Job description
Are you ready to unlock intelligence?
If you don’t think you meet all of the criteria below but are still interested in the job, please apply. Nobody checks every box - we’re looking for candidates that are particularly strong in a few areas, and have some interest and capabilities in others.
About the Role:
Work with the Sales team to develop and lead inbound and outbound campaigns from idea generation through to qualified call
Develop strong sales and product knowledge and interact with IT and business decision-makers via telephone, video, LinkedIn, and email
Update lead and prospect activity in Salesforce to ensure effective lead management
Set qualified introductory meetings for the Sales team
Nurture early phase opportunities for future pipeline potential
Exceed monthly and quarterly opportunity quota
Build strong relationships with our marketing team and Account Executives, where we pull together to maximize the win for our business
Invest in your self-development, focusing on the skills and attributes that will make you successful in your core role and get you set for future success
And any additional tasks required by the manager
What You'll Do: Your First 90 Days
By the end of month 1, you will:
Have met your new team and had fun playing with some new tools
• Become a part of the wider Kong family
Have had a successful sales boot camp training
Have a good understanding of what makes Kong’s product offerings so special
Understand how our Account Development, Marketing and Account Executive teams all work together
By the end of month 2, you will:
Be comfortable talking to clients on the phone about Kong
Have worked with our Account Executive team on your first opportunity
Have shadowed a ton of calls and practiced several role plays
• Started delivering your ramp quota
By the end of month 3, you will:
Know our sales funnel inside and out, and feel confident to add value to our sales org
Show clear delivery of our sales methodologies
Provide insights to both our Account Development and marketing organizations to help us to continue to iterate and improve
• Delivered against your ramp quota
What You'll Bring:
1-2+ years of strong sales or customer-facing experience
A self-starter with a track record of hitting and exceeding goals
A ‘hunter’ mentality - comfortable prospecting, cold-calling, and following up on incoming leads and a strong desire to win.
Ability and willingness to learn, react to and share lessons learned across the organisation.
Open to feedback and can apply to your daily workflow.
Outstanding communication skills including both phone and written communication as well as active listening
An extraordinary character with an incredible drive for success, high work ethic, curious by nature, and obsessed with smashing sales goals
Validated time leadership skills and ability to work independently and through coaching
Desire to work in a driven and fast-paced environment
About Kong:
Kong Inc., the AI Connectivity Company, is building the connectivity layer of AI. Trusted by the Fortune 500® and AI-native startups alike, Kong’s unified API and AI platform enables organizations to secure, manage, accelerate, govern, and monetize the flow of intelligence across APIs and AI traffic — on any model, any cloud. For more information, visit .
Compensation Range: $56K - $70K
Originally posted on Himalayas
Who can apply
Eligible countries: United States. Accepted UTC offsets: UTC-10, UTC-9, UTC-8, UTC-7, UTC-6, UTC-5, UTC+14. Review the full description for employer-specific work authorization, residency and schedule requirements.