AVP Sales Americas Identity & Access Management

Thales•Austin, TX

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Thales people architect identity management and data protection solutions at the heart of digital security. Business and governments rely on us to bring trust to the billons of digital interactions they have with people. Our technologies and services help banks exchange funds, people cross borders, energy become smarter and much more. More than 30,000 organizations already rely on us to verify the identities of people and things, grant access to digital services, analyze vast quantities of information and encrypt data to make the connected world more secure. Austin - Hybrid The AVP AMERICAS Identity and Access Management Sales (“AVP IAM AMERICAS Sales”) will provide leadership and development to the IAM sales effort and growth in AMERICAS (NORAM and LATAM) region for all CPL IAM product lines (CIAM, Workforce and Devices) as well as cross sell of complementary products from other Thales DIS Business lines. The AVP IAM AMERICAS Sales will stimulate its teams in cross selling within the IAM domain, between the product lines of CPL and leverages the Thales in- and external ecosystems. The AVP IAM AMERICAS Sales is responsible for the sales number and revenue growth in the commercial segments (directly) and the federal segment (delivered by Thales TCT) and will seek to grow business by new logo acquisition (Land) and expanding existing customer via cross- and upsell (Expand). The IAM business represents an emerging business in a high growth segment of the global cyber security market. This has a true hybrid footprint between on premise, private, and public cloud delivery. This position will operate both direct and indirect routes to market, along with social and digital activities to increase brand awareness and pipeline. The Sales activities will be supported by a dem-gen and field marketing organization as well as various IAM domain specific ((pre-)Sales & Product) teams and subject matter experts. The AVP IAM AMERICAS Sales will interact with all these teams and in order to mobilize and channel the right resources to the various GTM’s

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science or any other relevant field of study.
Demonstrateable track-record in AMERICAS sales management in a role with similar or higher bookings responsibility, team size or complexity.
Strong understanding of the IAM and cybersecurity markets. Inclusive the CIAM domains,
Experienced in C-level and IT business sales (CIO, Heads of Digital, Heads of Online, enterprise architects). as well as the compliancy and security side of DMU’s (CISO, DPO, Compliance officers)
Experienced in various GTM models (direct, 1 tier, 2 tier, GSI co-sell) and understanding of fit for purpose for different sales motions.
Experience in consultative and / or value-based sales of products and solutions.
Experience with modern GTM’s inclusive Account Based Marketing and campaign based Dem-gen.
Willingness to engage in lasting relationships with key partners and key customers, experienced negotiator.
Technical acumen and proficiency with various business productivity sales tools, such as Microsoft O365 and Salesforce.com.
Ability to lead and proven leadership of growing sales teams
Exceptional leadership and communication skills and Strong sales mentoring and coaching skills, specific to growing cloud revenues.
Ability to articulate the goals for the business and must be clear and concise in her/his communication to the team and to external stakeholders.
Ability to make strategic decisions on where to invest resources, and at the same time possess the ability to be operational and get involved in closing business transactions.
Creative leader that brings new ideas and concepts to the business for consideration.
Motivational leader who operates with integrity and at the highest ethical standards.
Comfortable coaching teams and individuals on optimal interaction with customers and partners, and is directly involved with strategic accounts on an ongoing basis.

Responsibilities

Responsible for growing and developing the Identity and Access management business in AMERICAS region – measured in Bookings and Billings, with a strong priority and incentive to drive recurring revenue, CIAM and Devices revenue and the acquisition of new logos.
Aligns the IAM sales objectives with the overall CSP strategic planning.
Meets or exceeds assigned revenue targets for the AMERICAS
Establishes the IAM sales performance for the team and ensures that key sales managers and reps are supported and accountable for delivering assigned results.
Leads by example and implements on a daily basis team development initiatives impacting IAM sales in the region.
Works with marketing (Dem-Gen and Field), product teams, subject matter expert teams, to improve go to market success and aligns with Sales Operations to smoothly transact won-business.

Benefits

Elective Health, Dental, Vision, FSA/HSA, Voluntary Life and AD&D, Whole Group Life w/LTC, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Accident Insurance, Legal Plan, Identity Theft, and Pet Insurance
Retirement Savings Plan after 30 days of employment with a company contribution and a match, and with no vesting period
Company paid holidays and Paid Time Off
Company provided Life Insurance, AD&D, Disability, Employee Assistance Plan, and Well-being Program

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