Account Manager
We seek an experienced Account Manager to join our growing Commercial Add-On team based out of our Draper office. In this role you will focus on expanding our product footprint with our existing customer base. By joining our already successful team, you will be an instrumental part of our consistent year over year revenue growth!
Your day-to-day :
- This is a hybrid role requiring you to be in the Draper office 3 days a week
- The Account Manager will be responsible for working with our existing customers in a consultative manner to identify additional solutions from the Proofpoint portfolio
- Drive the entire sales process from start to finish including opportunity identification, introductory meetings, product demonstration, customer Q&A, as well as negotiation and closing
- Develop, customize, and utilize effective close plans to navigate and manage the sales process
- Team up with our world class Sales Engineering team to devise and execute account strategies and plans
- Engage with our rapidly expanding channel partner network to educate, inform, and drive incremental revenue
- Interact with the management team in 1-1, team meetings and via forecasting and reporting to provide critical updates, and strategic account planning
- Provide outstanding and high touch customer service, including escalation and coordination of support issues as needed
- Become a perpetual student of Proofpoint products, and the ever-changing Cybersecurity industry!
- You can achieve your quota, but quite frankly we would love you to blow it out of the water!
- May require modified work hours to cover accounts in other time zones, and occasional travel for key accounts
What you bring to the team :
Minimum 3 years of solution sales experience, focused on generating net new or add-on revenueMust have experience selling to the C-suite, extensive experience selling to CISO, CIO, CTO preferredConsistent track record of meeting and / or exceeding quota goalsExperience managing longer sales cycles (2-6 months) from prospecting stage through negotiation and closingExperience or training in established sales methodologies such as SPIN, Sandler, Miller Heiman, Value Selling or The Challenger Sale is preferredCompetitive nature, operating within a team environmentAbility to present and discuss highly technical information, as well as aptitude to learn new concepts quicklyStrong presentation skills, both in person and via phone / onlineSecurity or SaaS sales experience a plusCapable of providing great customer care while continuing to identify new revenue opportunitiesBachelor's degree or equivalent work experienceWhy Proofpoint : As a customer focused and driven-to-win organization with leading edge products, there are many exciting reasons to join the Proofpoint team. We believe in hiring the best the brightest and cultivating a culture of collaboration and appreciation. As we continue to grow and expand globally, we understand that hiring the right people and treating them well is key to our success! We are an inclusive, diverse, multinational company that believes in culture fit, but more importantly 'culture-add', and we strongly encourage people from all walks of life to apply. We believe in hiring the best and the brightest to help cultivate our culture of collaboration and appreciation. Apply today and explore your future at Proofpoint!