Security Sales Specialist

About the role

An AHEAD Security Sales Specialist will focus on cultivating business in commercial to enterprise markets, across various business verticals, potentially including but not limited to, Healthcare, Financial, Legal, Manufacturing, SLED, and Retail.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a solution-centric services-driven sales strategy focused on the Security product & services portfolio.
• Identify new business opportunities within net new and existing install base accounts and move those opportunities through the pipeline to closure.
• Communicate the AHEAD Security GTM Strategy.
• Maintain strong key vendor and partner relationships.
• Clearly understand client business challenges and the solution requirements.
• Perform and conduct business as a team with engineers, core sales group, and other sales specialty groups to design and configure appropriate solutions.
• Own the security sales campaigns in entirety and partnering with the Core rep for strategy as needed.
• End-to-end opportunity workflow and progression including pipeline creation, forecasting, and managing opportunities utilizing internal tools, such as CRM (Salesforce), Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Navigate account plans, proposals, and opportunities through the procurement process. Ensure successful deployment of solutions that deliver desired client outcomes and requirements.
• Generate incremental margin in security sales for the territory each year according to the ramp schedule for the territory.
• Travel within a specified territory.
• Recruit candidates that characterize the AHEAD culture.

Requirements

• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite, CRM (Salesforce) or related software.
• Experience producing new business, negotiating deals, and maintaining healthy C-Level relationships.
• Proficient written and oral communication skills, a proven storyteller.
• The ability to understand the "bigger picture" and convey DGS GTM strategies.
• 3 to 5 years of sales experience within security OR solutions sales organization.
• Understanding the solutions, problems they solve, go-to market of Palo Alto, Crowdstrike, Sentinel One, Zscaler, Fortinet, Microsoft Security, Cisco Security and other emerging security centric OEM vendors.
• Knowledge of the macro Cybersecurity market, challenges faced by customers, solutions available in the market (both AHEAD services and OEM).
• The ability to identify gaps in clients strategy to map those solutions.

Qualifications

• Minimum Required – High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Preferred – Bachelor’s Degree.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards.
• Ability to maintain regular, punctual attendance consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state, and local standards.

Benefits

USA Employment Benefits Include Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance, 401(k), Paid company holidays, Paid time off, Paid parental and caregiver leave, plus more!

Pay

$250,000 - $350,000 a year

Schedule

Flexible, with travel required