Account Executive, (Higher Education) UK Staines, UK

Pure Storage, Inc.; Staines-upon-Thames; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Account Executive to revolutionize the data storage landscape in Higher Education. This role focuses on building strong customer relationships and driving sales through innovative solutions. You'll lead pursuit teams, manage sales pipelines, and ensure customer satisfaction. Join a company that values critical thinking and creativity, offering a supportive environment for personal and professional growth. Embrace the opportunity to make a significant impact in a rapidly evolving tech sector while enjoying a flexible work-life balance and a culture that celebrates diversity and inclusion.

Benefits

Flexible time off

Wellness resources

Company-sponsored team events

Qualifications

• Proven ability to engage customers and understand their business challenges.
• Expertise in leading complex sales processes with multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Evangelize enterprise storage technology to ensure customer understanding.
• Build relationships and drive customer satisfaction ratings.

Skills

Customer Engagement

Sales Prospecting

Interpersonal Skills

Territory Management

Sales Process Leadership

Quota Exceeding

Post-sales Customer Success

Education

5+ years in outside sales

Experience in Higher Education

Job description

Account Executive, (Higher Education) UK

Staines, UK

We’re in an unbelievably exciting area of tech and are fundamentally reshaping the data storage industry. Here, you lead with innovative thinking, grow along with us, and join the smartest team in the industry.

This type of work—work that changes the world—is what the tech industry was founded on. So, if you're ready to seize the endless opportunities and leave your mark, come join us.

In this role, you'll:

• Evangelize our radically simple, all-flash enterprise storage technology and data solutions, ensuring customers fully grasp Pure’s total value proposition.
• Build and invest in relationships with customers to establish Pure’s value, continually driving the highest customer satisfaction ratings in the industry.
• Lead pursuit teams and develop account plans to make sure all internal resources are engaged to execute and win new Pure Customers.
• Drive and manage a healthy and robust pipeline of sales activity to assure quarterly and annual quotas are met or exceeded.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO BRING TO THIS ROLE...

• Authenticity and a genuine desire to engage customers and understand their business challenges.
• Thought leadership, creativity and a Challenger Mindset; the ability to apply your customer insights and expertise in technology solutions to position Pure’s portfolio to solve persistent problems.
• Avid hunter with proven prospecting skills, consistently opening doors to new customers and navigating seamlessly between the boardroom and the data center while passionately positioning the advantages of a Pure Storage solution.
• Excellent interpersonal skills including written and oral communication, able to build relationships easily and deepen them over time.
• Ability to assess, plan, and actively manage a territory to achieve maximum revenue and efficiency.
• Expertise leading a complex sales process with multiple stakeholders, while fostering teamwork and shared ownership internally and with Partners.
• Consistent track record of exceeding quota and driving referenceable business.
• Passionate about post-sales customer success.
• 5+ years of outside sales with a focus on new logo acquisition or business development in Higher Education, consistently delivering $5-$10M per year in Enterprise scale customer footprint.
• You will ideally be based in Staines or London. As this is an office-centric role, you are expected to be present in the office for 3 days a week when not with customers or Partners. As outlined in Pure's Hybrid Work Policy, there will be variations over periods of time, depending on business need.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM US:

• Pure Innovation: We celebrate those who think critically, like a challenge and aspire to be trailblazers.
• Pure Growth: We give you the space and support to grow along with us and to contribute to something meaningful. We have been Named Fortune's Best Large Workplaces in the Bay Area, Fortune's Best Workplaces for Millennials and certified as a Great Place to Work!
• Pure Team: We build each other up and set aside ego for the greater good.

And because we understand the value of bringing your full and best self to work, we offer a variety of perks to manage a healthy balance, including flexible time off, wellness resources and company-sponsored team events. Check out purebenefits.com for more information.

ACCOMMODATIONS AND ACCESSIBILITY:

Candidates with disabilities may request accommodations for all aspects of our hiring process. For more on this, contact us at [e-mail] if you’re invited to an interview.

WHERE DIFFERENCES FUEL INNOVATION:

We’re forging a future where everyone finds their rightful place and where every voice matters. Where uniqueness isn’t just accepted but embraced. That’s why we are committed to fostering the growth and development of every person, cultivating a sense of community through our Employee Resource Groups and advocating for inclusive leadership. At Pure Storage, diversity, equity, inclusion and sustainability are part of our DNA because we believe our people will shape the next chapter of our success story.

Pure Storage is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We strongly encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, racialized people, people with disabilities, people from gender and sexually diverse communities, and people with intersectional identities. We also encourage you to apply even if you feel you don’t match all of the role criteria. If you think you can do the job and feel you’re a good match, please apply.