• Drive New Business Acquisition: Actively prospect and identify enterprise opportunities, leveraging your network and creative outreach to generate pipeline and close high-value deals • Technical & Vision Selling: Confidently articulate how MinIO delivers transformational outcomes for data infrastructure, AI/ML, and HPC not just incremental improvements. • Close Complex Deals: Own the full sales cycle from lead to close, with a focus on $250K+ opportunities and annual quota attainment of $1.5M+. • Compete & Win Against Legacy Software: Position MinIO against traditional storage vendors by demonstrating the advantages of cloud-native, S3-compatible object storage for modern workloads. • Educate & Influence: Teach prospects about AI infrastructure optimization and data architecture modernization. • Quantify Value: Build business cases and ROI models that include quantified benefits, risk mitigation, and financial justification. • Partner-First Territory Strategy: Build and execute partner-led co-selling strategies, working with channel and alliance partners to expand territory coverage and accelerate deals. • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Solutions Engineering, Product, and Marketing to deliver tailored solutions, ensure successful POCs, and create a seamless customer experience. • Forecasting & Planning: Maintain disciplined pipeline management, accurate forecasting, and clear account strategies that support predictable and scalable revenue growth.