Senior Enterprise Account Executive, Sophos
CA$128.5-214k
Cybersecurity-as-a-Service
Job no longer available
Cybersecurity-as-a-Service
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
CA$128.5-214k
1001+ employees
Company mission
To develop powerful and intuitive products and services that provide the world's most effective cybersecurity for organizations of any size.
Role
Who you are
- 3-5 years in a sales role working with decision-makers in large organizations with a proven track record of achieving and exceeding sales quotas
- Understanding of the enterprise sales cycle, buyer personas, and decision-making processes, and how to successfully navigate them
- Ability to be seen as a trusted advisor to senior executives in large organizations and able to build strategic account plans
- Exceptional opportunity discovery and deal qualification skills, value proposition presentation, negotiation, and closing skills
- Solid technical acumen able to explain the benefits of different technologies, strong cybersecurity knowledge an advantage
- Experience of selling through and with channel partners, and ability to thrive in a team selling environment
What the job involves
- As a Senior Enterprise Account Executive, you will be responsible for selling directly to and managing relationships with named end user accounts with 1001+ users across the Pacific Northwest, leveraging our channel partners
- Your key objectives will include generating and pursuing leads to meet sales quotas
- You will collaborate closely with customers to develop and execute strategic engagement plans aimed at achieving enterprise-wide deployment of Sophos products and service
- Generate Enterprise account sales pipeline, qualifying opportunities, and accurately forecasting pipeline
- Manage the sales process through the closure of the sale, continued development, and retention
- Achieving agreed quarterly sales goals, developing strong relationships with key buyers and influencers in Enterprise Accounts and leveraging these during the sales process
- Execute a planned cadence of engagement with key strategic customers, with monthly or quarterly minimums, and put detailed strategic account plans in place where appropriate
- Maintain a detailed understanding of strategic customer accounts’ business to align Sophos solutions to the customer’s desired cybersecurity and business outcomes
- Negotiate terms of business with customers to achieve high levels of customer satisfaction and engagement, and high adoption of Sophos technology
- Coordinate with appropriate internal groups to generate and deliver winning Contract Bids, Proposals, RFI/RFP Responses, and Statements of Work
- Work with the Channel Sales team and partner community to create a pipeline through indirect engagements
Our take
Due to the fast-evolving nature of cybercrime, companies can struggle to keep their security up-to-date and resilient. Sophos provides managed cybersecurity services to identify and resolve cyberthreats within all sizes of organisations, combining cutting edge cybersecurity tech with expert support teams.
Leveraging AI and machine learning, Sophos' system automates the detection and blocking of over 99% of threats, meaning its analysts only have to hunt down and stop the most sophisticated attackers. As well as its Managed Detection and Response (MDR) product - which, serving over 15,000 customers, is the most-used on the market - the company also delivers Incident Response Services for those experiencing an active threat.
Sophos is not a new player in the cybersecurity space, but has demonstrated its dedication to innovation with continued product launches, updates, and acquisitions such as that of BAE spinout SOC.OS that have kept its tech at the front of the market. Alongside many of its peers, the effects of the economic climate have caused Sophos to cut staff as it focusses on achieving “the optimal balance of growth and profitability", but this recent hiccup does not take away from its position as a market leader continuously leading adaption in the space.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
36% female employees
-6% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (1 round)
Jul 2020
$2.6m
SEED
Total funding: $2.6m
Company benefits
- Remote-first working model & hybrid options
- We encourage teams to get together in person periodically to help facilitate teamwork
- Flexible start and end times for many roles
- Leadership development program
- Access to LinkedIn Learning
- Global internal coaching program (Coach Match)
- Periodic Sophos wellness days off for all Sophos to help employees relax and recharge
- Global wellbeing program, which offers a range of wellbeing resources, including Sophos Wellbeing Webinars, Stress Management Toolkits, and Developing Resilience Courses
- Free Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for confidential advice and counseling on a wide range of work and personal issues
- Free annual subscription to the Calm app
- Paid parental leave, caregiver leave & bereavement/compassion leave available
- We host some unforgettable social experiences for our global teams including our music festival SOPH-Fest, go-karting, Sophmudder, and incredible holiday parties!
- Our annual global fitness challenge, SOPH-Fit, sees thousands of employees taking part in our virtual global race around the world
- Each quarter, we celebrate our exceptional global team by running the Sophos Values Awards, which recognizes and rewards employees who embody the Sophos values and who we are as a company
- Health care benefits available worldwide
Company values
- Simplicity: We strive to embrace design, automation, and re-engineering across our products and business operations. We aim to create instinctive next-gen products that provide IT professionals with exactly what they need to do their jobs efficiently and effectively.
- Empowerment: We support and enable people to do great work. We trust people to take ownership, to take smart risks, and to deliver results. We encourage people to take action, to seek knowledge, and to question actions inconsistent with our mission, values, or principles.
- Passion: We care intensely about our success and our impact. We maintain high standards and continuously strive to improve. We inspire others.
- Innovation: We stay at the forefront and advance the boundaries of what is possible. If we fail, we do it quickly, learn, share the lessons learned, and move forward. We always seek better approaches to what we do.
- Authenticity: We are genuine, transparent, and honest. We admit our mistakes and strive to remain self-aware. We say what we think, even if it might be difficult.
Company HQ
Abingdon, UK
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Leadership
Kris Hagerman
(CEO, not founder)Former CEO of Corel Corporation, who previously served as Group President of Data Center Management at Symantec. Was also Executive VP and GM of Storage and Server Management at Veritas Software, as well as CEO and Founder of both Bigbook and Affinia.
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