Federal government account executive selling OpenText application delivery management and DevOps solutions.
Building pipeline, managing strategic accounts, and closing complex technology opportunities.
Responsibilities
Develop a long-term sales pipeline to increase the company's market share in specialized areas
Capture leads outside of specialization and use closed-loop lead management for assignment and follow-up
Seek new opportunities by expanding and enhancing existing opportunities
Set the direction for business development and solution replication with new and existing customers
Develop and own relationships with the Micro Focus client base and wider ecosystem
Establish professional, working, and consultative relationships with clients
Maintain competitor knowledge to strategically position products and services
Develop quota objectives and future direction for the defined product category
Exceed quota
Grow the external ecosystem by leveraging partner relationships to expand account reach
Drive Federal Government business in the United States
Prospect, qualify, negotiate, and close opportunities with new and existing accounts
Build pipeline through proactive campaigns
Collaborate with management, channel, and sales teams in shared accounts
Partner with Professional Services account teams to build account plans and strategies that drive incremental revenue
Cultivate customer relationships to ensure account retention and growth
Requirements
At least 5 years of sales experience selling technology solutions and value to US Government entities
University or bachelor’s degree; directly related previous work experience
Demonstrated achievement of progressively higher quota, diversity of business customers, and higher-level customer interface
Extensive selling experience within the industry and on similar products
Typically 8–12 years of advanced sales experience
2–3 years of product sales in the desired specialty
Understanding of the industry and market segment of key accounts
Account planning and accurate revenue forecasting skills
Strong knowledge of application delivery lifecycle solutions and services, especially Micro Focus solutions
Knowledge of the software development landscape
Consultative solutions selling and business development skills
Prospecting, negotiating, and closing skills
Knowledge of government purchasing processes
Experience building and driving RFPs
Knowledge of the government reseller ecosystem
Knowledge of application delivery, DevOps, and environments
Project management skills
Ability to collaborate with management, channel, sales, and Professional Services teams
Ability to cultivate and maintain positive customer relationships
Comprehensive knowledge of products, services, and competitor offerings
Benefits
Competitive compensation package
Variable and commission compensation opportunities for eligible roles
Vacation entitlement
Paid time off
Physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing benefits package
Personal growth opportunities
Reasonable accommodation during the application or recruiting process
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