Account Director UK/I
Content + Source + Freshness • 16 Dec 2025 • 95% confidence
Offer value
The position offers a rewarding career trajectory in cybersecurity sales, aligning competitive compensation with the need for experienced professionals in a booming market.
- Competitive salary and benefits for cybersecurity experts.
- Engage with high-level enterprise clients.
- Dynamic workplace culture focused on collaboration.
- Requires significant sales experience in tech.
Pros
- Sound compensation and benefits for top-tier cybersecurity sales professionals.
- Opportunity to engage with enterprise clients and influence security practices.
- Dynamic team environment that fosters resilience and collaboration.
Cons
- Requires extensive experience (5+ years) which may limit the candidate pool.
- High expectations and pressure to meet sales quotas.
- Potential for travel to client locations can disrupt work-life balance.
Who it's for
Mid to Senior Level • Hybrid / remote work flexibility
Good fit
- Cybersecurity sales professionals
- Experienced enterprise software sales executives
- Individuals eager to influence security practices in organizations
Not recommended for
- Newcomers to sales without industry-specific experience
- Candidates uninterested in cybersecurity advancements
- Individuals preferring stable hours without travel
Motivation fit
Key skills
About the job
Every day, the world gets more digital thanks to tens of millions of developers building the future faster than ever. But with exponential growth comes exponential risk, as outnumbered security teams struggle to secure mountains of code. This is where Snyk (pronounced “sneak”) comes in. Snyk is a developer security platform that makes it easy for development teams to find, prioritize, and fix security vulnerabilities in code, dependencies, containers, and cloud infrastructure — and do it all right from the start. Snyk is on a mission to make the world a more secure place by empowering developers to develop fast and stay secure.
Joining Snyk means embracing our core values: One Team, Care Deeply, Customer Centric, and Forward Thinking. As a member of our team, you’ll have the opportunity to thrive in a dynamic environment where fostering collaboration, leading with empathy, driving business impact, and inspiring trust are at the heart of everything we do.
Location: In/ around London
Our Opportunity
We’re looking for highly motivated sales executives with strong market knowledge who enjoy building relationships with key decision-makers to evangelize products and services. Our sales team takes risks and is resilient, business savvy and curious. They know our product's value and want it to be part of every software development process.
You’ll Spend Your Time:
- Performing end-to-end sales and success cycle for prospective and existing customers who are focused on Digital Transformation.
- Prospecting by building strong relationships with key stakeholders and ensuring our customer’s success.
- Interacting with Customers at the most senior level of the Security and Engineering organizations.
- Capitalizing on your territory knowledge and utilizing connections in the market to grow your account base.
What You’ll Need:
- Minimum experience of 5 years owning the entire sales cycle for a technical product on Enterprise level accounts in UK/I (Fortune 1000), and you want to hone your craft for a leader in cybersecurity in hyper-growth stage.
- Experience selling into Cybersecurity, DevOps, or DevSecOps groups within the enterprise segment or have significant enterprise software sales experience, generating and closing large & complex software transactions with the biggest customers in the region.
- Ability to navigate complex organizations and enjoy engaging with C-Level Executives.
- Self-motivation and work ethic: have a proven track record of exceeding your quota and have played a key role in closing million dollar + transactions in your career.
- Demonstrate a strong team mentality - selling is a team sport at Snyk, where managing and using virtual resources to tackle large and complex sales cycles is a must-have skill
We’d be Lucky if You:
- Have a Passion for Cybersecurity: Demonstrate a deep interest in cybersecurity trends and stay updated with industry developments.
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We care deeply about the warm, inclusive environment we’ve created and we value diversity – we welcome applications from those typically underrepresented in tech. If you like the sound of this role but are not totally sure whether you’re the right person, do apply anyway!
About Snyk
Snyk is committed to creating an inclusive and engaging environment where our employees can thrive as we rally behind our common mission to make the digital world a safer place. From Snyk employee resource groups, to global benefits that help our employees prioritize their health, wellness, financial security, and a work/life blend, we aim to support our employees along their entire journeys here at Snyk.
Benefits & Programs
Prioritize health, wellness, financial security, and life balance with programs tailored to your location and role.
- Flexible working hours, work-from home allowances, in-office perks, and time off for learning and self development
- Generous vacation and wellness time off, country-specific holidays, and 100% paid parental leave for all caregivers
- Health benefits, employee assistance plans, and annual wellness allowance
- Country-specific life insurance, disability benefits, and retirement/pension programs, plus mobile phone and education allowances
