Sr Account Executive - Local & State

The Role:

The Sr Account Executive will manage a defined sales territory and be responsible for delivering against a quota goal for the defined territory. The Sr Account Executive identify, generate, qualify, and close new business for customers and prospects in a defined territory. Responsible for managing the full sales lifecycle, building the go-to-market plan (including direct and indirect business).

What You’ll Do:

• Develop new and existing accounts within a defined territory focused on local, state, and county (Public Sector) accounts
• Complete and maintain a territory sales plan which outlines a road map to success
• Responsible for meeting or exceeding your monthly and annual quota by proactively prospecting for All Product Lines and opportunities with new and existing customers
• Responsible for sales forecasting, lead generation, prospecting, and account management through the close cycle
• Maintain accurate Whitespace data on customer and focus prospect accounts
• Partner closely with SE’s, PAM’s and wider POD to deliver territory goals
• Align with Channel team and Channel Partners to deliver value to our customers and BeyondTrust wherever possible
• Align with SDR team to proactively cover your total addressable market (focus and non-focus territory accounts)
• Attend corporate trade shows and events
• Maintain sales pipeline activity in Salesforce
• Schedule and conduct product demonstrations and detailed presentations to prospects, customers and partners
• Lead RFP responses for your accounts
• Own full end-to-end sales cycle, including running sales meetings, working closely with your SE and partner network, managing a deal through to close
• Act as an advisor to prospects to understand whether their needs could be met with the BeyondTrust product portfolio
• Understand and document customers’ business and IT strategies, priorities, and goals; capture this data accurately in CRM system

What You’ll Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
• 2-4+ years customer-facing sales experience with security, PAM, Identity Management, or IT related software
• Proven track record of meeting or exceeding sales quota focused on higher education accounts
• Excellent communication and influencing skills
• Demonstrated ability to effectively present and sell a technical solution
• Strong communication, negotiation, and organizational skills required. This position will have a heavy emphasis on telephone-based activity
• Ability to work in a team selling environment
• Experience working with partners, resellers, regional distributors
• Experience with SalesForce.com
• Ability to find and uncover new opportunities with prospects and existing business, cold calling and hunting for business
• Demonstrated negotiation skills

Nice To Have:

• Undertaken relevant sales training
• Knowledge of security, PAM, identity management, or IT related software a plus

What Will Make You Successful:

• Conviction and Commitment