Principal Account Executive, Commercial (South)
Hybrid (TOLA)$176k - $242kFull-timePosted 4w ago
About the role
Principal Account Executive, Commercial responsible for owning large, strategic accounts in a defined territory, with a focus on net-new logo acquisition and platform expansion, in a cybersecurity AI-native environment.
Responsibilities
- Own full sales cycles across a geographically defined territory: prospecting, qualifying, presenting, negotiating, and closing.
- Build and execute a territory plan that evolves through the year and drives where your activity and focus go, with an emphasis on net-new logo acquisition and platform expansion in existing accounts.
- Run the extended account team. Pull in Sales Engineering, Channel, Customer Success, overlays, and leadership at the right moment rather than at the last minute.
- Work directly with prospects and customers at the executive level, holding equal business stature with C-level buyers.
- Develop and use deep partner relationships to build pipeline and shorten cycles.
- Forecast to within 5% of your initial call, with an accurate weekly commit, key deals broken out in Clari by quarter and month, and no hidden deals.
- Build and present your own decks and pricing, internally, to prospects, and at events.
- Coach and raise the level of your peers within the bounds of an individual contributor role. You are the role model on the team.
- Stay current on cybersecurity threats, competitor positioning, and the SentinelOne platform.
- Represent SentinelOne at industry events, conferences, partner offices, and field marketing in your region.
Qualifications
- 5 to 7 years of successful sales performance at SentinelOne or a comparable or more complex cybersecurity company, with a record of hitting and over-achieving quota.
- Proven prospecting and hunting ability, with direct experience building out a commercial territory of large accounts.
- Consistent closure of $100K+ ACV deals.
- Strong industry experience and command of the SentinelOne platform and product suite.
- Deep channel experience: you know how to navigate partners and you have the relationships to prove it.
- Mastery of MEDDPICC or an equivalent qualification methodology.
- Proven ability to convert intent into result through deliberate action.
- Open to direct feedback and quick to act on it.
- Professional, driven, collaborative, and honest. You look out for your peers.
- Proficiency with Salesforce, Clari, LinkedIn Sales Navigator, Outreach, and Actively.ai
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
Skills
Required:Sales leadership without titleTerritory managementMEDDPICCSales tooling
Benefits
- Equity & Rewards: Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
- Time Off & Wellbeing: Flexible time off, Paid company holidays and paid sick time, Gender-neutral parental leave, Grandparent leave
- Insurance & Financial Security: Medical, dental, and vision coverage, 401(k) retirement plan with company match, Life and disability insurance, Health and dependent care FSA, Voluntary benefits (hospital, accident, critical illness), Employee Assistance Program (EAP), ARAG pre-paid legal, Nationwide pet insurance, Cancer Care program, Global business travel medical insurance
- Work Perks & Flexibility: Home office allowance, Mobile phone reimbursement
- Wellness & Lifestyle: Wellness coach, Wellness/gym reimbursement, Fertility coverage, Adoption & surrogacy reimbursement
Last updated Oct 22, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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