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The Senior Account Executive, Commercial Accounts, is responsible for identifying, developing, and closing business with new and existing customers within their Territory. This is a highly collaborative role, working with Veeam internal teams (Sales Development, Sales Engineering, Marketing etc) as well as our Channel, Alliance and MSP Partners to ensure the successful execution of their sales plan for the assigned Territory.
What You’ll Do- Develops sales activities with commercial segment new customers; upsells and cross sells to the existing commercial customers
- Develops sales pipeline by proactive calling to convert sales conversations to identified prospects
- Works with regional sales team to advance opportunities to closure, including Systems Engineers to technically qualify and deliver product demonstrations
- Closes business in conjunction with Veeam partners (in tier-two model)
- Meets individual and team revenue targets Leverages business generated by partners with end users/customers
- Drives account strategies and coordinates team selling efforts with Inside Sales Reps, Channel Partner Managers, Marketing, Sales Engineering and others to close business
- Effectively executes a territory plan to maximize revenue
- Enters forecasting and account/opportunity details in Veeam’s CRM (SalesForce)
- Engages with Veeam Strategic Alliance partners to drive mutually beneficial revenue opportunities
- Proposes, coordinates and participates to marketing activities within the territory Ability to travel 0 - 75% of the time within the assigned territory/region requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree required (a combination of education and experience will be considered).
- Experience with vendors associated with Virtualisation technology strongly desired.
- Experience in mid-market to enterprise software sales; direct and channel sales experience required with experience managing resellers at a tactical, transaction-based level.
- Proven track record of accomplished selling in the mid-market to IT infrastructure specialists; must have an in-depth understanding of technology trends and issues and their impact on enterprises.
- Proven ability to develop new sales with strong cold-calling and prospecting skills.
- Must have knowledge of solution selling and value-based selling techniques.
- Must be available to travel up to 50% within the assigned territory.
- Be a self-starter with the ability to learn quickly.
- Be a high-energy sales person who is comfortable working in a fast-paced environment where roles and responsibilities change quickly.
- Experience in some sectors and channel development will be valued
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is comprehensive with options that include employee-only no-cost tiers, plus mental-health support through an assistance program. Feedback suggests these offerings compare well in tech.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off includes unlimited PTO in the U.S., paid company holidays, quarterly company-wide recharge days, and paid volunteer time. Feedback suggests team norms influence how fully this flexibility is utilized.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Sales and pre-sales roles feature meaningful on-target earnings with competitive base and variable structures. Feedback suggests these plans provide strong upside for high performers.
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