--- title: Remote Enterprise Account Executive at Kong description: Kong is hiring for the Enterprise Account Executive role. Pays $320K–$400K per year. Full-time, remote role. See the full description and apply. type: job url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/enterprise-account-executive-chicago-at-kong-01a1134b-5bcc-7d17-8608-0ef7345a0f33 date: 2026-11-13T11:29:43Z og_description: Join Kong as Enterprise Account Executive. Pays $320K–$400K per year. Full-time, remote role. Requires 7+ years of experience. og_image: https://www.foundrole.com/og/hv012f.png breadcrumbs: - label: Home url: https://www.foundrole.com/ - label: Search url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs --- | | | |---|---| | **Company** | Kong | | **Location** | Remote | | **Salary** | $320K/yr - $400K/yr | | **Type** | Full Time | | **Posted** | Oct 07, 2026 | ## Is this job real? **Ghost job check:** A- · Low risk. Probably a real opening. ## Visa sponsorship - **H-1B:** Kong sponsors H-1B visas. It filed 9 H-1B petitions (FY2026 Q1 – FY2026 Q4). - **E-Verify:** No E-Verify enrollment on record for Kong. ## Pay for similar jobs Most similar jobs pay $154,000 – $279,000 a year (median $170,000). ## 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:** Kong is looking for an experienced **Enterprise Account Executive** to drive new business and expansion across large enterprise accounts. You’ll own the full sales cycle — from prospecting and pipeline generation through executive engagement, negotiation, and close. This is an opportunity for a proven enterprise seller who thrives in a fast-paced, high-growth environment and knows how to navigate complex SaaS, cloud, or infrastructure sales. At Kong, we offer **uncapped commissions with significant upside**, competitive benefits, and equity in a company with strong growth potential. ## **What You’ll Do:** - Own the full enterprise sales cycle from prospecting through close and expansion. - Build and maintain a strong pipeline while consistently delivering against revenue targets. - Develop relationships with C-level executives and key decision-makers, becoming a trusted advisor. - Lead strategic account planning and identify new opportunities within enterprise accounts. - Partner across Product, Marketing, Customer Success, and technical teams to deliver the right solutions for customers. - Maintain accurate forecasting and pipeline management while staying ahead of market and competitive trends. ## **What You’ll Bring:** - **7+ years of enterprise sales experience**, ideally selling into organizations with 5,000+ employees. - Proven success closing complex, high-value deals within SaaS, cloud, infrastructure, or enterprise software. - Strong new-logo/hunter mentality with experience building pipeline and expanding strategic accounts. - Experience selling to C-level executives and navigating multiple stakeholders. - Strong consultative selling, negotiation, forecasting, and account-planning skills. - Experience with Salesforce or similar CRM platforms. - Knowledge of APIs, open source, cloud, or infrastructure technology is a plus. - Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment and take ownership of your territory. **Why top sellers join Kong** - **Category leader.** Gartner Leader, with strong adoption and a product that keeps moving. - **Uncapped upside.** Competitive base and variable pay, accelerators, and equity. - **President’s Club.** Top performers earn a spot every year. - **Low bureaucracy.** Autonomous and fast, built for builders and closers. - **Great place to work.** 4x Great Place To Work Certified™, with 95% employee satisfaction. - **Benefits that cover life.** Health, wellness, retirement, parental leave, and generous time off, tailored by region. #LI-MM2 **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. 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