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Enterprise Account Executive, West

Role overview

Qualifications

  • Minimum of 5 years as a top quota carrying direct sales executive
  • Proven success in selling innovative solutions/services to merchants/large enterprises
  • A strong network with a proven track record of enterprise sales within top 500 eCommerce companies
  • Exceptional professional presence, with outstanding presentation and communication skills

Responsibilities

  • Drive new customer acquisition and establish a strong pipeline in US West region
  • Manage a sales pipeline from initial outreach to close, utilizing MEDDPICC sales framework
  • Identify and build relationships with economic champions within major accounts
  • Collaborate with Sales Development and Marketing teams to drive leads and account activity

Key facts

Other skills

  • Relationship Building
  • Negotiation
  • Personal Integrity
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Communication
  • Professionalism

About the company

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Forter

Cybersecurity

Forter is the Trust Platform for digital commerce. With Forter, enterprises generate more revenue and reduce losses to fraud and abuse by making accurate and real-time decisions about every digital interaction. Forter was founded on the insight that it’s not about what is being purchased, nor where, but who is behind the interaction. As a result, Forter continues to expand its global customer network— processing more than $250 billion in gross merchandise value per year. As the company grows, its customers benefit further; a fraudster detected by one customer is instantly recognizable to all Forter customers. Only automation can facilitate the speed, scale, and accuracy needed to approve more transactions, block more fraud attempts, and deliver better customer experiences. Forter is entrusted by digital commerce leaders across industries, including Nordstrom, Sephora, Instacart, Adobe, Priceline, and more. These businesses are committed to ensuring that everyone who visits their sites gets the experience they deserve.

Company details

Company typeSME
IndustryCybersecurity
Company size501 - 1000

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Job description

About the role:

The Enterprise Account Executive will be responsible for driving new customer acquisition and establishing and nurturing a strong pipeline of some of the largest accounts in the market. As an Enterprise Account Executive, you must be highly driven, while also showing integrity and high emotional intelligence. We are looking for a self-starter with exceptional executive presence. You have to be able to manage a broad US West territory and be able to skillfully run the entire sales process, backed by a team of fraud experts.

What you'll be doing:

  • Work closely with a large list of named prospect accounts across the US West region, utilizing a consultative approach to identify pain points and challenges that Forter's platform can help solve
  • Manage a sales pipeline and process from initial outreach to presentation, negotiation, and close, following a MEDDPICC sales framework
  • Identify and build relationships with economic champions / buyers within major accounts and position Forter's value proposition to the appropriate lines of business and technical teams
  • Collaborate with Sales Development and Marketing teams to drive leads and account activity, as well as with our Pre-sales Solutions Consultants to create customized sales presentations and tailored ROI models
  • Provide field analysis and feedback internally to help shape sales collateral and longer term expansion planning
  • Represent Forter at industry events and sales meetings with key eCommerce players

What you'll need:

  • High integrity and passion for winning
  • Minimum of 5 years as a top quota carrying direct sales executive, with a track record of outperforming targets and annual quotas
  • Proven success in selling innovative solutions/services to merchants / large enterprises is a must; with a focus on FinTech and eCommerce solutions (analytics, platforms, financial and/or technology solutions) highly preferred
  • A strong network with a proven track record of enterprise sales within top 500 eCommerce companies is a big plus
  • Demonstrated success in target account selling in a multi-regional capacity
  • The ability to build strong relationships, as demonstrated through prior experience prospecting and leveraging industry contacts to develop and close new businesses
  • A strong understanding of the online payment industry, including credit card issuing/acquiring experience and familiarity with its ecosystem (partners, resellers, processors) is also a big plus
  • Experience in a fast-paced organization, with the ability to work in a rapidly expanding and changing environment
  • Exceptional professional presence, with outstanding presentation and communication skills
  • Ability to travel as required

About us:

Digital commerce is built on trust. At every point along the eCommerce journey, businesses must make a critical decision: Can I trust this customer? Answering this simple question accurately and instantly is powerful—it can accelerate revenue growth and strengthen a company’s connection with its customers. How do we do it? Forter was founded on the insight that it's not about what is being purchased, nor where— but who is behind the interaction.

The Forter Decision Engine finds patterns across more than one billion identities in our dataset. We isolate fraudsters and protect customers—ensuring everyone gets the experience they deserve.  Given that trust is central to how we operate, Forter is very much driven by a defined set of values. We attract remarkable talent and have retention and engagement levels that are well above benchmarks. We’re meticulous about strengthening our culture as we grow and ensuring this is an environment where people can have outsized impact. 

Trust is backed by data –  Forter is a recipient of over 10 workplace and innovation awards, including: 

  • Great Place to Work Certification (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)
  • Fortune’s Best Workplaces in NYC (2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025)
  • Forbes Cloud 100 (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025)
  • Anti-Fraud Solution of the Year at the Payments Awards (2024)

Life as a Forterian:

We are a team of over 600 Forterians spread across 3 different continents. Since 2013, we've raised $525 million from investors such as Tiger Global, Bessemer, Sequoia Capital, March Capital and Salesforce Ventures. We're on a mission to bring trust to global digital commerce so that companies like Adobe, ASOS, eBay, Instacart, Priceline and Nordstrom can block fraud, drive revenue and improve customer experience.

At Forter, we believe unique people create unique ideas, and valuable experience comes in many forms. So, even if your background doesn't match everything we have listed in the job description, we still encourage you to apply and tell us why your skills and values could be an asset to us. By welcoming different perspectives, we grow together as humans and as a company.

Forter is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that will consider all qualified applicants, regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity or expression, national origin, genetics, age, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please email us at interviewaccommodation@forter.com. This information will be treated as confidential and used only for the purpose of determining an appropriate accommodation for the interview process.

Benefits:

  • Competitive salary 
  • Matching 401K Plan 
  • Comprehensive and generous health insurance, including vision and dental coverage 
  • Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
  • Generous PTO policy 
  • Half day Fridays

*Forter does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to Forter (or any related) jobs alias or directly to any Forter employees. Forter will not be responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

Salary Range: $135,000- $160,000 annually + variable bonus + equity + benefits
The referenced salary range is based on the Company's good faith belief at the time of posting. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as geographic location, work experience, market conditions, and skill level.

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