Sr. Named Account Manager, Egypt

We are seeking a proactive, creative, and tenacious Senior Named Account Manager to drive new cyber security business across multiple vertical markets across Egypt. This role will demand interaction with large scale enterprises at the ‘C’ level, as well as with technical staff within the security and IT organisation.

You will manage a portfolio of named 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. In this role you will be able to expand the Proofpoint footprint, ensuring your customers are effectively protected from advanced threats and targeted attacks by our award winning technology.
 

Your day-to-day

• Establish strong business relationships at the executive level within Enterprise accounts above 750 users (cross-vertical focus)

• Focus on both penetrating new accounts as well as expanding our presence with existing customers by introducing them to all 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

• Work with internal resources, including aligned System Engineers to prepare account strategies and plans.

• Collaborate with Systems Engineers to organise and deliver compelling and flawless product demonstrations

• 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

What you bring to the team

• Experienced SaaS cybersecurity seller (ideally email security and data security) with proven track record of over-achieving targets year after year.

• A background of building and developing a territory from the ground up rather than inheriting existing accounts

• Demonstrated comfort with long, multi stakeholder sales cycles. We want to hear about $50k - $1M deals you have nurtured over 9-18 months rather than transacting on renewals.

• Strong, current channel relationships with the main Egyptian partners and distributors. We want to hear about named relationships you can evidence immediately.

• 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

• Proficient user of formal sales playbook methodologies e.g. MEDDIC, Challenger, TAS, Command of the Message.

• Growth mindset, willingness to be coached, and diligence to follow a proven sales process

• Entrepreneurial self-starter with a consistent focus on account planning, pipeline generation and opportunity progression. You’re strategic in approach, but always act with urgency.

• Fluency in Arabic and English. Any additional language is a plus.