CareerPlan

Commercial Account Executive

Remote - South AfricaFull-time2026-10-08 → 2026-11-11
Hybrid

Core

Account Executive driving net new logos and up-sell opportunities for Zscaler's Zero Trust Exchange cloud security platform in East & West Africa + SADC countries.

Role type

Commercial Account Executive (Sales)

Builds

Cloud security solutions (SASE/Zero Trust) for enterprise customers

Domain

Cybersecurity / Cloud Security

Required skills

Commercial account sales, net new logo acquisition, up-selling, business case development, channel partner management, pipeline generation, sales process execution

Preferred skills

AI/ML technology understanding, AI-powered sales intelligence tools, security/SaaS/enterprise software sales experience

Technologies

Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange, SASE, AI/ML technologies, sales intelligence tools

Responsibilities

Manage territory focused on net new logos and up-sell opportunities, build business cases showing value and differentiation, partner with Sales Engineering and Solution Architecture, drive pipeline generation using joint field marketing and channel partners, execute disciplined sales process

Seniority

Mid-Senior (5+ years experience)