Regional Sales Manager (Remote)

CrowdStrike; United States; Remote; USD 16,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market leading compensation

Equity awards

Wellness programs

Generous vacation

Parental leave

Professional development

Employee networks

Job summary

CrowdStrike Inc. is seeking an experienced Enterprise Field Sales professional to drive new business and expansion across large accounts from a remote India base. You will prospect, qualify, and close opportunities while coordinating with cross-functional teams to deliver value.

This role emphasizes renewal management, cross-sell/up-sell, and building long-term customer relationships. Ideal candidates have 5+ years in SaaS security sales and strong negotiation skills.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant professional experience.
• Experience with SaaS security solutions is a bonus.
• BA/BS or equivalent education preferred.
• Excellent negotiation and presentation skills.
• Ability to manage accounts and forecast revenue.

Responsibilities

• Prospect, qualify, and close new revenue with enterprise accounts.
• Develop and execute business plans for each account.
• Grow existing accounts through cross-sell and up-sell.
• Own renewal forecast and negotiate renewals.
• Coordinate onboarding and adoption with internal teams.
• Maintain accurate CRM records of contacts and opportunities.

Skills

Sales experience

CRM

Negotiation

Presentations

Customer relationships

Education

BA/BS or equivalent

Tools

Salesforce

CRM tools

Job description

Location: India - Remote

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

As a global leader in cybersecurity, CrowdStrike protects the people, processes and technologies that drive modern organizations. Since 2011, our mission hasn’t changed — we’re here to stop breaches, and we’ve redefined modern security with the world’s most advanced AI-native platform. We work on large scale distributed systems, processing almost 3 trillion events per day and this traffic is growing daily. Our customers span all industries, and they count on CrowdStrike to keep their businesses running, their communities safe and their lives moving forward. We're proud to work for a mission-driven company leveraging AI to transform the way we work. CrowdStrikers drive their careers through flexibility and autonomy while also being expected to contribute to a culture of responsible AI adoption, experimentation, and innovation. We use an AI-first mindset as a force multiplier to proactively and continuously accelerate execution, build expertise, uncover insights, and solve complex problems. We’re always looking to add talented CrowdStrikers to the team who have limitless passion, a relentless focus on innovation and a fanatical commitment to our customers, our community and each other. Ready to join a mission that matters? The future of cybersecurity starts with you.

About the Role:

Directly sells enterprise security software solutions across the breadth of the company’s products and drives incremental revenue with new & existing customers, primarily through flexible and scalable licensing models. This field sales role has primary accountability for the planning, prospecting, qualification, and closing of revenue on new business accounts. Additionally, this role develops the post close relationship within newly won accounts during the first twelve months by partnering with internal stakeholders who are accountable for onboarding, accelerated adoption, expansion, and drawdown of flexible licensing models. Incumbents effectively collaborate with other teams, including Account Managers, Customer Success, Sales Engineering, Professional Services, Marketing, Channel / Alliances sales teams, Finance and Customer Support, as well as external parties such as Alliance and Channel Partners.

This position is open to candidates that are located remotely in Chennai

What You’ll Do:

• Prospects, identifies, qualifies, and closes new customer revenue within assigned accounts by building relationships with key decision makers, typically using flexible and scalable licensing models (e.g. Falcon Flex).

• Develops and executes a comprehensive business plan for each account, including identifying core customer requirements and mapping the benefits of CrowdStrike’s solutions to customer business requirements.
• Owns the growth and retention of existing accounts by way of cross-sell and up-sell motions, prospecting new products and use cases, and identifying opportunities across the buying centers within assigned accounts by building relationships with key decision makers.
• Develops and executes a comprehensive business plan for each account, including identifying core customer requirements and mapping the benefits of CrowdStrike’s solutions to customer business requirements.
• Owns the renewal forecast, negotiation, and close by identifying renewal risks and engaging stakeholders to resolve barriers to renewal.
• Coordinates with internal stakeholders during customer onboarding, accelerated adoption of products, expansion, and eventual transition of accounts after the first twelve months to expansion/renewal focused Account Managers.
• Timely documentation within CRM / Marketing software of customer contact and activity data is required of this role (e.g. names, titles, contact information, opportunity value, product information, sales stages, probability, business pain, firm-future commitments, etc.).
• Accountable for accurate forecasting, regular quarterly revenue delivery, and the implementation of agreed account and business plans.
• Promotes CrowdStrike’s products, maximises brand recognition and mindshare at all levels, and publicises success stories.
• Provides customer feedback to internal stakeholders for product, systems, and process improvements.
• Work is primarily performed in the field away from home office or company office location in order to accomplish the duties of the position.
• At this level, incumbents will have developing expertise and knowledge of the company’s products and services.
• Proven experience utilising AI technologies to enhance decision-making, streamline workflows and processes, improve efficiency and drive business outcomes.

What You’ll Need:

• Seasoned, experienced professional who resolves a wide range of issues in creative and effective ways.

• Demonstrated experience using industry knowledge and understanding of a customer’s decision-making process, goals, strategies, and business objectives.

• Effective presentation, customer service, financial/business acumen, and negotiation skills at all levels of customer engagement.

• Thorough understanding of the business and technical contexts of key accounts.

• Enthusiastic self-starter and leads and compels others to get on board.

• Builds consultative effectiveness and establishes trust with internal and external customers.

• Knowledge of sales methodologies, techniques, and the sales lifecycle of security software solutions, software business value concepts, and the company’s products.

• BA/BS or equivalent educational background is preferred.

• Minimum 5+ years of relevant professional experience.

Bonus Points:

• Experience working for a SaaS security company

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Benefits of Working at CrowdStrike:

• Market leader in compensation and equity awards
• Comprehensive physical and mental wellness programs
• Competitive vacation and holidays for recharge
• Paid parental and adoption leaves
• Professional development opportunities for all employees regardless of level or role
• Employee Networks, geographic neighborhood groups, and volunteer opportunities to build connections
• Vibrant office culture with world class amenities
• Great Place to Work Certified™ across the globe

CrowdStrike is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering a culture of belonging where everyone is valued for who they are and empowered to succeed. We support veterans and individuals with disabilities through our affirmative action program.

CrowdStrike is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants for employment. The Company does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, creed, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy or pregnancy-related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or family status, veteran status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical disability (including HIV and AIDS), mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, membership or activity in a local human rights commission, status with regard to public assistance, or any other characteristic protected by law. We base all employment decisions--including recruitment, selection, training, compensation, benefits, discipline, promotions, transfers, lay-offs, return from lay-off, terminations and social/recreational programs--on valid job requirements.

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