Associate Corporate Account Executive

About the role

At NetApp, you’ll play a pivotal role as the trusted advisor to corporate and mid-market customers. Your responsibilities include developing a deep understanding of customer strategies, guiding them through data infrastructure decisions, and executing with rigor in a high-volume deal environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop a deep understanding of corporate and mid-market customers' strategies, growth priorities, IT modernization goals, and transformation pressures — and connect them to NetApp's differentiated unified platform and solution area portfolio motions.
• Act as a trusted advisor by combining business acumen, technical curiosity, and solution expertise to guide customers through data infrastructure decisions that align to their business outcomes.
• Demonstrate a strong hunting mentality — identifying whitespace opportunities in a high-velocity territory, including VMware displacement, cloud optimization, and workload-specific expansion across storage, cloud, and cyber.
• Execute with rigor across a higher-volume deal environment — maintaining disciplined pipeline management, forecast accuracy, and MEDDICC-aligned qualification to compress deal cycles and maximize win rates.
• Lead orchestration of an integrated pursuit team — including Inside Sales Representatives (ISRs), partners, and specialists — ensuring the customer experiences one cohesive team. Drive post-sale handoff to Customer Success with a clear value realization plan tied to the original business case.
• Activate and leverage the partner ecosystem to extend reach, accelerate deal velocity, and jointly pursue the significant opportunity in the corporate segment.

Requirements

• You understand hybrid cloud architectures, data platforms, and consumption economics — and can quickly translate technology decisions into business impact for IT buyers, Finance leaders, and line-of-business decision makers in mid-market companies.
• You are results-driven, resilient, and energized by velocity — thriving in a territory with higher deal volume, faster cycles, and the opportunity to build pipeline from scratch while inheriting momentum from a growing GTM motion.
• You thrive in whitespace, finding VMware displacement opportunities, new workload targets, and net-new buyers where others see noise — and converting customer pain into high-value deals aligned to NetApp's four portfolio motions.
• You are a credible, consultative seller with the ability to build and pitch value-based proposals — tailoring discovery, storytelling, and ROI narratives for buying personas across IT, Finance, Security, and the business — even when budget cycles are shorter and decisions move faster.
• You are confident building ROI and TCO models, structuring deal economics, and guiding mid-market executives through financial decisions with clarity and credibility — meeting buyers at their level, not above it.
• Your communication is crisp, timely, and persona-driven. Mid-market customers trust your ability to simplify complexity, move quickly, and keep deals advancing with clear next steps.
• You believe in orchestration and leverage — activating ISRs, partners, and specialists as force multipliers to cover more ground, move faster, and win more deals in a segment that rewards speed and execution.
• You balance in-quarter deal execution with multi-quarter territory planning — building pipeline through proactive outreach, targeted campaigns, and partner-led sourcing — so new sellers inherit a territory with momentum, not a blank slate.
• You are committed to customer satisfaction and solution adoption — maintaining healthy long-term relationships that drive retention, expansion, and referrals in a segment where reputation travels fast.
• You are committed to a culture of belonging where diverse perspectives fuel stronger outcomes.

Qualifications

• You hold a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business Administration, or a related field.
• You have 2+ years of experience in a similar role, preferably in the corporate and mid-market segments.
• You possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build rapport and influence key stakeholders.
• You demonstrate a strong analytical and problem-solving mindset, capable of translating complex technical concepts into actionable insights for clients.
• You are proficient in using CRM systems and have experience managing and forecasting sales pipelines.
• You have a track record of achieving and exceeding sales targets, with a focus on closing deals and driving revenue growth.

Skills

• Strong understanding of hybrid cloud architectures, data platforms, and consumption economics.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to tailor messages to different stakeholder personas.
• Ability to identify and capitalize on whitespace opportunities in the market.
• Proven track record of building and pitching value-based proposals.
• Experience in managing and forecasting sales pipelines.
• Strong organizational and time management skills, with the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously.
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience in leveraging partner ecosystems to accelerate deal velocity.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance, life insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, and various leave options.
• Employee stock purchase plan and/or restricted stocks (RSU’s).

Pay

The target salary range for this position is 174,250 - 225,500 USD. The salary offered will be determined by the candidate's location, qualifications, experience, and education and may be outside of this range. The range is based on 'On Target Earnings’ (OTE) representing the total potential earnings, which is the sum of the base salary and potential commission earned when performance targets are achieved. Final compensation packages are competitive and in line with industry standards, reflecting a variety of factors.

Schedule

This position is open to candidates located in Atlanta, Georgia. This role requires a candidate to travel within their territory to attend customer and partner events in person.