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About the role: Kong is seeking an Enterprise Sales Leader to help us build and grow the Kong API platform and our Enterprise Sales Team in the UK. We are searching for a seasoned industry leader who will lead our Enterprise Account Executives and drive business results and revenue.
Reporting to the VP of Northern EMEA, this senior leadership position will have ownership and accountability to ensure Kong maximises our market potential bringing in new customers as well as growing our existing clients. This leader will work closely with our other senior leaders to ensure decisions are driving the overall Kong business goals and our long term vision continues to thrive.
You will play a part in reshaping and leading the incredible growth of Kong. It is the intention of the leadership team to build a high quality, sustainable and strong sales organization. To date, a significant amount of Kong’s success has been gained through the quality of our product, our global account base, our adoption by the open source community and by inbound leads.
You will build and strengthen a quality, scalable, regional sales team focused on acquisition of new brands and targeted account plans. Kong is the perfect environment for you to have a significant impact and grow our amazing company. We are a people first organisation and expect you to be the same.
What You’ll Be Doing:Growing Kong’s presence and footprint in Enterprise accounts in the UK.Driving a highly performant and highly accountable culture to achieve and exceed sales goals.Attract, hire and retain top talent through your network and in collaboration with the rest of the org.Provide strong coaching and mentorship on the sales process, PG,
Selling Motion
Sales Cycle
Enterprise
6–18 month cycles, complex multi-stakeholder deals
Prospecting
Inbound-Led
Marketing-generated leads and demo requests
Buyer Persona
Director-Level
Mid-senior decision-makers
Territory
Named Accounts
Pre-assigned list of target companies
Requirements at a Glance
Typical Day — Sales Rep
Estimates based on role type and selling motion — actual may vary by company.
Role Signals
Green Flags
Warm leads provided
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.
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