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Enterprise Account Executive

Tailscale· Sales
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Hybrid (New York City area)$250k - $300kfull-timePosted 3w ago

About the role

Enterprise Account Executive role at Tailscale focused on acquiring and expanding relationships with large enterprise clients, driving the full sales cycle from prospecting to close, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver secure connectivity and modern networking solutions.

Responsibilities

  • Own and grow a territory of enterprise organizations, driving both net-new customer acquisition and expansion opportunities
  • Proactively self-source pipeline through outbound prospecting activities, including cold outreach, strategic account targeting and networking
  • Take ownership of the full sales cycle from lead to close
  • Develop strategic account plans that identify key stakeholders, organizational priorities, technical initiatives, and expansion paths across the account
  • Build relationships with Security, Infrastructure, Engineering, Compliance, and Executive stakeholders to drive alignment and consensus throughout the buying process
  • Navigate complex enterprise sales cycles involving multiple decision-makers, procurement processes, security reviews, and legal negotiations
  • Position Tailscale as a strategic platform for secure connectivity and modern network access by helping customers understand both the technical and business value of the solution
  • Lead cross-functional account teams consisting of Sales Engineering, Customer Success, Product, Marketing, and Support to deliver exceptional customer outcomes
  • Drive adoption beyond the initial deployment by identifying opportunities for broader organizational usage and long-term account growth

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of closing experience in a sales role
  • Demonstrated success selling infrastructure, networking, cybersecurity, cloud, developer tools, or other highly technical software solutions
  • Proven track record of consistently meeting or exceeding quota in an enterprise sales environment
  • Experience managing complex, multi-stakeholder sales processes involving technical and executive buyers
  • Ability to engage credibly with both technical practitioners and senior business leaders
  • Experience collaborating and working with a Sales Engineer on sales cycles
  • Strong account planning, discovery, and business case development skills
  • Experience closing six-figure enterprise opportunities is strongly preferred
  • Experience using Gong, or similar, to collaborate internally and manage pipeline
  • Location: Remote, but based in or near New York City as it supports customers and requires occasional travel/commute within the assigned region.

Skills

Required:Territory ownershipOutbound prospectingSales cycle managementStrategic account planningStakeholder alignmentTechnical credibilitySales engineering collaborationBusiness case development
Nice to have:Six-figure closing experienceGong or similar tooling

Benefits

  • An inclusive, flexible environment where you can be your authentic self.
  • A competitive total compensation package including base salary, equity, and variable commission (for quota-based roles).
  • Comprehensive group benefits with no waiting period (health, vision, dental, and more).
  • Remote first company with optional in-office collaboration depending on team needs.
  • Employer-funded retirement contributions with company match up to 0.75% of eligible compensation.
  • Annual company retreat and team events; opportunities to connect with teammates across multiple regions.
  • Professional development support including $1500 USD annually for development; mentorship and internal promotion opportunities.
  • Paid time off and flexible PTO policy.
  • Build-your-own home office stipend including laptop choice, home internet reimbursement, and workstation customization funds.
  • Paid parental leave with top-ups (20 weeks for birthing parents, 16 weeks for non-birthing parents).
Last updated Oct 1, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Tailscale

Secure Connectivity for AI, IoT & Multi-Cloud

The connectivity platform for devs, IT, and security teams. Zero Trust identity-based access that deploys in minutes and scales to every resource.

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