Account Director - SLED Midwest
New Business Acquisition
- Identify and prospect new business opportunities through outreach, referrals, and channel partnerships
- Lead discovery conversations to understand client cybersecurity needs and align Recorded Future’s solutions
- Collaborate with channel partners to expand reach and generate qualified leads
- Drive marketing outreach / engagement for relevant audiences in your territory
Account Management
- Maintain and grow existing customer relationships by identifying opportunities for renewals, upsells, and cross-sells
- Build multi-level relationships with technical and business stakeholders
- Work with cross-functional teams to ensure customer success and prevent churn
Sales Execution & Forecasting
- Lead all sales cycle activities including qualification, proposal development, presentations, and deal tracking through close
- Travel up to 50% in the Midwest region of the US to meet prospects, customers and partners. Ideally, the candidate resides in IL, OH, MI, WI, MN, MO, IN, IA, KS, or NE.
- Assist in negotiation and closing processes by coordinating internal stakeholders and preparing materials
- Maintain accurate sales activity and pipeline data in Salesforce/Clari to support forecasting and reporting
- Set appropriate expectations with customers and management to accurately and consistently forecast and close business
Market Intelligence
- Build foundational knowledge of cybersecurity industry trends, Recorded Future’s solutions, and competitive landscape
- Attend industry events to better understand top priorities of customers and prospects, gain insight on competitors and boost the Recorded Future brand
Experience
- BA/BS or equivalent combination of education and experience
- 8+ years in quota-carrying software sales experience
- 4+ years selling experience in the SLED market and selling to the C-Suite
- Successful track record of achievement against assigned quotas
- Experience selling cybersecurity solutions strongly preferred
- Experience selling to Midwest public sector accounts required
Skills & Traits
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Hightly effective written, presentation, and closing skills
- Self-motivated, curious, and eager to learn in a fast-paced, goal-oriented environment
- Entrepreneurial drive and proven ability to sell creative solutions into new markets
- Organized with the ability to manage multiple priorities and maintain attention to detail
- Familiarity with Salesforce, Google Workspace, Slack and sales productivity tools
- Ability to travel as needed to support events, territory growth and customer success
- Comfortable calling at the senior executive level
Pay
The base salary range for this full-time position is $123,000-$184,000. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The salary displayed reflects the range for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by state, work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. This position may be eligible for incentive compensation, equity, and medical, dental, vision, life insurance and 401K.
Benefits
This position may be eligible for incentive compensation, equity, and medical, dental, vision, life insurance and 401K.
Schedule
The position may require up to 50% travel in the Midwest region of the US.
About the Role
With 1,000+ intelligence professionals serving over 1,900 clients worldwide, Recorded Future is the world’s most advanced, and largest, intelligence company!
Qualifications
Experience
- BA/BS or equivalent combination of education and experience
- 8+ years in quota-carrying software sales experience
- 4+ years selling experience in the SLED market and selling to the C-Suite
- Successful track record of achievement against assigned quotas
- Experience selling cybersecurity solutions strongly preferred
- Experience selling to Midwest public sector accounts required
Skills
Skills & Traits
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Hightly effective written, presentation, and closing skills
- Self-motivated, curious, and eager to learn in a fast-paced, goal-oriented environment
- Entrepreneurial drive and proven ability to sell creative solutions into new markets
- Organized with the ability to manage multiple priorities and maintain attention to detail
- Familiarity with Salesforce, Google Workspace, Slack and sales productivity tools
- Ability to travel as needed to support events, territory growth and customer success
- Comfortable calling at the senior executive level
Benefits
This position may be eligible for incentive compensation, equity, and medical, dental, vision, life insurance and 401K.
Pay
The base salary range for this full-time position is $123,000-$184,000. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The salary displayed reflects the range for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by state, work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. This position may be eligible for incentive compensation, equity, and medical, dental, vision, life insurance and 401K.
Schedule
The position may require up to 50% travel in the Midwest region of the US.
Company Information
Recorded Future is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and we encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply. Recorded Future does not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender including pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law.
Contact Information
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