SLED Account Manager

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We are looking for an experienced, motivated, and creative SLED Client Executive to support a growing territory. In this role, you will report to the

Regional Sales Director of SLED

and cover SLED accounts

As a SLED Client Executive, you are responsible for selling Nutanix’s Products and Solutions through Channel Partners and interacting directly with customers in State and Local Government, K-12, and Higher Education accounts in the assigned territory.

The language and needs of SLED are unique and the industry is experiencing unprecedented change. We want someone who will be able to clearly articulate the value of Nutanix while respecting the overwhelming needs and responsibilities the SLED sector faces. We are looking for a sales individual who has experience managing relationships throughout the organizational structure and is adept at building solid repeatable business propositions, particularly in a digital and cloud focused environment. A consistent record of successful and smart selling in this meaningful and changing business environment is crucial.

About the team

Our SLED sales team at Nutanix is growing! We are a driven & passionate team of salespeople with a desire to disrupt the current state of the data center in the SLED sector. We are looking to expand our team to include additional A-players who are looking to bring simplicity and efficiency to a complicated world.

Responsibilities:

Use relationship management techniques to develop selling opportunities within partner organizations; penetrate new divisions and organizations within assigned partner accounts; develop new selling relationships within assigned partner accounts; develop new direct selling opportunities.

Schedule and attend sales call appointments with a prospect in a partner organization. Nutanix Channel Partner Representatives may also participate in the sales call to help qualify the opportunity.

Utilizing a consultative approach, discuss business issues with prospects and develop a formal quote, a written sales proposal or a formal sales presentation addressing their business needs.

Respond to RFP's and follow up with prospects.

Develop an account plan to sell to customers based on their business needs.

Build and strengthen the business relationship with current accounts and new prospects.

Recommend marketing strategies.

Provide status information to your Manager including forecast/pipeline information.

Provide, or facilitate training opportunities for your accounts.

Identify Nutanix customer references that can be utilized when reference selling.

Provide product feedback back to engineering to improve Nutanix complete block solutions.

Requirements:

Strong verbal and written communications skills including presentation skills.

Ability to work collaboratively with employees within the sales function and across functions including Marketing, Sales Operations, System Engineering, and Product Development.

Experience with target account selling, solution selling, and/or consultative sales techniques.

An aptitude for understanding how technology products and solutions solve business problems as well as the competitive landscape.

Ability to communicate with senior managers about their business challenges and Nutanix data management storage solutions.

Experience using SFDC and other CRM software.

Track record of exceeding assigned sales quotas in contiguous, multiple years.

Qualifications and Experience:

3 to 10 years of SLED sales experience preferred.

Experience with SLED sales cycle and contracts

Experience that demonstrates a strong level of expertise in technical specifications required to sell Nutanix products and services is required.

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience.

About us

Founded in 2009 and headquartered in San Jose, California, Nutanix is a passionate team of 6000 employees worldwide. Our people (we call ourselves “Nutants”) are the heartbeat of #LifeAtNutanix

and one of the many things that makes Nutanix a great place to work at. We share an intellectual curiosity, a bias for action, and an obsession for our customers. We are builders and problem solvers with an entrepreneurial spirit. Above all, we celebrate what makes each of us unique.

We are humbled to be recognized as one of Bloomberg’s Top 50 Companies to Watch in 2020

and one of the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® 2020

We’re growing fast and disrupting the computing industry. Join us and make your mark.

About our business

Nutanix is a global leader in cloud software and a pioneer in hyperconverged infrastructure solutions, making computing invisible anywhere. Companies around the world use Nutanix software to leverage a single platform to manage any app, at any location, at any scale for their private, hybrid and multi-cloud environments.

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Nutanix is an equal opportunity employer.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Policy is to provide fair and equal employment opportunity for all associates and job applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability. Nutanix hires and promotes individuals solely on the basis of their qualifications for the job to be filled.

Nutanix believes that associates should be provided with a working environment that enables each associate to be productive and to work to the best of his or her ability. We do not condone or tolerate an atmosphere of intimidation or harassment based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability.

We expect and require the cooperation of all associates in maintaining a discrimination and harassment-free atmosphere.

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Website : http://www.nutanix.com