About the role

  • Sales Champion for Okta driving new sales opportunities in cybersecurity industry. Building partnerships and managing relationships with channel partners for strategic growth.

Responsibilities

  • The Okta Sales Champion hunts down new Okta sales opportunities that fuel targeted New Logo Deal Registrations and achieve the desired pipeline coverage and conversion for channel-initiated business.
  • Championing Okta across the Exclusive Networks sales organisation and proactively driving Okta sessions face to face with partners.
  • Converting the latest Okta strategy, messaging, news and information into tangible actions.
  • Uncovering, nurturing, qualifying, and advancing partnerships with partners.
  • Collaborating with other Okta Sales Champions across EMEA to share best practices and ideas.
  • Providing a hunting and conversion influence over the wider EXN EMEA Okta team.
  • Developing and implementing strategic plans to expand and optimise Okta incremental business.
  • Identifying and recruiting new channel partners to increase Okta market share.
  • Building and maintaining strong relationships with existing and new channel partners.
  • Providing training and support to channel partners to ensure effective product representation.
  • Owning pipeline generation and conversion across the distribution led partners.
  • Monitoring sales targets, KPIs and performance of channel partners.
  • Collaborating with partners to develop and execute joint marketing and sales initiatives.
  • Attending regular cadence meetings with Okta sales and distribution leaders.
  • Gathering and analysing feedback from channel partners to inform sales and marketing strategies.
  • Staying informed about industry trends and developments to anticipate market changes and opportunities.
  • Regular reporting to EXN and Okta key stakeholders.

Requirements

  • A minimum of 3-5 years’ relevant sales experience within the Cybersecurity industry.
  • Ability to effectively build relationships, and uncover opportunities for Okta with a value-based approach
  • Ability to navigate organisational structures to identify and engage champions, key decision makers, and influencers
  • Good written and oral communication skills to create professional presentations for interested partners
  • Good customer service skills
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team
  • Good time management and organisational skills
  • Previous experience in a BDR, SDR, inside sales or other relevant B2B sales role
  • High sense of urgency with an optimistic approach to new business development and an energy and desire to prospect daily for Okta
  • Demonstrated success in meeting sales goals, with evidence of having methodically built and sustained a quality pipeline of prospects and moved them through the sales cycle
  • Experience with CRM software
  • A passion for helping existing and potential partners
  • Willingness to travel to give presentations, meet with potential partners, attend conferences, trade shows, and other events.

Benefits

  • Private healthcare through Lux Med
  • Subsidy for the Benefit Multisport program
  • English language lessons for employees
  • Internal employee referral program

Job title

Sales Champion

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

Tech skills

Location requirements

HybridPoland

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