The MuleSoft Account Partner is committed to earning the right to be an advisor to our Communications, Media and Technology (CMT) customers, with the primary goal of helping these customers quickly generate significant value from their Salesforce/MuleSoft investment.
The primary measurement of success for this role will be annual bookings of professional services sales (aka closed business) and bid margin aligned with agreed goals, targets, and quotas.
Complete MuleSoft training and become an expert in our consulting methodologies and practices
Evangelize MuleSoft’s ability to deliver business outcomes and our delivery methodology to our customers
Drive account planning including the formulation of a clearly defined roadmap or the precursor activities to define such a roadmap
Generate pipeline through self-origination and collaborating across Salesforce with License Sales, Delivery and Customer Success to develop trusted Professional Services propositions for ACC clients and prospects
Use industry expertise and business acumen to understand a customer's motivation, business drivers/challenges, strategic goals and objectives, and desired business outcomes
Engage and present to customers, especially at C-Level, using a consultative selling approach that positions Salesforce,MuleSoft and yourself as a long-term trusted advisor relationship
Create a compelling vision and clearly communicate our groundbreaking solutions with the goal of generating significant success and business value from an investment in the MuleSoft Anypoint Platform
Develop and lead a territory plan and a tailored account plan for each customer that aligns with their business goals, priorities, and timeframes
Forecast accurately and timely, build a pipeline, and progress opportunities to deliver MuleSoft YOY revenue growth
Develop mutually agreed and aligned close plans and drive the execution of these plans to realize closed bookings aligned (or in excess) of assigned sales goals/quotas
Be a recognized role model for collaboration, understanding, and overall business results
Requirements
Have a professional services sales background or blended consultative sales and project delivery background
Technical and cognitive ability to scope and strategically plan engagements
Have experience working with a customer through a visioning process, assessing business value outcomes, and developing plans to support the realization of that value through a structured program
Present business value led pitches and effectively negotiate terms aligned with margin targets
Can exercise empowered judgment in methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results aligned with goals of the company and within associated guidance
Recognize the importance of timing to close deals and are able to balance driving the closing cycle while being responsive to the customer’s needs and fundamentally building trust in the relationship