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Who do we work with?
  • Field sellers
  • Pre-sales/ sales engineers
  • Sales leadership
What does it cost?

It costs nothing to join our network! We charge employers when they hire people through Crux

What is your matching process?

We allow everyone in our network to build a profile on Crux for free. This includes the opportunity to take various assessments proactively, and build in depth profiles on experience and career aspirations. When candidates are a strong fit for a role we are representing, we utilize in depth interviews and reference checks to round out perspective and match people with opportunities that are the right fit for them.

How much experience do I need to have in cybersecurity?

If you are looking to break into cybersecurity sales, you are welcome to join the platform and contribute to the community. However, we only place experienced sales talent with a track record in this industry

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About Trellix:

Trellix is a global company redefining the future of cybersecurity and soulful work. The company’s comprehensive, open and native cybersecurity platform helps organizations confronted by today’s most advanced threats gain confidence in the protection and resilience of their operations. Trellix, along with an extensive partner ecosystem, accelerates technology innovation through artificial intelligence, automation, and analytics to empower over 50,000 business and government customers with responsibly architected security. More at  https://trellix.com.

Role Overview:

Trellix is seeking a Federal Civilian Account Manager. As a member of the Federal Civilian team, the focus of this sales position is to engage with Civilian Agencies and provide them with the strongest cyber security solutions.

  • Responsible for selling Trellix products or services to and maintaining relationships with existing accounts.
  • Meeting and exceeding assigned revenue quota.
  • Consistently driving new business pipeline (hunter mentality).
  • Building pipeline to 3x quota or greater.
  • Accurately forecasting business Commit, Upside and Pipeline (weekly, monthly, quarterly, annually).
  • Ability to cold call and identify potential customers, initiate a sales relationship, prepare and present a Trellix security solution.
  • The ability to engage and work with civilian executives at the C-Level (Gen & SES Level).
  • Strong team player; leverages all internal & external resources available to ensure success.
  • Capable of closing software, hardware and services contracts exceeding $1M+.
  • Demonstrates the ability to analyze the needs of customers and determine how to position Trellix products and professional services to competitively meet those needs.
  • Exceptional relationship building/relationship management skills to establish rapport, trust and confidence with customers.
  • Capable of leveraging our channel partners to drive new revenue.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Track record and ability to grow a sales territory footprint and revenue.
  • Must be a United States Citizen.
  • Bachelor's Degree.
  • Public Trust Security clearance or eligible status for new clearance.
  • Experience selling into Federal/Civilian for 5+ years.
  • Ability to effectively communicate the Trellix value proposition.
  • Consistent quota attainment selling enterprise software, hardware, and services.
  • Must be able to travel 50%+ of the time.
  • Strong team player leverages all internal & external resources available to ensure success.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Direct experience selling successfully into the United States Federal Civilian Space.
  • Direct selling expertise with cybersecurity cloud delivered and on-premise technology to new customers.
  • A working knowledge of channel sales model and ability to leverage the channel to drive revenue.

This position is paid (in part) on a commission basis. The Base Pay Range is $145,000 - $185,000. The On Target Earnings (OTE) Range (base pay plus on target commission) is $275,000 – $350,000. Actual base pay within the Base Pay Range and actual OTE within the OTE Range will depend on varying circumstances, including the work location, individual qualifications, company budget and other operational business needs. Compensation may also include long-term incentives, subject to various metrics and company policy.

Company Benefits and Perks:

We work hard to embrace diversity and inclusion and encourage everyone to bring their authentic selves to work every day. We offer a variety of social programs, flexible work hours and family-friendly benefits to all of our employees.

  • Retirement Plans
  • Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage
  • Paid Time Off
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Support for Community Involvement

We're serious about our commitment to diversity which is why we prohibit discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation or any other legally protected status.

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California
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Hybrid
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Experienced
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Sales
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250
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Role Summary:

As a Client Director (CD) you’ll focus on selling Optiv security services and security technology solutions to a select few strategic accounts (typically less than 10) within Southern California. You’ll be responsible for owning and coordinating all aspects of the sales cycle within your assigned account(s), and leading a cross-functional team to build and execute a multi-year strategic account management plan for each of your accounts. Members of this cross-functional team will include a Client Solution Architect, Executive Advisory Director, and a Client Operations Specialist. For clarity, the CD will lead this team, although team members will be managed from a human relations perspective by managers within their respective organizations. As such, the CD is not considered to be a people management position but rather the leader of sales execution with support of your team.

Company Overview:

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  • Build trusted, effective and productive relationships with client executives at multiple levels within assigned accounts.
  • Lead your team to create a multi-year strategic account management plan based upon identified client business, technology and security goals, coupled with Optiv’s understanding of security trends, threats, and points of view for each assigned account.
  • Build a large sales pipeline, ideally 3-4 times assigned targets, within assigned accounts and achieve/exceed gross margin objectives in excess of $1.5M annually.
  • Manage current and multi-quarter forecasts with a high-degree of accuracy, currency and integrity.
  • Lead a cross-functional team to execute with discipline and in alignment with Force Management principles such as MEDDICC and Command of the Message, among others.
  • Effectively communicate Optiv’s value proposition as it relates to security services and technologies expertise and capabilities.
  • Build strong, collaborative and productive relationships with technology partners and their respective sales personnel to both gain and share leads in support of building qualified pipeline and maximizing mutually beneficial sales opportunities.
  • Initiate and/or monitor and mediate all necessary communications between clients, vendors and members of your team (technical, sales, client operations, etc.) within each account.
  • Maintain collaborative and effective internal communications with Optiv team members relative to specific opportunities, associated requirements and client satisfaction.

Required Qualifications:

  • Experience in solution and services based sales through work in an Information Technology or Security environment typically gained over 7+ years.
  • Proven ability to build and execute territory and strategic account management plans with a track record of exceeding multi-million-dollar gross margin quotas.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional dotted-line teams comprised of sales, technical, and support personnel in a highly effective fashion.
  • Strong business acumen and ability to correlate business goals with business and cyber security risk in support of developing complex security technology and services solutions.
  • Demonstrated ability to build strong and productive business relationships with key executives and sponsors within assigned accounts.
  • Strong presentation, verbal and written communication skills.
  • Strong negotiation experience.
  • Experience in and knowledge of the IT security market, Risk & Compliance market, and competitors.
  • History of demonstrated achievement exceeding plan and expectations.

Preferred Qualifications:

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Salary Range Description

$250,000 – $300,000+

The Estimated Hiring Range for this role includes base salary and an uncapped bonus plan where you are paid both on new and renewal business. It is informed by (but not limited to) various factors including responsibilities of the position, work experience, education/training, internal peer equity, geography, as well as other market influences when extending an offer. The disclosed range has not been adjusted for these factors. Optiv offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits package, of which salary is a component.

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)

EEO Statement

Optiv is an equal opportunity employer. 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.

Optiv respects your privacy. By providing your information through this page or applying for a job at Optiv, you acknowledge that Optiv will collect, use, and process your information, which may include personal information and sensitive personal information, in connection with Optiv’s selection and recruitment activities. For additional details on how Optiv uses and protects your personal information in the application process, click here to view our Applicant Privacy Notice. If you sign up to receive notifications of job postings, you may unsubscribe at any time.

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Experienced
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Sales
Salary ($K)
120
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Company Description

Dynatrace exists to make the world’s software work perfectly. Our unified software intelligence platform combines broad and deep observability and continuous runtime application security with the most advanced AIOps to provide answers and intelligent automation from data at an enormous scale. This enables innovators to modernize and automate cloud operations, deliver software faster and more securely, and ensure flawless digital experiences. That is why the world’s largest organizations trust Dynatrace® to accelerate digital transformation.

We're an equal opportunity employer and embrace all applicants. Dynatrace wants YOU—your diverse background, talents, values, ideas, and expertise. These qualities are what make our global team stronger and more seasoned. We're fueled by the diversity of our talented employees.

  • Execute on territory plans to deliver maximum revenue potential within a pool of regionally focused Enterprise accounts.
  • Collaborative pre-defined SE support based on region.
  • 7-10 customers, 5-8 prospects, with 18 total accounts.
  • Drive new logo customers whilst also focusing on expanding Dynatrace usage within existing accounts.
  • Consult with Vice President and C-level executives to develop and implement an effective enterprise-wide strategy that maximizes the value delivered by Dynatrace; position Dynatrace relative to the competition.
  • Generate velocity by establishing Dynatrace in new markets through product demonstrations, in-market events and account specific initiatives.
  • Develop a contact network within named accounts and channel partners to ensure Dynatrace can be sold broadly and effectively.
  • Work closely with Dynatrace functional areas such as sales engineering, marketing, legal, finance and other lines of business to develop and execute a solution strategy to meet customer business needs.
  • Ensure your customers’ implementations are wildly successful.

Minimum Requirements:

  • HS diploma or GED AND a minimum of one year of experience in closing enterprise software sales.

Preferred Requirements:

  • You show a successful track record in Enterprise software sales across many business functions within the executive level of a customer.
  • You can manage sales cycles within complex organizations, while compressing decision cycles.
  • You have outstanding organizational and communication skills (written and oral, negotiation and presentations skills).
  • You are confident in building a diverse territory plan and have familiarity in leveraging a sales ecosystem.
  • You have proven experience in acquiring new business.
  • You thrive in high-velocity situations and can think/act with a sense of urgency.
  • You are a motivated and tenacious self-starter who consistently delivers high performance against quota, driven by VP- and C-level relationships.
  • You know how to build and execute business plans and sales plays.
  • You know how to collaborate and co-sell internally across all supporting resources to maximize your effectiveness and advance the sales process (familiar with MEDDPIC).
  • You are familiar with the observability and modern application market.

Why you will love selling and working with our Dynatrace platform

  • Dynatrace is a leader in unified observability and security.
  • We provide a culture of excellence with competitive compensation packages designed to recognize and reward performance.
  • Our employees work with the largest cloud providers, including AWS, Microsoft, and Google Cloud, and other leading partners worldwide to create strategic alliances.
  • The Dynatrace platform uses cutting-edge technologies, including our own Davis hypermodal AI, to help our customers modernize and automate cloud operations, deliver software faster and more securely, and enable flawless digital experiences.
  • Over 50% of the Fortune 100 companies are current customers of Dynatrace.

Compensation and rewards

  • The base salary range for this role is $120,000 - $150,000. When determining your salary, we consider your experience, skills, education, and work location.
  • Our total compensation package includes unlimited personal time off, an employee stock purchase plan, and a reward system.
  • We also offer medical/dental benefits, and a company matching 401(k) plan for retirement.

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

We offer competitive compensation, company-sponsored premium benefits, medical, dental, vacation/holidays, company matching 401(k) Plan, etc. Dynatrace is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, physical abilities, age, sexual orientation, creed, disability status, veteran status, pregnancy, genetic status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If your disability makes it difficult for you to use this site, please contact [email protected]. Dynatrace participates in E-Verify, participant information in English and Spanish. Right to work information in English and Spanish. EEO is the Law/EEO is the Law Supplement. To be considered for this position, please upload your resume/CV.

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