Senior Account Manager - Air Force
Reston, VA, United States
Your Role:
SolarWinds is currently looking for a Senior Account Manager for the Air Force. They will contribute individually and as a team member, providing direction and agency intelligence to the Core (Inside) Sales Team. As part of the SolarWinds Federal team, He/She will have extensive experience managing the Air Force account(s) on a global basis. These responsibilities incorporate the oversight and management of a significant, installed base of SolarWinds solutions. In doing so, He/She will identify opportunities for growth across Air Force installation and programs, and across an expansive SolarWinds portfolio. This role requires a deep and thorough understanding of the Air Force organizational structure both laterally and horizontally.
Excellent communication skills and problem-solving aptitude are critical along with the ability to be self-driven. The capacity to succeed in this role will require strong drive as well as the application of advanced technical/business skills.
Your Impact:
* Manage and close existing, assigned business within the Air Force. Build additional pipeline within large, Air Force Program areas
* Develop and manage both tactical and strategic opportunities within the assigned territory
* Responsible for lead generation, building the relationship with prospective clients, account profiling and developing the prospect into a revenue generating client
* Evolve and expand key relationships within the Federal Systems Integrator (FSI) community
* Work with Channel partners and Channel Manager to promote SolarWinds solution sales
* Mentor and provide guidance to other members of the Air Force SolarWinds sales team
* Meet or exceed quarterly sales quota
* Develop and manage pipeline, providing weekly updates to forecast
* Ensure the provision of appropriate business information for decision-making and control
* Assist in the development of existing accounts and the generation of new ones
* Navigate multi-faceted, competitive and complex sales cycles
* Build customer rapport
* Provide appropriate sales tracking and reporting as required leveraging Salesforce and Excel
* Ability to analyze data and formulate account strategy, execute to plan
* Strongly prefer candidates with in-depth US ARMY experience
Your Experience:
* 5-8 years of sales experience
* 5 + Years of direct enterprise software sales experience a must
* 5+ years of direct Air Force sales experience a must
* Technical acumen with the ability to relate it with business value
* Proven track record of sales performance and knowledge of Federal sales
* Comfort with an enterprise and transactional sales model
* Experience and credibility selling at the CxO and senior sales business manager level
* Ability to forecast, manage sales expenses
* High intellect and the capacity to multitask
* Excellent qualifying and closing skills
* Business development, prospecting skills, and ability to build strong partner relationships
* Ability to travel to Air Force installations worldwide as required
Preferences:
* 5-8 Years of successful business development and sales quota attainment within the US ARMY
* Forecast accurately, proficiency, experience with SalesForce.com is essential
* Demonstrated ability to identify new IT Operation Management (ITOM) business
* Bachelor's Degree or Higher
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