Account Director for Higher Education leading sales and customer success for Snyk's AI-native secure software development platform. Engaging senior institutional leaders to modernize application security amid digital transformation.
Responsibilities
Lead the full sales and customer success lifecycle for prospective and existing customers across public and private universities, community colleges, and multi-campus systems undergoing significant digital and security transformation.
Prospecting, selling, expanding, and retaining Higher Education accounts by developing strong, trusted relationships with senior institutional leaders— including CIOs, CISOs, CTOs, VPs of IT, Deans, Directors of Infrastructure & Security, and Research Technology leaders.
Engage with customers at the most senior levels of their Security, Engineering, Research Computing, and IT organizations, helping institutions modernize application security while supporting mission-critical instructional and research activities.
Work closely with marketing, channel, sales engineering, customer success, legal, and leadership teams to help shape and execute the Higher Education go-to-market strategy.
Requirements
5+ years of experience selling SaaS or security solutions into Higher Education, university systems, or related public sector segments.
Strong track record of selling to C-level and senior IT executives within universities, including CIOs, CISOs, and leaders of Research Computing, Central IT, and Distributed IT units.
Deep knowledge of Higher Education procurement models, funding cycles, governance structures, and risk frameworks.
Experience selling into Cybersecurity, DevOps, DevSecOps, Cloud Engineering, and Research IT teams.
Demonstrated ability to exceed quota and close $1M+ ARR or multi-year strategic transactions.
Self-motivated and highly driven with a collaborative, team-first mindset.
Benefits
Prioritize health, wellness, financial security, and life balance with programs tailored to your location and role.
Flexible working hours, work-from home allowances, in-office perks, and time off for learning and self development
Generous vacation and wellness time off, country-specific holidays, and 100% paid parental leave for all caregivers
Health benefits, employee assistance plans, and annual wellness allowance
Country-specific life insurance, disability benefits, and retirement/pension programs, plus mobile phone and education allowances
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