Job description
- Create and execute territory sales plans in order to exceed sales targets
- Generate sales pipeline through self-sourcing/hunting, managing marketing leads and working closely with channel partner resources by offering F5s application, cloud and security solutions to target territory segment; Develop demand generation strategy with marketing team and channel partners to drive pipeline.
- Manage full sales cycle of sales opportunities including qualifying leads, presenting F5 solutions independently and at times, jointly with F5 and/or channel technical resources, commercial negotiation with prospects, coordinating opportunity management with distributors and channel partners up till sales prospect closure.
- Work closely with our focus partners / resellers to leverage our partner network and build pipeline through partner-initiated opportunities
- Engage effectively with different buying personas including DevOps, NetOps, SecOps and CXO level executives
- Assume full responsibility for accurate sales forecasting on SFDC by demonstrating in-depth knowledge of sales cycles from initial contact through the procurement process
- Administrative duties include but not limited to booking orders, coordinating the process of reviewing legal agreements and monitoring salesforce reviews
- Responsible for upholding F5 s Business Code of Ethics and for promptly reporting violations of the Code or other company policies.
- Communicate the NGINX and F5 value proposition to customers and partners.
What you will bring:
- Minimum of 5+ years proven experience in high tech solution sales (with 2+ years of digital/inside sales experience)
- Experience with full cycle cloud-based subscription sales (SaaS)
- Proficiency in the use of corporate productivity tools (email, chat, web presentation), with strong written and verbal communication skills
- Sales experience with application services and networking solutions architecture (application firewalls, load balancers,