Director – Product Sales

Position

Client Partner – Product Sales

Location

San Francisco Bay Area

Experience

Minimum 12+ Years of Experience

About Persistent

We are a trusted Digital Engineering and Enterprise Modernization partner, combining deep technical expertise and industry experience to help our clients anticipate what’s next. Our offerings and proven solutions create unique competitive advantage for our clients by giving them the power to see beyond and rise above.

We are experiencing tremendous growth, with $1 billion in annualized revenue, representing 35% year-over-year growth. Along with that growth, we have 22,500 people located in 18 countries across the globe, which is year-over-year growth of 41%.

At Persistent, our values are more than a list of ideals to improve our corporate image. We’re dedicated to building an inclusive culture that reflects what’s important to our employees and is based on what they value. As a result, 95% of our employees approve of the CEO and 83% recommend working at Persistent to a friend.

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About the Position

Persistent Systems is looking for a Salesperson who will be responsible for leading product sales practices in his/her respective region, this is a quota carrying role reporting global product head. Someone who can foster a culture of sales excellence across all aspects of the sales cycle from prospecting to contract negotiation. Someone who can manage the complex sales cycle selling suite of products sold directly and through channel partners and have robust knowledge of Enterprise infrastructure/ Digital Enterprise areas such as Cloud, Analytics, Security and EDR.

What you will do:

• Foster a culture of sales excellence across all aspects of the sales cycle from prospecting to contract negotiation.
• Enhance C-level relationships with current and future clients, demonstrating business impact and ROI in a compelling and articulate manner.
• Manage the complex sales cycle selling suite of products sold directly and through channel partners.
• Fine-tune the sales process and create greater levels of collaboration between marketing, sales, pre-sales and account management.
• Ensure the team of partner managers build a continuous pipeline of leads/opportunities and drive balanced sales growth through the Partner Sales team.
• Ensure partners meet expectations relative to pipeline development, technical capabilities and other commercial practices.
• Work collaboratively with partner development and support staff globally to share expertise, resources, best practices, market knowledge and other forms of effective commercial information.
• Incorporate comprehensive planning for selling existing and new products in a coordinated and long-term strategic manner while also maintaining a short-term hands-on approach.
• Create a high-performing sales team. thorough talent and performance management processes. Hire and retain industry leading sales teams.
• Robust knowledge of Enterprise infrastructure/ Digital Enterprise areas such as Cloud, Analytics, Security and EDR
• Serve as a key ambassador and spokesman in building the brand.
• Demonstrated ability to leverage pre-existing network of clients or contacts in the marketplace.
• Manages and builds a continuous pipeline of leads/opportunities and drives balanced sales growth through the Partner Sales team.
• Supports presentations and trade shows, partner events, and other industry events.
• Travel for in-person meetings with customers and partners and to develop key relationships.

What you will bring:

• Enterprising with the clarity of thought and outstanding communication skills, including prospecting, negotiating and ability to clearly present complex ideas to senior business executives & CIO’s and CTO’s in a lucid and persuasive manner.
• Exceptional ability to understand large enterprise software sales organizations and how we can arm/penetrate them.
• Is competitive, with the ability to achieve stretch targets. Always finds a way to win, achieve objectives and milestones, through strong leadership, excellent execution and, whenever necessary, through experimentation, adaptation and collaboration.
• Will be a dynamic candidate who can excel in this position through a balance of building on past experiences and continuing to innovate in response to the ever-changing market and industry conditions.
• Is a Self-starter who is energetic and committed to building a significant business and sustainably maintain success.
• Has experience in product sales (both direct sales and channel led sales)
• Well-developed interpersonal skills and ability to work globally and within a variety of situations across all levels of management.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Culture focused on talent development with quarterly promotion cycles and company-sponsored higher education and certifications.
• Opportunity to work with cutting-edge marketing technologies.
• Annual health check-ups as well as insurance.
• Group term life insurance.
• Personal accident insurance.
• Mediclaim hospitalization insurance for self, spouse, two children, and parents.

We provide a people centric work environment that enables our employees to:

• Accelerate growth, both professionally and personally
• Impact the world in powerful, positive ways, using the latest technologies
• Enjoy collaborative innovation, with diversity and work-life wellbeing at the core
• Unlock global opportunities to work and learn with the industry’s best

Let’s unleash your full potential at Persistent – persistent.com/careers

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