Account Executive, Commercial (Arizona)

Pure Storage; United States; Remote; USD 126,000 - 203,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Pure Storage as an Account Executive, where you'll reshape the data storage industry. This is an exciting opportunity for a candidate with a strong sales background to build and maintain customer relationships in Arizona and New Mexico while driving substantial revenue through our innovative solutions.

Benefits

Flexible time off

Wellness resources

Company-sponsored team events

Qualifications

• 8+ years of outside sales experience focused on business development.
• Track record of exceeding sales quotas – delivering $5-$10M annually.
• Ability to navigate complex sales processes with multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Build relationships with customers to establish and promote Pure's value.
• Lead sales teams and develop account strategies to win new customers.
• Manage a robust pipeline, ensuring quarterly and annual sales goals are exceeded.

Skills

Sales Acumen

Interpersonal Skills

Account Management

Negotiation

Strategic Thinking

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

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.

Pure Storage is seeking an Account Executive with experience selling into customers in Arizona and New Mexico. This Account Executive will coordinate the overall strategy and relationship between the assigned accounts and Pure Storage. They will be responsible for team-selling efforts with other teammates and strategic partners around the globe to close business on a quarterly and annual basis. The ideal candidate will currently be selling and living in Arizona or New Mexico.

SHOULD YOU ACCEPT THIS CHALLENGE...

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
• 8 + years of outside sales with a focus on new logo acquisition or business development; consistently delivering $5-$10M per year in revenues

The annual base salary range is: $126,500 – $202,500 Salary ranges are determined based on role, level and location. For positions open to candidates in multiple geographical locations, the base salary range is reflective of the labor market across the applicable locations.

This role may be eligible for incentive pay and/or equity.

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 outpurebenefits.com for more information.

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.