Major Account Manager

Arista Networks; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Arista Networks in Toronto seeks a Major Account Manager to drive growth across Ontario's enterprise landscape. You will act as a trusted advisor, aligning Arista’s resources with customer business outcomes and collaborating with engineers and executives to deliver compelling data center and cloud networking solutions.

The role focuses on building deep relationships, exceeding sales targets, and working with partners to identify opportunities across a portfolio that includes Software-Driven

Qualifications

• Hunter mentality with a proven track record in technology sales.
• Proven ability to manage enterprise accounts and exceed targets.
• Strong networking background in data center or related fields.

Responsibilities

• Exceed sales objectives and grow Arista's brand within Ontario enterprise accounts.
• Use consultative selling to address business needs across hybrid cloud environments.
• Collaborate with systems engineers and partners to position best-fit solutions.
• Meet with influencers and decision-makers to articulate Arista's value proposition.
• Develop strategic account plans and lead demand generation activities.

Skills

Technology sales

Account management

Networking

SDN

Education

BS/BA degree

Job description

Arista Networks is an industry leader in data-driven, client-to-cloud networking for large data center, campus and routing environments. What sets us apart is our relentless pursuit of innovation. We leverage the latest advancements in cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and software-defined networking to provide our clients with a competitive edge in an increasingly interconnected world. Our solutions are designed to not only meet the current demands of the digital landscape but to also anticipate and adapt to future challenges.

At Arista we value the diversity of thought and perspectives that each employee brings to the table. We believe that fostering an inclusive environment, where individuals from various backgrounds and experiences feel welcome, is essential for driving creativity and innovation.

Our commitment to excellence has earned us several prestigious awards, such as Best Engineering Team, Best Company for Diversity, Compensation, and Work-Life Balance. At Arista, we take pride in our track record of success and strive to maintain the highest standards of quality and performance in everything we do.

Job Description

*Qualified candidates must reside in and have sold complex networking solutions in the greater Toronto Area.

Who You'll Work With

As a team member of the Arista Sales team, you are the face of Arista to our customers; their internal champion for the problems they need to solve. As their champion you will align Arista’s technical resources to achieve your customer’s business outcome. You will partner with some of the most skilled Customer Engineers in the industry in addition to our Professional Services and Executive teams to help them understand how to execute on your customer’s behalf. Our sales teams have a culture of team success, where you’ll collaborate and be supported by like minded sales professionals. This role typically reports to a Regional Sales Manager or Area VP of Sales.

What You'll Do

We are seeking a proven Major Account Manager to join our growing Sales organization in Toronto, Ontario. The Major Account Manager role will act as a trusted advisor and implement sales strategies to exceed sales targets within typically anywhere from 10-15 enterprise level accounts across Ontario.

Arista appeals to forward-thinking organizations that value quality and innovation. Consequently, technical acumen and a track record of selling data center solutions is highly desirable.

Job Responsibilities:

• Exceed measurable sales objectives and extend the Arista brand within a targetedlist of enterprise accounts in the San Francisco Bay area.
• You will be responsible for utilizing a consultative selling approach with key client stakeholders to address the business needs of hybrid cloud computing and siloed legacy IT systems across the Arista product portfolio including; Software-Driven Cloud Networking platforms, including high performance Data Center, Campus (including Mass Scale Wifi), VeloCloud SDWAN and AI Networking platforms in addition toCloud Vision (Network Automation & Telemetry), Network Monitoring Fabric solutions and NDR, and AI driven Network Identity Access security solutions.
• Meet with key influencers, decision-makers, and C-levels to present Arista’s value proposition.
• Work with Arista systems engineers to design and position compelling solutions that drive down the total cost of ownership.
• Collaborate with technology partners to identify prospects and demonstrate best-in-class solutions.
• Establish and manage key channel relationships in your territory.
• Formulate strategic and tactical account plans based on periodic business reviews with your prospects and customers.
• Conduct demand generation activities such as happy hours, lunch-n-learns and technology forums.
• Collaborate with Arista peers on marketing plans and best practices.
• Keep up-to-date with technology partner solutions, competing solutions and competitor strategies.

Qualifications

You possess a hunter mentality and have a proven track record of technology sales including cultivating relationships with existing customers in addition to penetrating new logo accounts. You are an influencer and possess the ability to act as a trusted advisor to deliver business value to both end users and key business stakeholders.

Our team looks for individuals who embody our values of trust, compassion, collaboration, respectfulness, integrity, and good-natured fun.

• BS/BA degree or equivalent in addition to 7+ years of technology sales experience.
• Proven track record of direct selling into target accounts within the assigned territory and exceeding sales targets
• You possess relevant data center or networking (LAN/WAN, SDN) industry background from a technology partner, competitor, channel partner or end user is a a requirement.
• Strong rolodex and relationships within the territory
• Excellent people skills and ability to build relationships at all levels
• You possess previous selling experience and technical acumen in one or more of the following areas; Networking, SDN, NFV, Switching, Network Automation, Routing, Data Center, Edge Computing, Network Virtualization, Hyper converged infrastructure or Cloud computing.

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