About the Position

Securiti, acclaimed for its pioneering role in the industry, has recently achieved notable recognitions such as being listed in the “Top Innovative Startups” by TechCrunch 2023, receiving the “Excellence in Privacy Technology” award at the PrivacyTech Global Summit 2023, and securing the “Innovation Leader” title in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Privacy Management Software.Founded by seasoned entrepreneurs and industry veterans known for their impactful contributions in high-growth global enterprises, Securiti is an ideal workplace for those passionate about groundbreaking technologies and frameworks. Working alongside exceptionally talented technologists, you'll have the opportunity to shape cutting-edge solutions in our field.We are on the lookout for an outstanding business development expert to spearhead lead generation and qualification, propelling prospects towards our sales team. This role involves proactive identification and engagement with potential clients, coordinating with the sales team of Securiti.ai to establish meetings. It's a pivotal role in fostering our business's rapid growth and expanding market presence.

• Both recent graduates and experienced candidates are welcome to apply.
• This position requires relocation to, or current residence in Raleigh, NC, as it involves working from our new office located downtown.

• Engage in high-frequency prospecting through various channels including cold calls, networking, email, and digital resources to generate a robust lead development pipeline.
• Arrange high-quality meetings with pivotal decision-makers in target companies.
• Educate and nurture inbound leads to facilitate meetings.
• Achieve or surpass daily and weekly calling objectives, contributing to a substantial quantity of qualified sales opportunities.
• Consistently meet or exceed lead generation targets, ensuring a healthy sales pipeline.
• Effectively communicate Securiti’s value proposition to various industries and roles.
• Acquire a comprehensive understanding of Securiti’s technology, conveying its benefits and overcoming objections.
• Conduct thorough research on potential customers, pinpoint decision-makers, and gauge buying interest and urgency.
• Regularly utilize CRM tools (preferably Salesforce) for accurate tracking of customer and prospect interactions.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Highly motivated, competitive, and attentive to detail.
• Team-oriented with a willingness to thrive in a dynamic, high-growth sales environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with a positive and engaging phone demeanor.
• Tech-savvy with a knack for understanding technological products and services.
• Capable of working independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced setting.

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Preferred Qualifications:

• Preferably experienced in engaging with Fortune 500 companies.

• What We Offer:
• An environment where you will be working on cutting edge technologies and architectures.
• A supportive, team-based culture.
• Competitive compensation, including equity options.
• Fast-tracked career advancement opportunities.

Role Summary

The Associate Portfolio Security Advisor (SA) plays a critical role in serving as a trusted partner to Optiv’s clients.

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This role will be performed on-site daily at our office in the Kansas City area.

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By combining sales skills, business and broad industry knowledge, the Associate SA aligns the clients’ security initiatives towards a highly defensible and scalable security program. The Associate SA has practical knowledge and provides our clients and sellers with consistent security expertise on all sales opportunities. In partnership with domain specialist and experts, the Associate SA will facilitate thought leadership and inspired cyber security solutions powered by our ecosystem of people, products, and partners.

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Company Overview

What you can expect from Optiv

• A company committed to championing Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion through our Employee Resource Groups.
• Work/life balance
• Professional training resources
• Creative problem-solving and the ability to tackle unique, complex projects
• Volunteer Opportunities. “Optiv Chips In” encourages employees to volunteer and engage with their teams and communities.
• The ability and technology necessary to productively work remotely/from home (where applicable)

• Drive the generation services and technologies business to meet or exceed quarterly and annual quota objectives in partnership with the account and domain teams. Follows the Optiv Standardize Sales Operating Processes (SOPs) to achieve consistent success.
• Learn the client’s security environment, business operations, security needs, and risk appetite. Identify their security concerns and how they correlate to Optiv’s strategic solutions across the assigned domain and holistic cyber security programs.
• Identify cross-sell and upsell opportunities across clients and Optiv's partner relationships.
• Articulate how the necessary elements of the Optiv technology and services portfolio meet the specific needs of the client stakeholders at a management level.

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OTHER DUTIES:

• Collaborate with service delivery to ensure the team has necessary supporting domain specialty materials that presents a consistent and comprehensive approach.
• Effectively work with multiple client personas across the security team, as well as other relevant personas to develop security strategy and define roadmaps to execute on security strategy aligned business goals, budgetary spend, and metrics based on return of investment.
• Build relationships at clients by participating in thought leadership, support, information, and guidance in conjunction with sales partners.
• Build working relationships with targeted Optiv technology partners, based on client spend, and Optiv focus.
• Identify and drive security solutions to meet client objectives across technology and services including;
• facilitating new discussions by leveraging peer and industry network contacts
• performing requirements gathering analysis, and technology selection criteria
• coordinating demonstrations and security technology evaluations
• Interface and partner with the internal Optiv teams, particularly service delivery liaisons, to align client expectations with the entire Optiv solution portfolio to ensure service delivery excellence and client satisfaction.
• Listen for client feedback and continually share with internal teams to evaluate and cultivate continuous improvement.
• Participate in account planning, forecasting, and pipeline management activities.
• Participate in managing and prioritizing the proposal process to create business proposals, contracts, and respond to RFI/RFPs
• Actively pursue personal development by maintaining and obtaining technical capabilities, soft skills, and security specific knowledge through formal education, certification, and other avenues.
• Proficient sales techniques; makes connections, facilitates meetings, reads the room, asks probing questions, overcomes objections, gains trust, maintains composure under pressure, positions solutions, and assist in finalization of sale.

Required Qualifications:

• BS/BA or equivalent and applicable work experience.
• Minimum of three (3) years in an information security or other IT related role.
• Highly motivated self-starter that does not require day-to-day management.
• Ability to work in a highly adaptable and nimble team environment with responsive communication.
• Understanding of common security threats, vulnerabilities, and attack methodologies and able to communicate recommendations to clients in a clear manner.
• Strong business and technical acumen and ability to lead technology focused discussions.
• Strong presentation, written, and oral communication skills to clients, including whiteboard sessions and other presentation mechanisms.
• Strong attention to detail for reviewing statements of work (SOWs), quotes, and client deliverables.

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Preferred Qualifications:

• Builds a foundation of broad security related knowledge and continuously expands their expertise in other domains across the portfolio.
• Perform additional duties as directed or needed.

EEO Statement

Optiv is an equal opportunity employer (EEO). All qualified applicants for employment will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, status as an individual with a disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.

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Company Description

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Arista Networks is an industry leader in data-driven, client-to-cloud networking for large data center, campus and routing environments. What sets us apart is our relentless pursuit of innovation. We leverage the latest advancements in cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and software-defined networking to provide our clients with a competitive edge in an increasingly interconnected world. Our solutions are designed to not only meet the current demands of the digital landscape but to also anticipate and adapt to future challenges.

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At Arista we value the diversity of thought and perspectives that each employee brings to the table. We believe that fostering an inclusive environment, where individuals from various backgrounds and experiences feel welcome, is essential for driving creativity and innovation.

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Our commitment to excellence has earned us several prestigious awards, such as Best Engineering Team, Best Company for Diversity, Compensation, and Work-Life Balance. At Arista, we take pride in our track record of success and strive to maintain the highest standards of quality and performance in everything we do.

• Exceed measurable sales objectives and extend the Arista brand enterprise accounts in addition to developing new logo accounts.
• You will be responsible for utilizing a consultative selling approach with key client stakeholders to address the business needs of hybrid cloud computing and siloed legacy IT systems across the Arista product portfolio including, software-driven Cloud Networking solutions, CloudEOS (OpenSource Network OS), Cognitive Campus Networking, Wifi networking, and CloudVision (Network Automation & Telemetry) and Monitoring Fabric solutions (Big Switch)
• Meet with key influencers, decision-makers, and C-levels to present Arista’s value proposition.
• 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.

Required Qualifications

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• BS/BA degree or equivalent in addition to 5+ years of technology sales experience in the retail vertical.
• 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 requirement.
• Strong rolodex and relationships within retail accounts within the territory.
• Excellent people skills and ability to build relationships at all levels.

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Preferred Qualifications

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• 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.

The new hire base pay for this role has a salary range of $108,000 to $165,000. Arista offers different pay ranges based on work location, so that we can offer consistent and competitive pay appropriate to the market. The actual base pay offered will be based on a wide range of factors, including skills, qualifications, relevant experience, and work location. The pay range provided reflects base pay only and in addition certain roles may also be eligible for discretionary Arista bonuses and equity. Employees in Sales roles are eligible to participate in Arista’s Sales Incentive Plan, which pays commissions calculated as a percentage of eligible sales. US-based employees are also entitled to benefits including medical, dental, vision, wellbeing, tax savings and income protection. The recruiting team can share more details during the hiring process specific to the role and location.

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All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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Arista Networks is an equal opportunity employer. Arista makes all hiring and employment-related decisions in a non-discriminatory manner without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin or any other factor determined to be unlawful under applicable federal, state, or local law. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.