Informatica Principal Customer Success Architect - 

United States 

516069975

Reporting to a Director, Field Sales you will sell complex technical products and services. This would typically be a limited number of our products, typically a technology or those that are strategic in nature. Typically specialize in a single product or product line, and carries an overlay quota. Generally not account-assigned; called into accounts as opportunities are identified and may work with account-assigned sales account managers to close sale. May manage the sales and technical team to support the sale of our products. May also be called on as a technical product expert to develop and present sales proposals and systems solutions, and close complex technical sales.

• Partner with sales account managers, pre-sales consultants, Partner Sales staff, and professional services colleagues in the expansion of sales within all accounts, while building relationships with main decision makers.
• Navigate a complex, enterprise sales environment to understand customer needs and promote/develop business propositions for their specialist area of our product portfolio.
• Use account planning and management skills to address customer needs and with competitive solutions.
• Follow up on leads generated by business development, inside sales, marketing and partners and qualify the funnel of opportunities, and create new pipeline with prospecting efforts.
• Documentation within CRM / Marketing software of customer contact and activity data is required of this role (e.g. names, titles, contact information, opportunity value, product information, sales stages, probability, business pain, firm-future commitments).
• Accountable for accurate forecasting and regular quarterly revenue delivery for specialist product area.
• Communicate company news/product updates to existing customers and prospects
• Identify and define use cases for Informatica products.
• Coordinate through initial launch of use cases on Informatica platforms.
• Address Client satisfaction and issues until resolved. This will include coordinating other teams that work with each Client.
• Manage the onboarding process for new select Informatica Clients.
• At this level, incumbents will have expert-level knowledge of selling our products and services, with expertise of their specialization.
• Assigned opportunities/engagements are typically larger and of the most complex nature, where attributed expected revenue retirement would be higher than lesser-scoped sales specialist roles.
• You sell-to and work with executive-level customer decision makers, to include up to CXO levels.

• Hold expert-level experience and use professional concepts and our goals to resolve complex issues in creative ways.
• Deep industry understanding of a customer's decision-making process, goals, strategies, and our goals.
• Expert-level experience establishing communication and engagement with prospects at all levels of customer engagement.
• Complete, "big-picture" understanding of the business and technical contexts of main accounts.
• Driven, who exudes leadership on account set and compels others to get on board.
• Familiar with consultative effectiveness and establishing trust with internal and external customers.
• Knowledge of hybrid deployment of software solutions, Data Warehousing, Database, and Business Intelligence software concepts and products.

• BA/BS or equivalent educational background.
• Minimum 8+ years of relevant professional experience.

• Comprehensive health, vision, and wellness benefits (Paid parental leave, adoption benefits, life insurance, disability insurance and 401k plan or international pension/retirement plans
• Flexible time-off policy and hybrid working practices
• Equity opportunities and an employee stock purchase program (ESPP)
• Comprehensive Mental Health and Employee Assistance Program (EAP) benefit