visa are you currently on and when does it expire?Short answer

From Kong's apply page, checked 31 Oct 2026.

About Kong

Sells API management, event management and AI gateway software to enterprises that need to secure and govern APIs and LLM traffic.

Pay schedule: Employee pay with uncapped commission, which its AE postings stress, and equity on most US sales offers.

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