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Role Description

We are seeking an Account Executive to sell our Identity Security Solution.

• Skilled communicator in first engagements and discovery calls analyzing the prospects' needs to qualify an opportunity.
• Highly proficient in understanding and presenting the value of SailPoint solutions and how they compare to Microsoft, Okta, and Saviynt.
• Provide a superior customer experience from the first discovery call and leverage skills in competitively positioning our solutions and a broader value proposition including partner services.
• Lead a virtual team of partner resources, presales, partner manager, deal desk, professional services, BVA team, and customer success to deliver sales wins and customer success.
• Sell as a team, acting as the quarterback; take initiative and prep the team on what is needed from them prior to calls.
• Make good decisions about who should engage and when, and hold people accountable for following through.
• Create a territory or opportunity plan, including the steps required to get from discovery to the next steps in the sales cycle.
• Work closely with the leadership team to refine ideas and make sales strategy as effective as possible.

Responsibilities

• Exceed revenue quota goals on a quarterly and yearly basis.
• Effectively address each customer’s and partner’s unique inquiries by providing accurate information and tailored solutions that align with their specific needs and interests.
• Develop business plans that align with your assigned territory.
• Strategically engage with customers and business partners to maintain a high level of customer service that aligns with SailPoint’s core values.
• Collaborate with marketing to develop and execute marketing plans through/with partners and end users.
• Pursue all leads supplied and ensure internal systems are updated.
• Lead the appropriate technical resources to demonstrate SailPoint's advantages to the customer.
• Follow up with customers and partner with post-sale team to ensure consistent and ongoing coverage of account, including new sales opportunities.
• Own and oversee all aspects of the sales cycle, including qualifying, presentations, demonstrations, RFP responses, negotiations, and the closing process.
• Foster a deep understanding of the territory, including customers, prospects, partners, influencers, and competitors.
• Understand and communicate all product and technological strategies employed by competitive and complimentary organizations in the SailPoint market space.
• Effectively initiate, navigate, and manage discussions across all levels of a customer’s organization, from business stakeholders to technical decision-makers.
• Utilize all channel management and reporting tools, including accurate forecasting and Salesforce hygiene.

Education

• Preferred but not required: Bachelor's degree or global equivalent in an IT, business or sales related field.

Travel

• Business travel of approximately 50 percent yearly is expected for this position.

Benefits

• Health and wellness coverage: Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Disability coverage: Short-term and long-term disability
• Life protection: Life insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D)
• Additional life coverage options: Supplemental life insurance for employees, spouses, and children
• Flexible spending accounts for health care, and dependent care; limited purpose flexible spending account
• Financial security: 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company matching
• Time off benefits: Flexible vacation policy
• Holidays: 8 paid holidays annually
• Sick leave
• Parental support: Paid parental leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Care Counselors
• Voluntary benefits: Legal Assistance, Critical Illness, Accident, Hospital Indemnity and Pet Insurance options
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contribution