Account Executive – Higher Ed, SLED

🕒 October 19

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🔴 Lead

🧑‍💼 Account Executive

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VAST Data

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501 - 1000 employees

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

💰 $83M Series D on 2021-05

Artificial Intelligence

VAST Data is the data platform company for the AI era, focused on delivering scalable performance and simple data management to enhance productivity for workload-intensive applications. Founded in 2019, it has become the fastest-selling data infrastructure startup in history, specializing in cloud storage, data storage, flash storage, and universal storage. VAST particularly targets innovations in deep learning, all flash, QLC flash, and NVMe technologies, making it a vital player in the data center architecture and storage solutions market.

📋 Description

• Develop business across a mix of SLED enterprise-level customers across the spectrum • Generate revenue and work closely with a network of Channel Partners to successfully sell the VAST Data offering • Manage the sales process to align with customer buying cycles • Manage customer relationships from first meeting through optional proof of concept and after the sale to enable opportunities to expand the VAST Data footprint • Develop and present proposals demonstrating how the VAST solution meets customers’ business objectives and justifies the sale • Prospect, penetrate large accounts, reach decision-makers, and close business • Build executive-level relationships and drive sales strategies within higher education SLED accounts • Navigate the specific funding and procurement processes of the public sector

🎯 Requirements

• 7 or more years of sales or account management experience, with a background in the Higher ED, SLED or Public Sector vertical • Consistent track record of exceeding quota and driving referenceable business with large strategic customers • History of developing selling regions from the ground up, with little resources • Passion for developing account expansion strategies and the value of post-sales customer success • Excellent time management and communication skills • Desire to drive change and evangelize new technologies in a way that resonates with customers • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment; experience is key, with a mix of large company and startup experience • Ability to speak with customers and partners at both a business-level and technical-level • Knowledge of the storage industry, specifically NFS, Object Storage and Enterprise Computing architectures • Competitive attitude and strong work ethic with the ability to enthusiastically represent the company • Proficient with Salesforce.com and Microsoft Office