Skip to content

AE

Account Executive

Qualys logoQualysNew Jersey, United StatesFull-timeListed 1mo ago

The posting

Come work at a place where innovation and teamwork come together to support the most exciting missions in the world!

The Enterprise Account Executive is responsible for actively driving and managing new direct and channel business with large enterprise prospects, 5,000 employees and up. We are looking for a candidate who combines a sales background with the technical skills of an engineer. Strong sales skills are a must, and the ability to lead the prospects through the sales cycle without additional technical assistance. The ideal candidate should have a strong technical background.

Responsibilities

  • Hunt, develop, and close new business opportunities
  • Delivery of high-level and detailed sales presentations
  • Respond to functional and technical elements of RFIs/RFPs
  • Provide functional and technical support to prospects and customers
  • Responsible for attending conferences, seminars virtually, in-region and nationally
  • Ability to manage a realistic sales funnel, follow up on inbound leads quickly, and cold call into large Fortune 500 / S&P 500 size organizations

Qualifications

  • Ideal candidate must be self-motivated with strong knowledge in security and compliance space: Vulnerability Management, Policy Compliance, Web Application Scanning, Threat Hunting / EDR, File Integrity Monitoring, and other enterprise security solutions. Strong track record of hunting, consulting, and closing new business
  • Experience with Qualys is a plus, but not required
  • Familiarity with compliance benchmarks such as CIS level 1 & 2, PCI, HIPAA, HITRUST, NERC, CIP, NIST, etc.
  • Must possess strong presentation skills and be able to communicate professionally in response to emails, RFPs and when submitting reports
  • 5-7 years relevant experience
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
  • Able to travel throughout sales territory
  • Able to comfortably present to prospects and clients using video conferencing solutions in a work-from-home environment

#LI-REMOTE

Qualys is an Equal Opportunity Employer, please see our EEO policy .

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

About Qualys

The Enterprise TruRisk Platform for vulnerability management, compliance, asset inventory, endpoint detection and cloud security, sold to large enterprises, mid-size companies and government agencies directly and through partners.

Pay schedule: Qualys quotes an on-target package that combines base salary and incentive, with equity grants possible beyond the posted OTE.

Sales roles close to this one

Carrying a quota today?

Hiring managers ask us for sellers with a certain segment, territory or track record. Fill in one profile, and when a seat matches it we make the introduction, never without your yes. It costs you nothing.

Build my profile

Qualys sales openings in your inbox

We look at Qualys's careers page every hour. Once a week you get its newest sales openings, plus close matches at other companies. Free, and one click stops it.