Named Account Manager

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain strategic executive-level relationships within Enterprise accounts across multiple industry verticals to drive long-term partnership and growth.
• Focus on both securing new accounts as well as expanding our presence with existing customers by introducing them to all our security, compliance and information protection platform.
• Articulate and promote the company's value proposition and services to become a trusted advisor within your customer base.
• Work with internal resources, including aligned System Engineers to prepare account strategies and plans.
• Collaborate with Systems Engineers to organise and deliver compelling and flawless product demonstrations.
• Partner with the channel ecosystem to gain access into new accounts.
• Deliver operational excellence, to include forecast accuracy and pipeline generation progression.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of Proofpoint's competitive positioning in the marketplace.

Requirements

• Experienced technology sales professional, with a particular focus on SaaS value-based technologies.
• Experience within Cyber Security is an advantage.
• Proven track record of over-achieving targets, net new logo achievements and capacity to leverage channel partnerships.
• Relentless attention to detail and never-give-up attitude with a high level of activity, i.e., customer and partner meetings emphasizing executive value selling (CISO, CIO, CMO, etc.).
• Ability to establish business relationships at the executive level, and ability to become a trusted client advisor.
• Experience of closing complex opportunities in the range of $100k - $1m.
• Proficient user of formal sales playbook methodologies e.g. MEDDIC, Challenger, TAS, Command of the Message.
• Growth mindset, willingness to be coached, and diligence to follow a proven sales process.
• Entrepreneurial self-starter with a consistent focus on account planning, pipeline generation and opportunity progression.
• Preferably you'll have experience of using Salesforce.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in technology sales, particularly in SaaS and Cyber Security, with a strong ability to build executive-level relationships and drive account growth. Proficient in formal sales methodologies and committed to operational excellence in pipeline management and forecasting.