Account Executive

Account Executive is responsible for achieving quota by selling solutions into a defined account list that may include current Commvault customers and high value prospects.  The position is a field sales role where the AE will engage in face-to-face sales with customers and prospects either directly or through partners. The Account Executive plans, organizes, leads and controls balanced sales growth, account penetration and customer satisfaction on a long-term multi-quarter basis. This individual may lead a cross-functional sales team and is responsible for creating sales campaigns to penetrate/expand his/her target accounts. The AE must have the ability to articulate an in-depth understanding of the customers’ environment, current challenges/goals and have the ability to align Commvault solutions to those challenges/goals including a financial and strategic value proposition.  The candidate must have a history of success in selling complex software platforms (vs. IT component or narrow focused tools) and should have some level of prior engagement with the target account set.

How you will make an impact:

Achieve quarterly and annual quotas by selling to new and established - large, complex prospects and customer.

Develop and implement Strategic account plans for target account expansion and new account acquisition including performance objectives, financial targets, and critical milestones for a one and three-year period.

Create sale campaigns into target accounts and closely coordinate company executive involvement with customer/prospect leadership.

Coordinate the involvement of company personnel, including support, service, and management resources, in order to meet account performance objectives and customers’ expectations.

Manage a matrixed sales team; liaison with clients, Deal Desk, inside sales, partners, channels, sales engineers, professional services, finance and legal to drive a prospect to close

Establish and maintain a productive, professional relationship with key personnel in assigned customer/prospect accounts.

Construct and deliver tangible business cases at the CXO level including financial (ROI & TCO), technical and strategic value propositions

Prepare and present sales proposals and presentations to new and existing clients

Identify and build strategic relationships with partners and alliances that have existing relationships with the assigned target accounts

Negotiate and close deals following the company’s practices and processes

Ensure orders meet all legal and financial requirements

Maintain a high level of relevant industry, Commvault and competitive knowledge

Plan, attend and coordinate executive briefings

Leverage internal sales tools and processes to drive opportunities to a successful close.

Position Requirements include:

Experience in identifying, building relationships and selling directly or with partners

Excellent communication skills, persuasive, listening skills

Background in IT infrastructure, security and SAAS

Experience of MEDDICC sales methodology or similar would be an advantage

Fluent German language skills

Experience selling software solutions

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