Global Strategic Account Manager - Financial Services (UK)

Red Hat, Inc.; London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading software solutions provider in London is seeking a Global Account Manager to drive revenue growth for major banking clients. You will manage key accounts, develop value propositions, and work with a virtual team to exceed targets. A strong record of sales and relationship-building is essential, along with the ability to communicate effectively at high organizational levels. This role offers the opportunity to significantly impact customer success and business growth.

Benefits

Flexible work environment

Inclusive culture

Travel opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven record of direct selling to large organizations.
• Consistent sales record using well-constructed plans.
• Experience securing customer meetings with decision-makers.
• Knowledge of middleware and cloud management.

Responsibilities

• Generate pipeline by helping customers achieve their goals.
• Report and forecast revenue accurately.
• Use account planning and leadership skills to manage teams.
• Understand and promote Red Hat's solutions effectively.
• Negotiate pricing and ensure successful order fulfilment.

Skills

Direct selling of complex solutions

Sales performance and business development

Relationship building

Leadership and account planning

Operating system optimisation

Job description

About the Job:

The Red Hat Enterprise Sales team is looking for a Global Account Manager to join us in the FSI vertical, to cover one of the UK’s largest banks. You will be responsible for achieving revenue growth for the range of Red Hat’s solutions across the global entities, working alongside the extended team of solution architects, sales specialists and consultants in multiple geographies.

You’ll need to use or develop value propositions to engage at an appropriate level with customers and individuals, who may have limited understanding of the entire Red Hat portfolio. As a Global Account Manager, you’ll need to develop, progress, and close opportunities to meet and exceed targets. You’ll also need to have the ability to coordinate a virtual team efficiently to achieve this goal.

What you will do:

• Generate pipeline by Identify customer’s objectives and initiatives and help them achieve their goals using Red Hat solutions

• Report the pipeline of opportunity within systems and accurately forecast revenue

• Use account planning, MEDDPIC and leadership skills to efficiently and effectively virtually manage and direct multiple Red Hat associates. This includes, solutions architects, internal sales associates, technical support issues, professional services and overlay sales representatives

• Uncover customer business ambitions related to IT efficiency, data availability, cloud management, and modern application development and the challenges that they face in achieving them.

• Gain a good understanding of the Red Hat’s solutions and services to develop and position propositions that will help customers overcome their challenges

• Meet quantitative and qualitative performance expectations. Including pipeline generation, quota attainment and building a virtual high performance team

• Set high standards for articulation and presentation of key messages and value proposition to C-level executives and vice presidents

• Oversee all aspects of the sale, from pricing negotiations through contract development to ensuring successful order fulfilment once the order has been received and processed

• Work with partner sales and services organisations as well as IT and lines of business executives within corporate environments

What you will bring:

• Proven record of direct selling of complex solutions to large organisations and multiple decision-makers in high-tech offerings and services

• Consistent sales record of performance and business development using well constructed plans to implement sales strategies

• Ability to develop relationships and credibility at enterprise architect, business development and C-level throughout organisations

• Experience securing customer meetings at the appropriate level to uncover or initiate customer projects and opportunities

• Ability to meet in-person at customer sites when necessary to perform a high level of face-to face customer meetings

• Knowledge of and experience with operating system optimisation, middleware (integration, application servers, caching, and business process and rules), hybrid cloud management, and modern approaches to application development using Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS)

• Experience managing indirect customer procurement and direct customer engagement model

• Ability to communicate with headquarters-based resources and associates to effectively resolve customer issues

• Demonstrated solid leadership and account planning skills

• Willingness to travel within the U.K. & Globally

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