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The Role & The Team:Druva is seeking a self-driven, experienced Account Executive for State, Local and Higher Education (SLED) to build, oversee and manage our SLED sales and associated channels for Druva’s product lines with a focus in the assigned territory (The Northeast). The chief objectives are to drive new business while continuing to manage and grow existing business, accounts, and partner relationships.
Your Responsibilities Include, But Are Not Limited To:- Generate growth around Druva’s solutions within the SLED Market in the Northeastern US.
- Effectively communicate Druva’s company vision, value proposition, and go-to-market strategy.
- Take a lead role on sales campaigns to ensure that the solutions achieve customer goals and provide an outstanding customer experience.
- Seek and drive new business and while continuing to nurture and grow existing business, accounts, and partner relationships.
- Effectively manage the territory, pipeline and forecast
- Willingness to travel up to 25%.
- 7+ years of experience in SLED Sales with an organization that was building their market presence.
- Demonstrable strong knowledge of data protection / data management applications, market, and processes.
- Demonstrable strong knowledge of SaaS (Cloud Software) products and business models, data protection and cyber security.
- Track record of exceptional performance, exceeding revenue objectives, at past roles and success in selling complex solutions
- Public Sector business network that can assist in demand creation, sales acceleration and deal capture.
- Self-starter, comfortable working in a fast-paced environment
- Excellent communication, presentation, problem solving, planning, and time management skills
Innovation is how we operate, not a side project. You’ll work in a culture that values bold thinking and continuous improvement, where global teams experiment, iterate, and turn new ideas into products customers can rely on.
If you’re looking for high-ownership work, visible impact, and a culture that values innovation, collaboration, accountability, and growth—where you’ll be trusted to lead and empowered to build—you’ll thrive at Druva.
What We OfferThe pay range for this position is expected to be between $214,000 and $285,333/year; however, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized, non-discriminatory factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other incentive compensation opportunities in the form of discretionary annual bonus or commissions, and equity. Additionally, full-time employees are eligible to participate in our comprehensive benefits program, including health and wellness benefits, 401(k) retirement plan, life and disability insurance coverages, and other benefits the Company may offer from time to time.
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Skills Required
- 7+ years of experience in SLED sales
- Strong knowledge of data protection and data management applications
- Strong knowledge of SaaS (cloud software) products and business models
- Strong knowledge of cyber security
- Proven track record of exceeding revenue objectives and selling complex solutions
- Established public sector business network for demand creation and deal capture
- Self-starter comfortable in a fast-paced environment
- Excellent communication, presentation, problem solving, planning, and time management skills
- Willingness to travel up to 25%
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The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Druva and has not been reviewed or approved by Druva.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as comprehensive in the U.S., with medical, dental/vision, mental-health programs, and an Employee Assistance Program. Day-one eligibility is cited, and feedback suggests healthcare is a strong part of the package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off is framed around a flexible Rest & Re‑Energize approach, with multiple mentions of open/unlimited PTO and paid holidays. Feedback suggests employees value the flexibility and immediate access to leave.
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Parental & Family Support — Parental and family benefits include paid maternity, paternity, adoption, and family medical leave. Coverage extends to family-building support such as fertility and adoption expense funding, which feedback suggests is a differentiator.
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What We Do
Druva delivers data protection and management for the cloud era. Druva Cloud Platform is built on AWS and offered as-a-Service; customers drive down costs by over 50 percent by freeing themselves from the burden of unnecessary hardware, capacity planning, and software management.
Why Work With Us
We are the leader in cloud data protection and cloud is the way of the future! With over $300M in funding and our Pre-IPO status, it is the perfect time to jump on board. Two of our company values are "challenger mentality" and "one team". We truly believe in the impact we can make together and we are not afraid to push the status quo.
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