["Full-Time"]
Remote
SaaS
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About this role
About Us
Socket helps devs and security teams ship faster by cutting out security busywork. Thousands of orgs use Socket to safely find, audit, and manage open source code.
Our customers - from Anthropic to xAI, and Figma to Vercel - love Socket (just check out their tweets to see for yourself!) Founded by Feross Aboukhadijeh, a long-time open source maintainer with software downloaded over a billion times a month, Socket has raised $125M in funding from top angels, operators, and security leaders.
In this role, you'll help build and scale Socket's EMEA business by owning the full sales cycle across mid-market and enterprise accounts. You'll partner closely with security, engineering, and executive stakeholders while helping shape our regional go-to-market strategy, sales process, and customer expansion efforts.
What You'll Do
Meet and exceed revenue targets across mid-market and enterprise organizations throughout EMEA.
Build and manage a healthy pipeline through a combination of inbound demand, outbound prospecting, partner relationships, and customer referrals.
Own opportunities ranging from fast-moving commercial transactions to complex multi-stakeholder enterprise sales cycles.
Create an unparalleled customer experience throughout the sales life cycle.
Partner with Customer Success to drive customer expansion, strategic account growth, and long-term customer success.
Partner with the EMEA leadership to establish repeatable processes, local market strategy, and best practices as we scale the region.
Provide market feedback to Product, Marketing, and Leadership teams to influence roadmap and go-to-market decisions.
What You'll Bring
5+ years of experience selling B2B SaaS solutions.
Experience selling to security leaders, engineering leaders, platform teams, or developer-focused organizations.
Curiosity about software development, open source, cloud infrastructure, and modern security practices.
Proven track record of meeting or exceeding
Selling Motion
Sales Cycle
Enterprise
6–18 month cycles, complex multi-stakeholder deals
Prospecting
Hybrid
Mix of inbound leads and outbound prospecting
Buyer Persona
C-Suite
Selling to executive decision-makers
Territory
Named Accounts
Pre-assigned list of target companies
Requirements at a Glance
Typical Day — Account Executive
Estimates based on role type and selling motion — actual may vary by company.
SaaS — Interview Intel
Typical Sales Cycle
30–90 days (SMB) · 3–9 months (Mid-Market) · 6–18 months (Enterprise)
Common Buyer Objections
- "We're locked into a contract with [competitor]"
- "We built something in-house already"
- "We don't have budget until next quarter"
- "Our team won't adopt another tool"
Key Industry Metrics
Hot Topics to Reference
- • AI-native product disruption
- • PLG vs sales-led motion debate
- • Vertical SaaS consolidation
- • Usage-based pricing models
Use these insights to speak the buyer's language in interviews.
Tags
Walk me through your discovery process.
Template questionHow do you handle a prospect who goes silent mid-deal?
Template questionTell me about your largest closed deal and the sales cycle.
Template questionHow do you build business cases for stakeholders?
Template questionDescribe a deal you lost and what you learned.
Template questionThis Account Executive position at Socket involves managing the full sales cycle from prospecting through close.
SaaS sales roles typically involve consultative selling with longer deal cycles.
Remote positions in sales offer flexibility but require strong self-discipline and proactive communication with distributed teams.
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