Account Executive, Commercial (East)

At Vanta, our mission is to help businesses earn and prove trust. We believe that security should be monitored and verified continuously, and we empower companies to practice better security and prove it with ease. Vanta has a kind and talented team, and while some have prior security experience, many have been successful at Vanta without it. 

As a Commercial Account Executive at Vanta, you will play a critical role in expanding our footprint in the Commercial segment through net-new logo acquisition. This is a high-impact role focused exclusively on new business sales, requiring a results-driven seller capable of closing 5+ six-figure opportunities per quarter.

You’ll be joining a team that is building and scaling our upmarket motion, and you’ll help shape Vanta’s strategy and execution in some of our most strategic segments. This role requires someone who is equally confident navigating complex deals independently and working cross-functionally with product, engineering, and the channel. Success in this role means driving full-cycle deals from prospecting through close—both directly and through partners.

This role is on our East team and we will only be considering candidates located East of (and including) MS, TN, KY, and MI.

We’re growing quickly, continually outpacing our targets and leading the market in compliance and security. If you’re excited by the opportunity to drive strategic, high-value deals and work in a fast-paced, high-growth environment—we’d love to hear from you.

If this sounds like you, and you're excited to join a growing sales team, we'd love to hear from you.

What you’ll do:

- Own and drive net-new business acquisition within the Commercial segment

- Close 5+ six-figure opportunities per quarter, managing the full sales cycle from initial outreach through contract execution

- Build and maintain a strong pipeline through outbound prospecting, inbound leads, and partner/channel collaboration

- Engage directly with senior stakeholders (CISO, CIO, CTO) to deliver tailored, consultative value propositions

- Work closely with legal, product, engineering, solution engineers, and GRC specialists throughout the deal cycle

- Leverage and contribute to building the upmarket playbook, refining our GTM approach as we scale

- Provide accurate forecasts and deliver consistently against quota


What makes you a great fit:

- 5+ years in a closing Account Executive role, with at least 4 years selling Upmarket B2B SaaS

- Proven ability to consistently meet/exceed quota, including managing 5+ six-figure deals per quarter

- Strong outbound prospecting skills and ability to independently build a robust pipeline

- Experience managing complex, multi-stakeholder sales cycles

- Executive presence with the ability to engage and influence C-level buyers

- Experience working both direct and via channel partners

- Technically conversant enough to build credibility with security and IT leaders

- Highly consultativ