Why will you enjoy this new opportunity?
The world is changing fast! Corporations, governments, schools, hospitals are all feeling immense pressure to offer work from anywhere or buy from anywhere technology. They are in desperate need for an IT infrastructure that lets employees and customers access applications from any device, anywhere, on any cloud, all while being secure. VMware provides the solution. You won't find another company that offers the breath of innovative technology designed for an unpredictable world. This is why you will love selling for one of the most highly regarded brands in the IT and Cloud Services industry. Our 350,000 enterprise and business customers (which includes 98% of Fortune 500) rely on VMware to make their digital transformation possible.
As the Account Executive your primary focus is aimed at closing larger strategic business within named accounts in Chicago / Illinois while maintaining sustained transactional sales growth. Collaborating with the entire partner ecosystem to identify, develop, accelerate, up-sell and close transactions is critical. Without you and the work of your partners, the money doesn't flow in!
Success in the Role: What are the performance outcomes over the first 6-12 months you will work toward completing?
The primary objective of this position is to co-develop a partner and end-user strategy for the territory of 40 accounts to cover in tandem and hit an annual revenue target of $3-5M You will be accountable for quarterly booking targets for selling VMware products (perpetual and SaaS) across compute, network, storage, security, datacenter management, and cloud services, along with packaged services, and educational offerings.
You will need to orchestrate territory coverage through effective collaboration, leadership, and coaching of internal team/specialists and external partners on how to position and close VMware opportunities. You will work closely with top Partner Executives/Sellers across the U.S. including leading VARs, Distributors, Corporate Resellers, OEMs, and Cloud/Hosting Partners.
You will be expected to support Partners in negotiating large deals with deeply complex terms, conditions, prices pressures and considerations. This will require you to be capable of accurately assessing general contract terms, customer requirements, and product capabilities to ensure VMware is chosen as the preferred vendor.
The Work: What type of work will you be doing? What assignments, requirements, or skills will you be performing on a regular basis?
Travel 50% of the time meeting with and presenting to current and prospective customers and for internal and customer events/meetings.
Increase customer spending through 'Whitespace' and 'Wallet share' selling motions in assigned geographies.
Support and provide guidance to both field and partner marketing events
Coordination within an internal set of multi-functional teams such as Systems Engineers, Product Specialists, Inside Reps, Field Marketing, Professional Services, and Channel Management and external partners as described previously.
Accurately forecast license bookings, specific products revenue, PSO bookings and new accounts on a weekly, monthly, and quarterly basis via Salesforce.com
What is the leadership like for this role? What is the structure and culture of the team like?
The "Silicon Prairie" team consists of 8 field sellers and this would be one of them. Our culture is very strong, focused on growing personally and professionally, driving results with a growth mindset, and delivering desired outcomes for our customers.
The role is located in Kansas City metro area.
Where is this role located?
Flexible: The role is considered flexible and will be a mix of working from a local VMware office and remote depending on your preferences and the arrangements determined with your future manager. You will be expected to live within a reasonable commute of the office.
What are the benefits and perks of working at VMware?
This job may require the candidate to travel and/or work from a facility that requires full vaccination prior to entry.
You and your loved ones will be supported with a competitive and comprehensive benefits package. Below are some highlights, or you can view the complete benefits package by visiting www.benefits.vmware.com.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Medical Coverage, Retirement, and Parental Leave Plans for All Family Types
Generous Time Off Programs
40 hours of paid time to volunteer in your community
Rethink's Neurodiversity program to support parents raising children with learning or behavior challenges, or developmental disabilities
Financial contributions to your ongoing development (conference participation, trainings, course work, etc.)
Wellness reimbursement and online fitness and wellbeing classes
This job may require the candidate to travel and/or work from a facility that requires full vaccination prior to entry.
Category : Sales
Subcategory: Field Sales
Experience: Manager and Professional
Full Time/ Part Time: Full Time
Posted Date: 2022-10-19
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