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Action1

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2018

☁️ SaaS

🔒 Cybersecurity

🏢 Enterprise

SaaS • Cybersecurity • Enterprise

Action1 is a cloud-native autonomous endpoint management platform that automates cross-OS (Windows, macOS) and third‑party application patching, vulnerability detection and remediation, and remote software deployment across distributed networks without requiring VPN or domain join. The platform provides continuous patch compliance and reporting (PCI, HIPAA, SOC 2, CIS, etc. ), MSP/MSSP-focused services, APIs and PowerShell automation, and real-time scalability for enterprise environments to reduce cyber risk and operational costs.

📋 Description

• Drive SLED Revenue Growth: Own a defined U.S. SLED territory and meet or exceed quota targets through disciplined pipeline generation, account planning, and deal execution. • Manage the Full Sales Cycle: Lead opportunities from prospecting through close — including discovery, stakeholder mapping, value alignment, technical validation, procurement navigation, negotiation, and contract execution. • Sell to IT & Security Leaders: Engage IT Managers, Directors of Infrastructure, CISOs, CIOs, SysAdmins, security teams, and technical buying committees with credibility and consultative expertise. • Build & Maintain Strong Pipeline Coverage: Generate pipeline through outbound prospecting, partner collaboration, and strategic account planning. Maintain disciplined forecasting and opportunity hygiene in Salesforce. • Navigate Complex Buying Processes: Manage multi-threaded sales cycles, security reviews, procurement workflows, public sector buying requirements, and competitive displacement strategies. • Partner with Solutions Engineers: Collaborate closely with pre-sales/technical resources to ensure strong technical validation and alignment with customer requirements. • Execute Account Expansion Strategy: Identify upsell and cross-sell opportunities within SLED customers to drive expansion revenue and long-term retention. • Stay Market-Aware: Maintain a strong understanding of cybersecurity trends, endpoint management, patch management, vulnerability remediation, public-sector IT priorities, and competitive positioning. • Operate with Ownership: Work independently in a remote-first environment while collaborating cross-functionally with Marketing, Channel, Customer Success, Product, and Sales Leadership. • Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Partner closely with marketing, product, channel, and sales leadership to incorporate field feedback and refine messaging for public-sector and education accounts.

🎯 Requirements

• 3–7+ years of quota-carrying B2B sales experience in SaaS, cybersecurity, IT infrastructure, endpoint management, or adjacent technical solutions. • Proven success consistently owning deals with a minimum average deal value of $30K. • Proven success selling into mid-market, enterprise, public sector, education, or other complex buying environments. • Experience engaging IT buyers, including IT Directors, SysAdmins, Security Leaders, Infrastructure teams, and technical stakeholders. • Demonstrated ability to generate pipeline and close complex deals. • Strong forecasting discipline and Salesforce hygiene. • Experience navigating longer, multi-stakeholder sales cycles, including technical validation, security review, procurement, and legal/commercial negotiation. • Excellent discovery and consultative selling skills. • Comfortable in a high-growth, fast-paced startup environment. • Ability to operate independently in a developing territory and create structure without relying on a fully mature sales motion. • We are seeking candidates who can start as soon as possible due to business needs. • SLED, public sector, education, government, or regulated-market sales experience. • Experience selling cybersecurity, endpoint management, patch management, vulnerability management, EDR, MDR, IAM, IT operations, or infrastructure solutions into public sector or education accounts. • Familiarity with public sector procurement processes, cooperative purchasing, contract vehicles, RFPs, reseller-led motions, or budget cycles.

🏖️ Benefits

• A collaborative environment encouraging you to own your domain and implement best practices • Stable income, benefits, flexible working hours, and opportunities for promotion. • Friendly and professional peers, eager to help and help you grow. • A multitude of interesting challenges and opportunities.