Strategic Sales Executive

<div><div><p><span><span>SailPoint is the</span></span><span><span> </span></span><a href="https://www.sailpoint.com/press-releases/sailpoint-2024-gartner-peer-insights-customers-choice" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><u><span>leader in Identity Security</span></u></a><span><span>. </span><span>SailPoint customers </span><span>represent</span><span> half of the Fortune 500 and h</span><span>alf of the ASX 50</span><span>.  </span><span>This customer strength provides us with a great community of customers, partners and analysts who trust SailPoint and our team to solve complex challenges</span><span>. </span></span><span><span>SailPoint continues to grow globally</span><span> and e</span><span>xpanding our global presence creates opportunities for top </span><span>sales</span><span>people</span><span> to become a part of our awesome culture</span><span>.  </span></span><span> </span></p></div><div><p><span> </span></p></div><div><p><span><span>We are </span><span>recogni</span><span>z</span><span>ed by </span><span>a</span><span>nalysts such as </span><span>Gartner</span><span>, Forester and Kuppinger Cole as the leader in the market and we continue to push ourselves to define the market rather than follow </span><span>what the analysts or competitors are marketing.</span></span><span><span> </span></span><span><span>Organi</span><span>z</span><span>ations </span><span>struggle to understand who has access to what applications and data</span><span>,</span><span> and </span><span>we help them answer </span><span>these</span><span> key questions. Identity security is the central control point for risk management for the </span><span>enterprise.</span></span><span> </span></p></div><div><p><span> </span></p></div><div><p><span><span>We are proud of our team and the culture we have built which has led to o</span><span>ur employees vot</span><span>ing </span><span>us “best places to work” – 1</span><span>5</span><span> years in a row</span><span>.</span></span><span> </span></p></div><div><p><span> </span></p></div><div><p><b><span>The role:</span></b><span> </span></p></div><div><p><span> </span></p></div><div><p><span><span>We are </span><span>seeking</span><span> a</span><span>n</span></span><b><span> </span></b><b><span>Account Executive</span></b><span><span>, to sell our I</span><span>dentity Security</span><span> Solution</span><span>.</span></span><span> </span></p></div><div><p><span> </span></p></div><div><p><span><span>T</span><span>o excel</span><span>,</span><span> t</span><span>he position requires</span><span> an </span></span><span><span>a</span><span>ccount </span><span>e</span><span>xecutive</span></span><span><span>:</span></span><span> </span></p></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>W</span><span>ho </span><span>is a skilled </span><span>communicator in</span><span> first engagements and discovery calls</span><span> </span><span>analyzing</span><span> </span><span>the prospects </span><span>needs </span><span>to qualify </span><span>an </span><span>opportunity</span><span>. </span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Who will be highly proficient in understanding and presenting the value of SailPoint solutions and how they compare to Microsoft, Okta</span><span>,</span><span> and Saviynt.</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Who </span><span>will provide a superior customer experience from t</span><span>he</span><span> first discovery call and </span><span>leverage</span><span> their skills in competitively positioning our solutions and a broader value proposition including partner</span><span> </span><span>services.</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Who can 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 </span><span>success</span><span>.</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Who </span></span><span><span>does not</span></span><b><span> </span></b><span><span>operate</span><span> independently, instead sells as a team.</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Who can act as the quarterback;</span></span><span><span> take initiative and</span><span> prep the team on what </span><span>is needed </span><span>from them </span></span><span><span>prior</span><span> </span></span><span><span>to call</span><span>s</span></span><span><span>.</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Who can</span><span> make good decisions about who</span><span> </span><span>should engage and </span><span>when</span><span> </span><span>and</span><span> make people accountable for following through</span><span>.</span><span> </span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Who can create a territory or opportunity plan</span><span>, which</span><span> includ</span><span>es</span><span> the steps you believe are </span><span>required</span><span> to get from discovery to </span><span>the </span><span>next step</span><span>s in the sales cycle.</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Who will work closely with </span><span>the leadership team to refine your ideas </span><span>and</span><span> make your</span><span> sales</span><span> strateg</span><span>y</span><span> as effective as </span><span>possible</span><span>.</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div></div><div><div><p><span> </span></p></div><div><p><span> </span></p></div><div><p><b><span>Responsibilities:</span></b><span> </span></p></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Exceed revenue quota goals on a quarterly and yearly basis.</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Effectively address each customer’s and partner’s unique inquiries by providing </span><span>accurate</span><span> information and tailored solutions that align with their specific needs and interests.</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Develop business plans, which align to </span><span>your</span><span> assigned </span><span>territory</span><span>.</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Strategically e</span><span>ngage</span><span> with </span><span>customers and </span><span>business partner</span><span>s</span><span> </span><span>to </span><span>maintain</span><span> </span><span>a high level</span><span> of customer service </span><span>that aligns</span><span> with</span><span> </span><span>SailPoint’</span><span>s</span><span> core values. </span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Collaborate with </span><span>m</span><span>arketing to develop and execute marketing plans </span></span><span><span> </span></span><br><span><span>through/with </span><span>partners and </span><span>end users.</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Purs</span><span>ue</span><span> all</span><span> leads supplied and ensure internal systems are updated.</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Lead</span><span> the </span><span>appropriate technical</span><span> resources to demonstrate </span><span>SailPoint's </span><span>advantages to the customer.</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Follow-up with c</span><span>ustomers</span><span> an</span><span>d partner with</span><span> post-sale </span><span>team</span><span> </span><span>to </span></span><span><span> </span></span><br><span><span>ensure consistent and ongoing coverage of account</span><span>,</span><span> including new sales </span></span><span><span> </span></span><br><span><span>opportunities</span><span>.</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Own</span><span> and </span><span>oversee</span><span> all aspects of the sales cycle, including qualifying, </span></span><span><span> </span></span><br><span><span>presentations, demonstrations, RFP responses, negotiations, and the closing </span></span><span><span> </span></span><br><span><span>process.</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Fosters</span><span> a deep understanding of the territory</span><span>,</span><span> </span><span>including</span><span> </span><span>customers, prospects, partners, influencers, and competitors.</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Understand and communicate all product and technological strategies </span></span><span><span> </span></span><br><span><span>employed by competitive and complimentary organizations in the SailPoint </span><span>market space.</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Effectively </span><span>initiate</span><span>, navigate, and manage discussions across all levels of a customer’s organization, from business stakeholders to technical decision-makers</span><span>.</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Utilize all channel management and reporting tools</span><span>, including </span><span>a</span><span>ccurate</span><span> forecasting and </span><span>S</span><span>alesforce hygiene</span><span>.</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div></div><div><div><p><span> </span></p></div><div><p><span> </span></p></div><div><p><b><span>The path to success:</span></b><span> </span></p></div><div><p><b><span>1-mo</span><span>nth</span><span> mil</span><span>estones</span><span>: </span></b><span> </span></p></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Establish plan for existing customers clearly </span><span>identifying</span><span> opportunities for uplift over coming years and understanding account potential. </span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Segment account list into </span><span>your top 20 focused accounts & </span><span>the Top 3 Big Bet accounts within this </span><span>list</span><span>.</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Meet with old account managers to capture any history. </span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Meet with partners of existing accounts to understand their position and services offered.</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Work with Marketing Manager on </span><span>m</span><span>arketing </span><span>p</span><span>lan</span><span>.</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Work with Channel Manager on </span><span>c</span><span>hannel </span><span>p</span><span>lan</span><span>.</span></span><span><span> </span></span><br><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><p><b><span>2</span><span>-</span><span>month</span><span> milestones</span><span>:</span></b><span> </span></p></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Create a stakeholder map for key partners that are influencers in </span></span><span><span> </span></span><br><span><span>your </span><span>Top 20</span><span> accounts and devise</span><span> your</span><span> approach to connect with them.</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Demonstrate</span><span> </span><span>Salesforce</span><span> hygiene with regular, </span><span>accurate</span><span> activity and </span></span><span><span> </span></span><br><span><span>updates.</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Met weekly</span><span> with sales management to keep Salesforce </span><span>and Clari </span><span>up to date.</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><p><span> </span></p></div></div><div><div><p><b><span>3</span><span>-</span><span>month milestones: </span></b><span> </span></p></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Complete </span><span>t</span><span>erritory </span><span>p</span><span>la</span><span>n and</span><span> </span><span>pre</span><span>sent</span><span> to</span><span> Sales Management</span><span>:</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Existing account overview and account potential</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Prioriti</span><span>z</span><span>ed accounts with account potential</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Clean </span><span>p</span><span>ipeline of potential 202</span><span>5</span><span> opportunities to </span><span>establish</span><span> </span><span>g</span><span>ap to target</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Marketing and </span><span>c</span><span>hannel engagement plans to close the Gap to target</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>C</span><span>ustomer</span><span> references / case studies planned</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Pipeline growth plan</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>M</span><span>e</span><span>e</span><span>t with all existing customers and </span><span>identif</span><span>y</span><span> opportunities to extend the value </span><span>they</span><span> are</span><span> </span><span>receiv</span><span>ing</span><span> from SailPoint.</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Lead</span><span> an operating cadence with virtual team</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Achieve “1st Mate”</span><span> enablement badge.</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><p><span> </span></p></div><div><p><b><span>4-month milestones:</span></b><span> </span></p></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Create</span><span> a</span><span>ccount plans for </span><span>key</span><span> accounts</span><span>.</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Create </span><span>o</span><span>pportunity plans for </span><span>key </span><span>opportunities.</span><span> </span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Present forecast for self-generated opp</span><span>ortunity</span><span> & expected time to 1st </span></span><span><span> </span></span><br><span><span>sale</span><span>.</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Develop </span><span>strategies to approach </span><span>Top 20 </span><span>accounts - present to </span></span><span><span> </span></span><br><span><span>m</span><span>anagement</span><span>.</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div></div><div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Relationship maps in Salesforce are completed </span><span>- </span><span>customers</span><span> from </span><span>Top 20</span><span> accounts know who you are</span><span>.</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Show</span><span>ing</span><span> progress through sales stages for any inbound/inherited </span><span>opportunities (sales </span><span>cycle</span><span> </span><span>5-40)</span><span>.</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Present SailPoint value proposition in front of </span><span>m</span><span>anager via either:</span><span> </span><span>customer / prospect </span><span>or </span><span>internally</span><span>.</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><p><span> </span></p></div><div><p><b><span>6-month milestones: </span></b><span> </span></p></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Built a Pipeline of 2 to 3 times </span><span>t</span><span>arget </span><span>comprising</span><span>.</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Existing customer pipeline</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Progress existing pipeline</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>New Pipeline</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Refine </span><span>“</span><span>go to market</span><span>”</span><span> for this market segment highlighting key messaging when competing with Microsoft and Okta, benefits of working with partner, pricing challenges</span><span>,</span><span> etc.</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Complete your </span><span>Captains </span><span>b</span><span>adge</span><span> on </span><span>High</span><span>S</span><span>pot</span><span>.</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><p><span> </span></p></div><div><p><span> </span></p></div><div><p><b><span>Education:</span></b><span><span> </span></span><br><span><span>Preferred but not </span><span>required</span><span>: Bachelor's degree or global equivalent in an IT, business or sales related field.</span></span><span><span> </span></span><br><span><span> </span></span><br><b><span>Travel: </span></b><span><span> </span></span><br><span><span>Business travel of approximately 50 percent yearly is expected for this position.</span></span><span><span> </span></span><br><span><span> </span></span><span> </span></p></div><div><p><span><span>SailPoint is an equal opportunity </span><span>employer,</span><span> and we welcome everyone to our team.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, </span><span>color</span><span>, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.</span></span><span> </span></p></div></div><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:left">Benefits and Compensation listed vary based on the location of your employment and the nature of your employment with SailPoint.</p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:left">As a part of the total compensation package, this role may be eligible for the SailPoint Corporate Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission, along with potential eligibility for equity participation. SailPoint maintains broad salary ranges for its roles to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions and locations, as well as reflect SailPoint’s differing products, industries, and lines of business. Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as well as internal peer equity. <span>We estimate the base salary, for US-based employees, will be in this range from (min-mid-max, USD): </span></p>$123,750 - $208,624.00<p style="text-align:left"><span>Base salaries for employees based in other locations are competitive for the employee’s home location.</span></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:left">Benefits Overview</p><p style="text-align:left">1. Health and wellness coverage: Medical, dental, and vision insurance</p><p style="text-align:left">2. Disability coverage: Short-term and long-term disability</p><p style="text-align:left">3. Life protection: Life insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D)</p><p style="text-align:left">4. Additional life coverage options: Supplemental life insurance for employees, spouses, and children</p><p style="text-align:left"><span>5. Flexible spending accounts for health care, and dependent care; limited purpose flexible spending account</span></p><p style="text-align:left">6. Financial security: 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company matching</p><p style="text-align:left"><span>7. Time off benefits: Flexible vacation policy</span></p><p style="text-align:left">8. Holidays: 8 paid holidays annually</p><p style="text-align:left">9. Sick leave</p><p style="text-align:left">10. Parental support: Paid parental leave</p><p style="text-align:left">11. Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Care Counselors</p><p style="text-align:left">12. Voluntary benefits: Legal Assistance, Critical Illness, Accident, Hospital Indemnity and Pet Insurance options</p><p style="text-align:left">13. Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contribution</p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>SailPoint is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome all qualified candidates to apply to join our team.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable law.  </p><p></p><p>Alternative methods of applying for employment are available to individuals unable to submit an application through this site because of a disability. Contact <span style="overflow-wrap: break-word; display: inline; text-decoration: inherit; hyphens: auto;">applicationassistance@sailpoint.com</span> or mail to 11120 Four Points Dr, Suite 100, Austin, TX 78726, to discuss reasonable accommodations.  NOTE: Any unsolicited resumes sent by candidates or agencies to this email will not be considered for current openings at SailPoint.</p>

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