Account Executive, Billington CyberSecurity Event Sponsorships
About the role
The Account Executive role at Billington CyberSecurity is an exciting opportunity to join our growing team and participate in our success by selling event sponsorships and full-year engagement programs to technology companies across the cybersecurity landscape. Reporting to the President of Billington CyberSecurity, this position will play a key role in establishing and nurturing relationships with clients and in forging sponsorship agreements that help those clients reach Billington’s highly valued cybersecurity community through our educational events.
Responsibilities
- Identify, build relationships with and manage a pipeline of prospective new clients, expanding our network of sponsoring companies and driving new sales.
- Conduct self-directed research and competitive analysis to identify industry trends, client needs, and identify new sales opportunities.
- Collaborate with Billington colleagues across departments to craft appealing sponsorship packages that meet client needs, drive positive client outcomes and ensure year over year sponsorship renewals.
- Prepare and deliver persuasive sales presentations, proposals, and contracts to existing and new clients.
- Cultivate relationships with existing Billington clients with a focus on client satisfaction, increased sponsorship spending and strong sponsorship renewal rates.
- Represent Billington CyberSecurity at and attend industry conferences and events to network and drive new business development.
- Collaborate with the Billington marketing team to devise and launch effective lead generation campaigns.
- Track and report sales pipeline and deal performance in HubSpot, Billington’s CRM platform.
- Stay up to date with the latest trends, regulations, and advancements in the cybersecurity industry and the federal government's cybersecurity landscape.
Candidate Requirements & Skills
- Bachelor’s degree
- 5+ years of sales experience (Sales experience in cybersecurity or a related technology field is preferred, but not required.)
- Experience negotiating and closing high-value deals, and cultivating long-term client relationships
- Experience achieving or exceeding sales targets
- Excellent written and oral communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build rapport and trust with prospects and clients at all levels
- Detail oriented with keen ability to multitask and work under deadline
- Ability to represent Billington CyberSecurity with confidence and poise when interacting with high-level government officials and private sector executives during sales pitches/negotiations and at Billington and industry events
- Experience in or a passion for B2B events a plus
- Curiosity about cybersecurity or a willingness to broadly learn about it. Working understanding of the cybersecurity industry and its relationship to the federal government, including FedCiv, DoD, Law Enforcement, and the IC a plus.
- Exceptional organizational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple clients, tasks and deadlines
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with a results-driven mindset
- Willingness to travel as required to attend client meetings, conferences, and events
- Hubspot, Salesforce and Google Suite experience a plus
Billington CyberSecurity
Billington CyberSecurity is a fast-growing private company with a passionate mission. The winning Account Executive candidate will contribute to a stronger U.S. and international cybersecurity infrastructure and will share in our high-growth success through a combination of base salary, generous monthly sale commissions and annual sales bonuses.
Diversity and Inclusion
CloserStill Media embrace diversity in all its forms and are committed to continuing to develop a diverse and inclusive environment that encourages collaboration and innovation.
We are an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment based on merit without attention to age, ethnicity, religion or beliefs, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status or disability status.