We are seeking a tenacious, creative and highly motivated Commercial Account Manager to further develop an assigned region in Benelux.
You will be tasked with converting prospects into sales by differentiating from the competition and working with our channel partners to build and grow a joint Proofpoint business.
The role will demand interaction with organisations from SME to Mid Enterprise, typically up to CISO level, as well as with technical staff within the security and IT organisation.
You will also work closely with the Sales Engineer team, as well as with partners and leverage the power of corporate resources within your account base.
You will manage a portfolio of nominated focus accounts, encompassing a mix of white-space and existing customers.
Selling the full Proofpoint Platform, while leveraging all internal resources and our ecosystem of partners to enable continued growth of your account portfolio.
Establish influential business relationships at the executive level within organisations up to 2,500 users (cross-vertical focus)
Focus on both hunting for introducing them to the full breadth of our security, compliance and information protection platform.
Articulate and promote the company’s value proposition and services to become a trusted advisor within your customer base.
Collaborate with Sales Engineers to organise and deliver compelling and flawless product demonstrations and Proof-of-Concepts (POCs) where you’re able to articulate value and differentiation.
Leverage all internal resources, including aligned System Engineers to prepare action-oriented account strategies and plans.
Partner with the Customer Success organisation, contributing to Customer Business Reviews.
Partner with the channel ecosystem to gain access into new accounts.
Deliver operational excellence, to include forecast accuracy and pipeline generation progression.
Maintain up-to-date knowledge of Proofpoint’s competitive positioning in the marketplace.
Requirements
Proven track record of over-achieving targets, and capacity to leverage channel partnerships.
Experienced technology sales professional, ideally you will have sold SaaS solutions to the SME and Mid Enterprise markets in the Benelux region.
Growth mindset, desire to continue learning and developing, responds positively to coaching
Outstanding written and verbal communication skills and be able to clearly and effectively articulate Proofpoint’s value.
Relentless attention to detail and never-give-up attitude with a high level of activity, i.e., customer and partner meetings emphasizing executive value selling (CISO, CIO, CMO, etc.)
Ability to establish business relationships at the executive level, and ability to become a trusted client advisor
Experience of closing complex opportunities in the range of $100k+
Proven ability to develop a new business pipeline and accurately forecast
Ability to coordinate multiple resources to execute complex sales strategies.
Ideally you will be familiar with a formal sales playbook methodology e.g. MEDDIC, Challenger, TAS, Command of the Message.
Preferably you’ll have experience of using Salesforce (or equivalent CRM tool)
Fluent in Dutch required, with excellent English language skill is essential. Any additional languages are a plus.
Benefits
Supportive leadership; an inclusive and employee centric culture
Award winning and market leading technology
We invest in our sales teams, and your career, through world-class leadership & enablement programs