Commercial Account Executive (Germany - Zip Codes 4 & 5)

Commvault; Deutschland; On-site; EUR 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Presidents Club

Stock options (RSU)

Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)

Global benefits

Professional development & MEDDIC/MSG

Job summary

Commvault in Germany is seeking a Commercial Account Executive to drive new business and expand relationships across Germany, engaging in face-to-face sales with customers and partners across the region.

You will sell sophisticated software platforms for data protection and security, develop territory plans with channel partners, and articulate a compelling value proposition in both German and English. A strong track record in enterprise software sales is required.

Qualifications

• Proven success in Software & SaaS sales within Data Protection / Security.
• Experience selling through channel partners and building relationships.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Identify and qualify leads and generate new business opportunities to meet quota.
• Maintain high face-to-face meeting activity with customers, prospects and partners.
• Develop territory plan leveraging partners and existing relationships.
• Negotiate and close deals following company processes.
• Present sales proposals with strategic and technical value propositions.

Skills

Software & SaaS Sales

Data Protection

Channel Partners

Excellent communication

IT infrastructure background

MEDDICC / Command of the Message

German & English fluency

Job description

About Commvault

Commvault (NASDAQ: CVLT) delivers continuous recovery for the AI era. We help organizations stay ready for constant disruption by returning critical data, applications, identities, and AI systems to a clean, trusted state. Our purpose-built recovery solutions span cloud-native and hybrid environments, leveraging AI to enable resilience at enterprise scale. We are seeking a Commercial Account Executive, who will be responsible for achieving quota by selling solutions into a defined territory that includes current Commvault customers and prospects. The position is a field sales account, new business focussed role where the AE will engage in face-to-face sales with customers and prospects either directly or through partners across Germany! The AE must have the ability to articulate an in-depth understanding of the prospect’s environment, current challenges/goals and have the ability to align Commvault solutions to those challenges/goals including a financial and strategic value proposition. The candidate must have a history of success in selling sophisticated software platforms (vs. IT component or narrow focused tools) to new logo accounts and have significant experience selling within the local partner ecosystem.

What You'll Do

• Identify and qualify leads and generate new business opportunities in order to achieve revenue quota on a quarterly and annual basis.


• Maintain a high level of face-to-face meeting activity with customers, prospects and partners on a weekly basis - encouraging strategic working relationships


• Develop territory plan to leverage partners, alliances and existing relationships to build and maintain a robust pipeline of new logo opportunities.


• Lead and build strategic partner relationships, assisting in rolling out partner programs and partner sales and technical enablement to aid in pipeline generation


• Prepare and present sales proposals and presentations to new and existing clients with strategic and technical value propositions.


• Negotiate and close deals following the company’s practices and processes.


• Leverage internal sales tools and processes to drive opportunities to a successful close.


• Plan, attend and coordinate executive briefings


• Ensure an impressive level of industry, Commvault and competitive knowledge

Who You Are

• Shown success in Software & SaaS Sales within Data Protection/Security industry, demonstrating knowledge of products, competitors, history, emerging trends and changing marketplace


• Demonstrable experience in identifying, building relationships and selling with channel partners


• Excellent communication skills


• Background in IT infrastructure


• Experience of MEDDICC or Command of the Message sales methodology or similar would be an advantage


• Fluent verbal & written German & English Language skills

You’ll Love Working Here Because

• High income earning opportunities based on self performance


• Opportunity for Presidents Club


• New hire stock equity (RSU) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)


• Continuous professional development, product training, and career pathing


• Sales training in MEDDIC and Command of the Message


• An inclusive company culture, opportunity to join our Community Guilds


• Generous global benefits

Commvault is an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are always committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status and we will not discriminate against on the basis of such characteristics or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we work.

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