Major Account Manager

Arista Networks•Santa Clara, CA

13d•Remote

About The Position

We are seeking a Major Account Manager to join our growing Sales organization. This role will be instrumental in growing the Arista brand within the Greater Bay area. This is an opportunity for a high-performing enterprise technology sales professional who thrives on winning new business, expanding strategic relationships, and selling transformative technology to C-level and senior IT executives. If you're a hunter, a trusted advisor, and someone who enjoys winning competitive enterprise opportunities, this role offers an opportunity to make a significant impact in one of Arista's most important markets.

Requirements

Candidates must reside in the greater San Francisco Bay Area and have experience selling networking solutions to large enterprise accounts in this market.
You know how to open doors, build relationships, navigate complex enterprise sales cycles, and turn customer challenges into strategic technology opportunities.
BS/BA degree or equivalent in addition to 8+ years of technology Enterprise sales experience.
Proven track record of direct selling into target accounts within the assigned territory and exceeding sales targets
You possess relevant data center or networking (LAN/WAN, SDN) industry background from a technology partner, competitor, channel partner or end user is a a requirement.
Strong rolodex and relationships within the territory
Excellent people skills and ability to build relationships at all levels
You possess previous selling experience and technical acumen in one or more of the following areas; Networking, SDN, NFV, Switching, Network Automation, Routing, Data Center, Edge Computing, Network Virtualization, Hyper converged infrastructure or Cloud computing, Agentic AI, and/or AI accounts.

Nice To Haves

Our team looks for individuals who embody our values of trust, compassion, collaboration, respectfulness, integrity, and good-natured fun.

Responsibilities

Own and grow a strategic territory consisting of 12–15 named enterprise accounts across the Greater Houston market.
Exceed aggressive sales objectives by developing new opportunities, expanding existing relationships, and penetrating new accounts.
Build trusted relationships with CIOs, CTOs, network leaders, infrastructure executives, architects, and other key decision-makers.
Take a consultative, value-based selling approach to uncover business challenges and demonstrate how Arista's data-driven networking solutions can transform the business challenges that AI/ML, Big Data, and siloed IT systems put on the network into a seamless network running a single open source operating system.
Work with Arista systems engineers to design and position compelling solutions that drive down the total cost of ownership.
Collaborate with technology partners to identify prospects and demonstrate best-in-class solutions
Establish and manage key channel relationships in your territory.
Formulate strategic and tactical account plans based on periodic business reviews with your prospects and customers.
Conduct demand generation activities such as happy hours, lunch-n-learns and technology forums.
Collaborate with Arista peers on marketing plans and best practices.
Keep up-to-date with technology partner solutions, competing solutions and competitor strategies.