SME Account Manager, France

Proofpoint; Reading; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

At Proofpoint, we're looking for a dynamic Inside Sales Representative to drive sales in France. You'll work closely with channel partners to convert prospects into sales, articulate our value proposition, and maintain strong relationships within the SME segment. Excellence in communication and a growth mindset are essential for success in this role.

Benefits

Supportive leadership

Inclusive culture

World-class leadership programs

Qualifications

• Proven track record of over-achieving targets.
• Fluency in both English and French required.
• Experience of partnering with the channel.

Responsibilities

• Target SME organisations, identifying key decision makers.
• Conduct rigorous research on SME organizations.
• Promote the company’s value proposition.

Skills

Communication

Sales Strategy Coordination

Detail Orientation

Job description

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing!

We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business.

Corporate Overview

Proofpoint is a leading cybersecurity company protecting organizations’ greatest assets and biggest risks: vulnerabilities in people. With an integrated suite of cloud-based solutions, Proofpoint helps companies around the world stop targeted threats, safeguard their data, and make their users more resilient against cyber attacks. Leading organizations of all sizes, including more than half of the Fortune 1000, rely on Proofpoint for people-centric security and compliance solutions mitigating their most critical risks across email, the cloud, social media, and the web.

We are singularly devoted to helping our customers protect their greatest assets and biggest security risk: their people. That’s why we’re a leader in next-generation cybersecurity.

The Role

We are seeking a dynamic, creative and driven Inside Sales Representative to further develop an assigned region in France. You will be tasked with converting prospects into sales by differentiating from the competition and working with our channel partners to build and grow a joint Proofpoint business. You will also work closely with the Sales Engineer team, as well as with partners and leverage the power of corporate resources within your account base.

Your day-to-day

• Target SME organisations up to 750 users, identifying key decision makers within Security, Compliance and IT roles

• Conduct rigorous research on SME organizations in partnership with our channel ecosystem

• Increase market share through outbound telephone prospecting, targeting SME accounts

• Articulate and promote the company’s value proposition and services to become a trusted advisor within your customer base

• Collaborate with Sales Engineers to organise and deliver compelling product demonstrations

• Partner with the channel ecosystem to gain access into new accounts

• Maintain forecast accuracy and pipeline generation progression

• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of Proofpoint’s competitive positioning in the marketplace

What You Bring to The Team

• Proven track record of over-achieving targets, and capacity to leverage channel partnerships, and you will have experience of partnering with the channel

• Experienced technology sales professional, ideally you will have sold technology solutions to SME scale organisations

• Growth mindset, desire to continue learning and developing, responds positively to coaching

• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills and be able to clearly and effectively articulate Proofpoint’s value.

• Relentless attention to detail and never-give-up attitude, work at pace and with a high level of activity

• Ability to coordinate multiple resources to execute sales strategies.
• Fluency in both English and French required.

Why Proofpoint

• Supportive leadership; an inclusive and employee centric culture

• Award winning and market leading technology

• We invest in our sales teams, and your career, through world-class leadership & enablement programs

Why Proofpoint

Protecting people is at the heart of our award-winning cybersecurity solutions, and the people who work here are the key to our success. We’re a customer-focused and driven-to-win organisation with leading-edge products. We are an inclusive, diverse, multinational company that believes in culture fit, but more importantly ‘culture-add’, and we strongly encourage people from all walks of life to apply.

We believe in hiring the best and the brightest to help cultivate our culture of collaboration and appreciation. Apply today and explore your future at Proofpoint! #LifeAtProofpoint#LI-MC4

If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!