--- title: 'Director Account Executives (ENT) at KnowBe4' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/director-account-executives-ent-knowbe4-clearwater-wyeqbcy1811c' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-09' --- # Director Account Executives (ENT) at KnowBe4 - **Company:** KnowBe4 - **Location:** Clearwater, FL - **Posted:** 2026-07-22 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-09 - **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/knowbe4/jobs/8645186002 ## Job description KnowBe4 empowers the modern workforce to make smarter security decisions every day. Trusted by more than 70,000 organizations worldwide, KnowBe4 is the pioneer of digital workforce security, securing both AI agents and humans. The KnowBe4 Platform provides attack simulation and training, collaboration security, and agent security powered by AIDA (Artificial Intelligence Defense Agents) and a proprietary Risk Score. The platform leverages 15-years of behavioral data to combat advanced threats including social engineering, prompt injection, and shadow AI. By securing humans and agents, KnowBe4 leads the industry in workforce trust and defense. Clearwater positions open to candidates located in greater Tampa Bay area. The Director Account Executives (ENT/Strategic) is responsible for managing a team of Account Executives and maximizing all sales opportunities they are assigned. More specifically, this position will ensure that subordinates are meeting and/or exceeding their monthly sales quota by targeting new business as well as reactivating dark (lapsed) customer accounts. In addition, this position will work to employ best in class sales techniques to ensure the sales team delivers on its revenue goals on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis. Responsibilities: - Manage time off requests and other day-to-day needs of your team - Liaise with internal Legal, Infosec, Finance and Support Departments to help facilitate deals to close - Monitor and analyze team statistics, key indicators and results - Develop, implement, and manage sales strategies for the team in line with our GTM strategy - Lead and develop a highly productive and professional enterprise sales team meeting their monthly and quarterly sales targets - Collaborate with the Sales Development Team on drilling ideas, sales strategy workshops, etc. - Identify areas of improvement and suggest training and/or disciplinary actions to increase production in coordination with People Operations - Be up-to-date and fluent on KnowBe4 policy and procedure and ensure it is in use - Make genuine recommendations as to the hiring, firing, disciplining and promoting of Enterprise team members to which the company gives significant weight - Be an expert on closing, negotiating, prospecting and other key elements that are necessary to ensure departmental Monthly and Quarterly targets are met or exceeded - Maintain accurate reporting and pipeline management - Exemplify the values and mission of KnowBe4 - Maintain an accurate pipeline for your team and conduct weekly pipeline reviews with all your Account Executives - Attend Company Marketing Events - Provide genuine recommendations  as to the hiring, firing, disciplining, and promoting of subordinate employees to which the organization gives significant weight Qualifications: - Minimum 5 years management experience - SaaS sales background preferred. - Experience with Gmail and Google Docs - Experience with MS Office (Word and Excel) - Experience with web browsers (Chrome, Internet Explorer, etc.) - Leadership skills required - Mastery of closing techniques, discovery questions, prospecting, building rapport and other key elements of the sales cycle - Strong verbal and written communications - Excellent time management and organization skills Our Fantastic Benefits We offer company-wide bonuses based on monthly sales targets, employee referral bonuses, adoption assistance, tuition reimbursement, certification reimbursement, and certification completion bonuses - all in a modern, high-tech, and fun work environment. For more details about our benefits in each office location, please visit [www.knowbe4.com/careers/benefits](http://www.knowbe4.com/careers/benefits). Note: An applicant assessment and background check may be part of your hiring procedure. Individuals seeking employment at KnowBe4 are considered without prejudice to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please visit www.knowbe4.com/careers/request-accommodation. No recruitment agencies, please. ## About KnowBe4 ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: KnowBe4 provides a cybersecurity platform that helps organizations manage human and AI agent risk through security awareness training, phishing simulation, and AI-driven defense agents. - **Entity Type**: Private (taken private by Vista Equity Partners in 2024) - **Headquarters**: Clearwater, Florida, United States - **Founded**: 2010 - **Founders**: Stu Sjouwerman ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Cybersecurity (Human Risk Management, Security Awareness Training, AI Agent Security) - **Target customers**: B2B, serving over 70,000 organizations worldwide, ranging from SMBs to large enterprises - **Mission**: "To enable your employees to make smarter security decisions, every day." ## Products & Services - **Security Awareness Training**: A comprehensive library of training content designed to educate employees on recognizing and resisting phishing, social engineering, and other cyber threats. - **Phishing Simulation (AIDA)**: AI-powered phishing simulation platform that uses generative AI to create realistic, targeted phishing templates for testing and training employees. - **Cloud Email Security (Egress)**: An adaptive, AI-driven cloud email security platform acquired in 2024 to block phishing, malware, and social engineering attacks before they reach the inbox. - **AIDA (Artificial Intelligence Defense Agents)**: A suite of AI-native security agents that automate and enhance human risk management, including agents for automated training, template generation, knowledge refreshers, policy quizzes, and orchestration. - **Agent Risk Manager**: A governance layer for AI agents, providing visibility, threat detection, and control over AI agent activity within an organization. - **SecurityCoach**: A real-time security coaching product that provides immediate feedback to users when risky behavior is detected. - **KnowBe4 HRM+**: An integrated human risk management platform combining AI, training, and security products. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (taken private by Vista Equity Partners in 2024; prior to that, it was publicly traded on NASDAQ: KNBE). - **Key Metric**: Trusted by more than 70,000 organizations worldwide. - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Vista Equity Partners (current owner), Microsoft (collaboration announced June 2025). - **Growth Signals**: - Completed a successful IPO in 2021, then taken private by Vista Equity Partners in 2024. - Acquired Egress (cloud email security leader) in 2024. - Launched AIDA (AI Defense Agents) suite, with 8 agents released by April 2026. - Established a dedicated Enterprise AI (EAI) division in 2024. - Expanded to 11 countries: UK, Netherlands, Germany, UAE, South Africa, Australia, Singapore, Japan, Brazil, France, and India. - Named to the Inc. 500 list five times. ## Competitive Advantages - **Market Leadership**: Trusted by over 70,000 organizations, making it the largest platform for security awareness training and human risk management. - **Pioneer in Digital Workforce Security**: First to market with a unified platform securing both human users and AI agents, addressing the emerging "agentic AI" threat landscape. - **AI-First Innovation**: Dedicated Enterprise AI (EAI) division and a suite of proprietary AI Defense Agents (AIDA) that provide a significant technological moat. - **Comprehensive Platform**: End-to-end solution covering training, phishing simulation, email security, and AI agent governance, creating a sticky ecosystem. - **Radical Transparency Culture**: A unique internal culture of open communication, including daily company-wide CEO updates. ## Strategic Focus - **Securing the AI Workforce**: A major strategic pivot to become the "pioneer of digital workforce security," securing both human employees and AI agents. - **AI Innovation**: Continued investment in the AIDA platform and the Enterprise AI division to automate and enhance human risk management. - **Platform Expansion**: Deepening the integration of acquired assets (Egress) and building a unified, comprehensive security platform. - **Global Growth**: Expanding international presence across 11 countries and growing the customer base beyond 70,000 organizations. ## Why Work Here - **Award-Winning Culture**: Consistently ranked a "Best Place to Work" by Fortune Magazine and The Tampa Bay Times for over a decade, with specific accolades for women, millennials, and technology. - **Radical Transparency**: The CEO hosts a daily 5-20 minute company-wide meeting to update all employees on company happenings, good or bad. Monthly "Lunch with the CEO" events randomly select 10 employees. - **Hybrid & Remote Options**: Offers a hybrid work environment with remote work options, a relaxed dress code, and a "no door policy" encouraging open communication. - **Global Exposure**: Offices in 11 countries (US, UK, Netherlands, Germany, UAE, South Africa, Australia, Singapore, Japan, Brazil, France, India) providing opportunities for international collaboration. - **Professional Development**: Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year, certification bonuses up to $5,000/year, leadership skills training, and a strong history of internal promotion. - **Generous Benefits**: Fully paid medical insurance, 3.5% 401k matching, 8-weeks fully paid parental and adoption leave, open PTO, and a relaxed dress code ("If you don’t get arrested on your way to work, you are good!"). - **Diversity & Inclusion**: Active Employee Resource Groups, community outreach, scholarships for underrepresented talent, and diverse hiring events. - **Fun Perks**: Unlimited snacks, game rooms, end-of-month celebrations, and regular social events (movie nights, beach days, boat cruises). ## Sources 1. [knowbe4.com](https://www.knowbe4.com/about-us) 2. [knowbe4.com](https://www.knowbe4.com/careers) 3. [knowbe4.com](https://www.knowbe4.com/careers/benefits) 4. [knowbe4.com](https://www.knowbe4.com/careers/job-openings) 5. [knowbe4.com](https://www.knowbe4.com/) ## Other roles at KnowBe4 - [Snr. Manager, Email & Lifecycle Marketing (Remote)](https://feeny.ai/job/snr-manager-email-lifecycle-marketing-remote-knowbe4-remote-3qk2wsvsb9z3) - [Onboarding Consultant](https://feeny.ai/job/onboarding-consultant-knowbe4-sao-paulo-7qf267ya4sdy) — São Paulo, Brazil - [Manager, Customer Onboarding](https://feeny.ai/job/manager-customer-onboarding-knowbe4-sao-paulo-jv8kvrreqbcv) — São Paulo, Brazil - [Snr. 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