Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. F5 is a leading technology company focused on enhancing digital experiences through secure application delivery. They are seeking a Senior Account Executive to manage key accounts, develop strategic relationships, and drive sales growth through effective communication and negotiation.
Responsibilities
- Primary point-of-contact for major account/(s) regardless of account’s geographic location. Maintains contact with account at a high, executive level, focusing on the strategic nature of the relationship
- Sells the organization’s products or services to and manages relationships with existing national named accounts. Responsible for rapidly growing and retaining named accounts while ensuring ongoing customer service
- Responsible for identifying and qualifying long-term and short-term business opportunities and actively identifying and addressing competitive threats
- Prepares formal proposals and presentations, presents to all levels of the organization including executives, leads negotiations, coordinates complex decision-making processes and overcomes objectives to closure, and closes sales in a professional and effective manner
- Responsible for significant key partner relationship management and development. Facilitate executive-level relationships between the customer, F5 and its partners including; facilitating communication on strategic and tactical issues and maintaining continuity
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of industry trends, technical developments and government regulations that effect target markets
- Understand organization’s business needs, develop application of products and services and communicate how F5’s technical profited solutions will address those needs
- Research and develop lists of potential customers within an organization; regularly follow-up on leads and developing leads, and act to close deals
- Resolve market strategies and goals for each product and service; understanding the strategies, goals and objectives of named accounts
- Assume a leadership role in coordinating account strategy and tactics for sales support team (inside sales, systems engineering, sales management)
- Assume full responsibility for accurate sales forecasting by demonstrating in depth knowledge of sales cycles from initial contact through the procurement process, ensure SalesForce is utilized appropriately and maintained on a regular basis
- Develop and maintain detailed account profiles including interpersonal charts for all accounts to be reviewed by management on a quarterly basis
- Develops strategy for sustained management and success of business and coordinates resources to ensure goals are met
- Partner with internal and external teams and channels to develop creative technical solutions to improve F5´s footprint and Customer dependent in account
- Duties require the ability to travel up to 50% via automobile and airplane, and may require being on call periodically and working outside normal working hours (evenings and weekends)
Skills
- 8+ years of direct work experience in a relevant account management environment
- BA/BS degree or equivalent experience
- Strong negotiation and closing skills
- Strong solution selling and presentation abilities
- Advanced client interfacing and customer-focused approach
- Strong Influencing skills
- Proven selling skills in a complex matrix environment
- Demonstrates effective use of internal relationships and resources
- Strong ability to effectively handle time and prioritize workload, develop and lead pipeline and forecasting
- Ability to provide and work from a home office located within the territory
- Requires specialized knowledge in networking products, preferably those of F5
- Experience with Internet related software or systems
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