Global Client Director – Media, Entertainment, Gaming, Sports

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Global sales leader growing Qumulo’s cloud data platform business across media, entertainment, gaming, and sports. Managing MEGS strategy, enterprise sales, forecasting, and senior account executives.

Responsibilities:

  • Set the go-to-market plan for the Media, Entertainment, Gaming, and Sports vertical
  • Own and grow the global MEGS business number, including forecasting, coverage model, and headcount plan
  • Manage the MEGS vertical down to the P&L
  • Hire, retain, and coach a small team of senior account executives
  • Build and grow executive relationships at studios, broadcasters, leagues, and teams
  • Sell as a player-coach on new-logo pursuits
  • Drive complex hardware/software, cloud, and hybrid-cloud sales involving OEMs, resellers, and cloud partners
  • Partner with Product, Engineering, and Marketing to align customer needs with the roadmap
  • Run targeted account-based marketing
  • Represent Qumulo in the MEGS vertical and at NAB, SVG, SMPTE, and other industry events

Requirements:

  • 10+ years experience selling complex technology into sports, media, broadcast, entertainment, or production organizations
  • Direct experience managing high-performance sales teams with a hands-on, player/coach model
  • Track record of beating quotas
  • Track record of landing major new logos through generated demand, not just partner-led or inbound pipelines
  • Fluency in broadcast and production environments, from ingest to playback, ideally focused on media workflows
  • Existing relationships with global media, entertainment, sports leagues or teams, or broadcast organizations
  • Ability to travel across North America and globally for customer meetings and industry events
  • Bonus points for being active in NAB, SVG, or SMPTE
  • Bonus points for having sold file or unstructured data storage solutions

Benefits:

  • Pre-IPO stock options
  • Flexible time-off policy
  • HSA and PPO health insurance options
  • Dental and Vision insurance
  • 401(k) plan
  • Uncapped commission plan