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Locations
In this role you can work from Remote, United States
Overview
GitHub helps companies build better software—together. We’re passionate about securing the world’s code and delivering a world‑class developer experience through industry‑leading, AI‑powered application security solutions.
We’re seeking results‑driven Application Security Sales Executive to accelerate adoption and growth of GitHub Advanced Security (GHAS) across our most strategic customers. This role blends strategic sales execution, deep application security expertise, and trusted technical engagement. You’ll operate as a customer‑facing subject matter expert—equally comfortable in executive conversations and deep technical discussions with security, platform, and developer teams.
This is a highly visible role for someone who is technically curious, customer‑obsessed, and motivated to drive real security and business outcomes.
Responsibilities
What You’ll Do
Lead Technical & Strategic Engagements
- Lead technical sales motions including discovery, demo, and proof‑of‑concepts (POCs).
- Deliver compelling customer presentations, clearly articulating value and addressing technical and business challenges in live settings.
- Act as a subject matter expert on GitHub Advanced Security, including code scanning, secret scanning, software composition analysis, and AI‑powered remediation.
- Serve as a trusted advisor, providing unique insights that help customers think differently about securing modern software development and AI.
- Identify customer needs and map them to GitHub Advanced Security capabilities to influence buying decisions and progress opportunities through the sales lifecycle.
- Partner with enterprise sales teams to develop and execute strategic account plans that drive GHAS adoption and revenue growth.
- Collaborate closely with GitHub and Microsoft stakeholders across sales, product, engineering, marketing, services, and support to ensure aligned execution and customer success.
- Act as the Voice of the Customer by capturing feedback, competitive insights, and emerging trends to inform product and roadmap decisions.
- Maintain strong pipeline health, forecasting accuracy, and disciplined execution across opportunities.
- Demonstrate strong understanding of application security concepts (SAST, DAST, SCA), vulnerability classes, and the broader AppSec market landscape..
What You Bring
- Strong application security domain knowledge and passion for securing modern software while improving developer experience.
- Proven experience in technical sales, security consulting, or security specialist roles ideally with mid-market or small business customers.
- Ability to translate complex security concepts into clear business value for both technical and executive audiences.
- Strong communication skills: verbal, written, and presentation while grounded in real‑world customer experience.
- Experience collaborating across diverse, cross‑functional teams to drive shared outcomes.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
- 4+ years experience in sales, pre-sales, technical consulting, or related field
- OR Bachelor's Degree in Business, Information Technology, or related field AND 2+ years experience in sales, pre-sales, technical consulting, or related field
- OR equivalent experience.
- 1+ year(s) experience selling Developer Automation, Artificial Intelligence, CICD, Metered Developer Tools, DevOps, Application Security, or DevSecOps solutions.
Preferred Qualifications
- 2+ years of experience working with, supporting, or selling Developer Automation, Artificial Intelligence, CICD, Metered Developer Tools, DevOps, Application Security, or DevSecOps solutions such as SAST/DAST/SCA tools.
- 2 years of experience developing, collaborating, executing on go-to-market
- Experience selling in the SMB space
- Confident and proven communication skills both written and verbal demonstrated through internal/external speaking events, blogging, conference talks, podcasts, published content etc.
Compensation Range
The base salary range for this job is USD $91,350.00 - USD $242,340.00 /Yr.
In addition, this role also has the opportunity to earn sales incentives. On target earnings (OTE) is based on a 70/30 base salary/sales incentive.
These pay ranges are intended to cover roles based across the United States. An individual's base pay depends on various factors including geographical location and review of experience, knowledge, skills, abilities of the applicant. At GitHub certain roles are eligible for benefits and additional rewards, including annual bonus and stock. These rewards are allocated based on individual impact in role. In addition, certain roles also have the opportunity to earn sales incentives based on revenue or utilization, depending on the terms of the plan and the employee's role.
GitHub values
- Customer-obsessed
- Ship to learn
- Growth mindset
- Own the outcome
- Better together
- Diverse and inclusive
Manager fundamentals
- Model
- Coach
- Care
Leadership principles
- Create clarity
- Generate energy
- Deliver success
Who We Are
GitHub is the world’s leading AI-powered developer platform with 150 million developers and counting. We’re also home to the biggest open-source community on earth (and 99% of the world’s software has open-source code in its DNA). Many of the apps and programs you use every day are built on GitHub.
Our teams are dreamers, doers, and pioneers, leading the way in AI, driving humanitarian efforts around the globe, and even sending open source to Mars (and beyond!). At GitHub, our goal is to create the space you need to do your best work. We’re remote-first and offer competitive pay, generous learning and growth opportunities, and excellent benefits to support you, wherever you are—because we know that people flourish when they can work on their own terms.
Join us, and let’s change the world, together.
EEO Statement
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