Major Account Manager

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Toronto; Híbrido; CAD 90.000 - 150.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Arista Networks seeks a Major Account Manager to lead enterprise sales in the Greater Toronto Area, focusing on 10–15 strategic accounts in Ontario. You will align Arista’s solutions with customer outcomes, partnering with Customer Engineers, Professional Services, and executives to drive growth.

You will build trusted advisor relationships, deliver value in data center, cloud, and networking platforms, and travel within the GTA to meet clients and present solutions.

Formación

• BS/BA degree plus 7+ years of tech sales experience.
• Proven direct selling into target accounts within Ontario.
• Strong data center/networking background from tech partner or end user.
• Extensive existing relationships within the territory.
• Excellent people skills and ability to build relationships at all levels.
• Selling experience with Networking/SDN/Data Center/Cloud areas.

Responsabilidades

• Exceed sales objectives within 10–15 enterprise accounts in Ontario.
• Use consultative selling to address business needs of hybrid cloud and legacy IT.
• Meet influencers and C-levels to present Arista's value.
• Collaborate with systems engineers to design compelling solutions.
• Develop and execute strategic account plans with periodic reviews.
• Lead demand-gen activities and participate in technology forums.
• Coordinate with partners to identify prospects and drive deals.

Conocimientos

Hunter mentality

Consultative selling

Relationship building

Customer engagement

Strategic account management

Educación

BS/BA degree or equivalent in technology sales

Descripción del empleo

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 GTAarea.
• 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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Additional Information

Arista offers different pay ranges based on work location, so that we can offer consistent and competitive pay appropriate to the market. The actual base pay offered will be based on a wide range of factors, including skills, qualifications, relevant experience, and work location.
The pay range provided reflects base pay only and in addition certain roles may also be eligible for discretionary Arista bonuses and equity. Employees in Sales roles are eligible to participate in Arista’s Sales Incentive Plan, which pays commissions calculated as a percentage of eligible sales. Employees are also entitled to benefits including medical, dental, vision, wellbeing, income protection and a Group Retirement Savings Plan. This posting is for an existing, open position within our team. The recruiting team can share more details during the hiring process specific to the role and location.