Hybrid Senior Account Executive – Public Sector

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About the role

  • Generate strategic accounts sales pipeline, qualify opportunities, and accurately forecast pipeline
  • Achieve agreed quarterly sales goals through management of the sales process to closure of the sale, driving a high rate of new logo and cross-sell opportunities in the territory
  • Engage with customers to understand their business pain points, priorities, and business drivers, aligning Sophos solutions to customer’s desired outcomes
  • Work with the Channel Sales team and partner community to create pipeline through indirect engagements
  • Collaborate with sales engineering, sales development, and channel teams, channel partners, throughout the sales cycle to achieve high new revenue production
  • Identify, develop, and execute on a territory plan and account strategies to close new business opportunities and expand revenue with customers across the assigned region
  • Scope, negotiate, and bring to closure agreements to exceed booking and revenue quota targets
  • Target and gain access to decision-makers in key prospect accounts in the assigned territory
  • Establish access and maintain existing relationships with key decision-makers (typically at the CIO and CSO level) in industry, partners, and enterprise customers
  • Capture, maintain, and disseminate accurate and relevant prospect information using Salesforce.com, Clari, 6sense, zoominfo, LinkedIn Sales Navigator, GovSpend, etc.
  • Conduct thorough account reviews to identify upsell opportunities, leveraging existing relationships for growth
  • Create and execute targeted campaigns to drive new business and expand existing accounts
  • Consistently apply MEDDPICC frameworks to qualify and manage opportunities, ensuring efficient deal progression

Requirements

  • 5+ years in a sales role working with end users or channel partners, with a track record of achieving and exceeding sales quotas
  • Strong understanding of Cybersecurity, SOCaaS, XDR, MDR, NDR, Network, Cloud, and SaaS technologies and competitive offerings in the marketplace
  • Significant and proven experience developing relationships with senior executives
  • Experience with Public Sector contracts, procurement, and regulatory concerns and negotiating Business Associate Agreements is a plus
  • Demonstrated experience with target account selling, solution selling, and/or consultative sales techniques
  • Exceptional opportunity discovery and deal qualification skills, value proposition presentation, negotiation, and closing skills
  • Experience with Force Management’s ‘Command of the Message’ methodology is preferred, but not mandatory
  • Customer-centric orientation with the ability to build relationships via email, telephone, and in person
  • Solid technical acumen, able to explain the benefits of different technologies, with strong cybersecurity knowledge being an advantage
  • Experience selling through and with channel partners, and ability to thrive in a team selling environment
  • Excellent organizational skills and ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks at once
  • Ability to work remotely and willing to travel to industry events, demand-gen events, and face to face meetings with prospects and partners
  • Applicants must have legal authorization to work in the jurisdiction where the position is posted, without requiring employer sponsorship

Benefits

  • In addition to the base salary, a component for target sales commissions alongside a comprehensive benefits package
  • Sophos operates a remote-first working model, making remote work the primary option for most employees (some roles may necessitate hybrid)
  • Employee-led diversity and inclusion networks that build community and provide education and advocacy
  • Annual charity and fundraising initiatives and volunteer days for employees to support local communities
  • Global employee sustainability initiatives to reduce our environmental footprint
  • Global fitness and trivia competitions to keep our bodies and minds sharp
  • Global wellbeing days for employees to relax and recharge
  • Monthly wellbeing webinars and training to support employee health and wellbeing

Job title

Senior Account Executive – Public Sector

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

$94,500 - $157,500 per year

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

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