Enterprise Sales Director – Southeast Region

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Enterprise Sales Director driving Actian’s data platform revenue across the US Southeast. Developing strategic accounts, winning CXO relationships, and exceeding enterprise software sales targets.

Responsibilities:

  • Create, expand, and retain revenue for Actian’s multiple product lines
  • Achieve revenue goals as a field sales individual contributor
  • Support the current customer install base and penetrate new accounts as part of a Regional Team
  • Develop and execute strategic sales plans within assigned territories or verticals
  • Develop Customer Account Plans covering history, architecture, org chart, requirements, use cases, current and desired states, and customer pains
  • Map customer requirements to Actian’s technology and build value propositions and ROI
  • Cultivate and maintain executive-level relationships across lines of business
  • Meet or exceed sales quota and customer satisfaction metrics
  • Prospect directly with target enterprises, follow up on marketing leads, and leverage personal networks
  • Build a strong deal pipeline through customer relationships, prospecting, marketing campaigns, customer events, and field activities
  • Leverage alliances and OEM/VAR relationships with target companies
  • Promote Actian products to end users, SI, BI, and ISV partner communities
  • Represent Actian as a company ambassador
  • Monitor industry trends, market conditions, and competitive activity to identify growth opportunities
  • Collaborate with marketing and product teams to provide market feedback and contribute to product development

Requirements:

  • 7+ years of field sales and/or account management experience in data platform management, integration/CDC, analytics, database, and/or cloud
  • Experience with large Relational Database Management Systems (RDBMS)
  • Experience with Object-Oriented Database Management Systems (OODBMS)
  • Experience with Edge Databases
  • Demonstrable experience in high-tech enterprise software sales
  • History of sales success, including quota achievement, Presidents Club attainment, and OTE overachievement
  • Ability to engage, negotiate, and win new CXO-level relationships
  • Ability to provide accurate forecasts and deliver “closest to the pin” results
  • Knowledge of SaaS, cloud, analytics, database, and ETL technologies
  • Proven track record selling and positioning IT solutions
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office and sales automation tools, including Salesforce.com
  • Minimum bachelor’s degree from a leading university or equivalent experience
  • Very strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to speak and present to large business audiences at conferences and industry forums
  • Team-player attitude and good customer service skills
  • High self-motivation, adaptability, ability to handle multiple responsibilities, and ability to work independently with minimal supervision
  • Ability to meet team objectives