Enterprise Account Executive

About the role:

This is an exciting time for Forter as we have seen great success in the market and are building a team to support the growth. We are looking for a talented and self-driven Enterprise Account Executive that thrives in a dynamic sales cycle environment to join our Shanghai-based Forter team. The successful candidate will play a fundamental role in achieving our ambitious customer acquisition and revenue growth objectives in China.

What you’ll be doing:

• Work closely with a large list of named enterprise prospect accounts, utilizing a consultative approach to identify pain points and challenges that Forter's Identity Intelligence platform can help solve
• Actively understand each customer’s technology footprint, strategic growth plans and business drivers, technology strategy and competitive landscape
• Drive business development, forecast accurately and achieve strategic goals by leading customers through the entire business cycle
• Collaborate with internal 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
• 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
• 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 6 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 enterprise is a must; with a focus on FinTech and Payment solutions
• A strong network with a proven track record of enterprise sales within top eCommerce and online business companies is a big plus
• 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
• Experience in a fast-paced startup, 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)
• Fortune’s Best Workplaces in NYC (2022)
• #3 on Fast Company’s list of “Most Innovative Finance Companies” (2022)
• Forbes Cloud 100 (2021, 2022)
• SAP Pinnacle Awards “New Partner Application Award” (2023) 
• Fintech Breakthrough Awards – Best Fraud Prevention Platform (2023)

Life as a Forterian:

We are a team of over 500 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 Nordstrom, Priceline, Instacart and ASOS 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 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.

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Last updated on Aug 13, 2024