Meet Yubico
Yubico is a global leader in identity security and creator of the YubiKey, the original hardware-backed passkey. We are publicly traded on Nasdaq Stockholm; our global footprint includes headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden, Silicon Valley, California; and Singapore.
Why Join Our Mission?
At Yubico, we are guided by a shared belief that your work matters. We operate under a cultural philosophy of Speed with Integrity, pushing the boundaries of technology to secure the AI frontier—protecting both human and agentic AI interactions—and leading the transition to post-quantum cryptography. In everything we do, we live by our core values:
- Battle Friction: We constantly look for new ways to simplify our products, our work, and the user experience.
- Inspire Higher: We think big, champion the open internet, and strive to do the right thing even when it is difficult.
- One Team: We are open, responsive, and collaborative, overcoming challenges and celebrating our successes together.
Aligned with our commitment to open standards, we foster a thriving builder ecosystem through the Yubico Developer Program, offering free open-source repositories, libraries, and SDKs to help developers rapidly integrate strong hardware authentication into any application. Through close collaborations with technical partners like Google, Microsoft, and Amazon, as well as newer frontiers like OpenAI, we continue to shape a safer digital world while donating security keys to protect vulnerable communities, journalists, and humanitarian groups worldwide through our Secure it Forward program.
At Yubico, we offer:
Freedom and Flexibility: At Yubico, we want you to be your most productive selves whether you decide to work 100% from home or choose to work hybrid/onsite. The way we balance the fast-paced demands of a high-growth company and sustainability is making rest a priority.
Yubico Values: We work to ensure that our employees have an open space to have their voices amplified to create a workplace where everyone feels like they belong. In support of this, our employees have created some pretty cool Employee Resource Groups that foster inclusion, help build community and connection across Yubico. Additionally, Yubico donates YubiKeys to organizations in need all over the world (you can read more about our work here).
Social Connection: Relationships and connectedness matter, and we love spending time with our team! Our virtual workspace keeps us connected day-to-day whether it's through Yubico celebrating wins or our buzzing Slack communities. Check out our Life at Yubico Page on LinkedIn and our awards here.
The Role:
Cybercrime is the biggest threat that companies face today. Yubico has become the global standard for combating cyber attacks with phishing-resistant authentication at scale. The great news is that Yubico has been adopted by 9 of the top 10 technology firms, some of the largest financial institutions, manufacturing companies, retail/hospitality and healthcare organizations also use Yubico. We need help to expand even further.
Yubico is looking for a dynamic, experienced Account Director to join our strategic named accounts sales team. This individual will work with our rapidly growing customer base and prospects to drive Yubico revenue and enterprise utilization. We welcome a strong individual who has deep knowledge of the enterprise market.
Revenue booked is a critical measure, but this role is so much more. It's also about changing the world and bringing Trust back into our digital world for customers, partners and their customers.
Tasks & Responsibilities:
- Develop and execute your strategic and tactical business plan to drive revenue in strategic named accounts assigned to you
- Own the revenue number for your accounts:
- New customer acquisition
- Expand existing relationships and install base
- Define and land new strategic relationships
- Provide thought leadership to customers and, when available, at industry events
- Employ channel partners to grow adoption
- Develop strong champions within your customers who actively advocate for Yubico
- Reports to the RVP Sales, West/Tech
- Coordinate with internal resources in a dynamically growing business to deliver an outstanding customer experience
- When required work collaboratively to develop complex custom solutions
Basic Qualifications:
- Minimum 10+ years of experience in a similar role
- Deep understanding and experience in selling technology to enterprise customers
- Demonstrated ability to execute complex sales cycles with accuracy
- Understanding of the Cyber Security and Identity & Access Management (IAM) marketplace, with demonstrated success selling authentication or security solutions at the enterprise level
- Track record of overachievement via direct sales, through partners and SI’s
- Comfortable having deep technical conversations with engineering/security professionals, and able to present at CTO, CIO or CISO levels
- Located in the San Francisco Bay Area
- This position is an individual contributor and field sales role
Our U. S. benefits are designed for your overall well-being:
Health coverage. We’ve got you covered with top of the line health plans, including dental and vision. We pay 100% of your premium and 85% for your family.
Retirement plan. Our retirement plan includes a 401K dollar per dollar match up to 6% with a cap of $6K/year. Immediate vesting.
Wellness reimbursement. We offer $1,200.00 in wellness earnings (prorated based on start date) that you can use on your gym membership, a massage, or your favorite online fitness classes. This is a taxable benefit if you choose to participate.
Learning and development. We encourage your professional growth and offer a yearly development stipend of $3,000 and mentorship program.
Time off. We offer a total of 15 vacation days plus 10 holidays, and 7 sick days a year.
Paid parental leave. We love welcoming new family members to our YubiTeam! All parents receive 8 weeks of paid leave. Birthing parents receive an additional 8 weeks of paid leave (16 weeks total).
Commuter Benefits. If you need to commute to the office, we offer commuter benefits.
Strong mission & company values. We’re a global team on a global mission to make the internet more secure for everyone. We believe that every person’s work matters. That you should always be nice, stay humble, and have fun, and never take yourself too seriously.
Yubico offers a holistic Total Rewards package designed to support our employees in all aspects of their life inside and outside of work. This role has the annual salary range as defined below plus a target compensation for a candidate located in the San Francisco Bay Area. For roles that are filled in other locations, the compensation range will be based on data provided by the Radford McLagan Compensation Database from Aon. Final compensation is also based on a number of factors including, but not limited to, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
Sales Pay Range
$155,000—$175,000 USD
Variable Compensation
$155,000—$175,000 USD
OTE
$310,000—$350,000 USD
We are an equal opportunity employer, we value diversity and uphold an inclusive environment where all people feel that they are equally respected and valued. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. We'd love to learn about what you can add to our diverse team. We are an E-Verify Participating Employer.
Yubico does not accept agency resumes or referrals so please do not send them to our careers staff or employees. Yubico is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes or referrals.
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