Pure Storage is fundamentally reshaping the data storage industry and is seeking a Senior Account Executive for GSI Sales. This role involves leading strategic sales execution and revenue growth across a portfolio of Global System Integrators in North America, acting as a primary commercial and strategic advisor.
Responsibilities:
- Own and deliver the North American GSI strategy, directly accountable for revenue performance, co-sell pipeline creation, and successful execution of joint go-to-market initiatives
- Function as the recognized subject matter expert, building and maintaining formal executive-level networks across the GSI’s CXO, Practice, and Client Partner communities to influence joint strategies and secure deal-level support
- Develop and articulate compelling value propositions and business cases that align Everpure's technology solutions with GSI market priorities and end-customer business outcomes
- Establish and refine strategic commercial frameworks and operational execution plans ("ropes to the ground") that ensure global consistency and enable scalable partner programs across the field
- Provide independent, expert-level judgment on negotiation strategies and deal structures, influencing decisions that maximize the broader GSI business impact
- Evangelize our radically simple, all-flash enterprise storage technology and data solutions, ensuring customers fully grasp Everpure’s total value proposition
- Build and invest in relationships with customers to establish Everpure’s value, continually driving the highest customer satisfaction ratings in the industry
- Lead pursuit teams and develop account plans to make sure all internal resources are engaged to execute and win new Everpure Customers
- Drive and manage a healthy and robust pipeline of sales activity to assure quarterly and annual quotas are met or exceeded
Requirements:
- Demonstrable success in strategic sales, alliance management, and enterprise technology business development, specifically within the Global System Integrator (GSI) partner landscape
- Advanced commercial and technical acumen, including proven success in navigating and structuring complex GSI transactions (e.g., cloud marketplace agreements, cloud migration programs)
- Exceptional executive presence, communication, and influencing skills, with the ability to operate independently and drive results with minimal oversight across diverse internal and external senior stakeholders
- Demonstrated competency in data-driven forecasting, business review delivery, and strategic planning, capable of translating complex data into actionable business recommendations
- Willingness to travel domestically and internationally to support GSI and customer engagements
- Evangelize our radically simple, all-flash enterprise storage technology and data solutions, ensuring customers fully grasp Everpure's total value proposition
- Build and invest in relationships with customers to establish Everpure's value, continually driving the highest customer satisfaction ratings in the industry
- Lead pursuit teams and develop account plans to make sure all internal resources are engaged to execute and win new Everpure Customers
- Drive and manage a healthy and robust pipeline of sales activity to assure quarterly and annual quotas are met or exceeded