Regional Sales Manager

Thales

12d • Remote

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. Remote- California (Bay Area) Thales is hiring an experience Regional Sales Manager who will be responsible for selling to end-users directly and through channels (tier 1 and 2), leveraging all routes to market. The Regional Sales Manager will sell our market-leading Application Security by understanding of the client’s business and the industry in which they thrive, identifying how we can match the customer needs, developing compelling business value propositions for our solutions and ultimately closing opportunities. The Regional Sales Manager will also develop and maintain trusted relationships with senior-level decision-makers and other key buyers within the region.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Marketing or Engineering or another relevant field of study; or equivalent work experience
• 5+ years of sales experience in Application Security or Network Security.
• Established relationships with decision makers in Cyber Security departments in large enterprise accounts in Territory.
• Ability to make decisions independently and manage the accounts or territories with minimal oversight.
• Proficient in the use of Salesforce.com.
• Strong background in cyber security products and subscription selling with experience working directly with enterprise accounts.
• Experience in managing all aspects of the sales cycle including prospecting, development of the customer relationship at all levels and the implementation/execution of the account plans.
• Used to closing deals valued at 6 figures and above and comfortable dealing at a high senior/executive level.
• Excellent negotiation and closing skills
• Experience with high activity levels and managing a busy schedule of meetings.
• Able to up-sell strategic / custom solution to a strategic account as well as penetrating and closing strategic targets.
• Comfortable being an active participant (not necessarily leader) in highly technical discussions, and able to collaboratively work with Sales Engineer to ensure that commercial goals are achieved.
• Capable of navigating large/complex sales opportunities and engaging at multiple levels within an organization.
• Capable of closing complicated deals and multi-year deals from discovering sales opportunities to contract completion.
• Ability to travel up to 50% of the time
• Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer at the time of hire.
• This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship or for assuming sponsorship of an employment visa now or in the future.

Responsibilities

• Penetration in the specified account set in territory to identify and drive sales of our solutions
• Good knowledge of Application Security market
• Driving new business from new and/or existing commercial targets in region
• Targeting and penetrating at the CxO level, auditor and practitioner/IT level of these organizations
• Support to identify, cultivate and formalize relationships with key business partners involved in the advising on and selling of Application Security.
• Generate leads by scheduling and presenting our portfolio, which includes Application Security solutions
• Follow up on incoming leads by scheduling and presenting via virtual or onsite meetings
• Demonstrate the product’s capabilities and answer the main technical-sales questions
• Follow up continuously on all potential sales processes to advance them towards closing
• Negotiate terms/pricing and close deals
• Perform weekly meetings with the sales engineers to assess the status of all existing accounts, and to expedite the sales processes
• Schedule remote or on-site product evaluations performed by the sales engineers
• Perform weekly meetings with management to provide forecast on sales, pipeline, and pre-defined KPIs

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level