Penetration of specified geographical region to identify and drive Identity Security and other information security driven challenges
Drive Identity Security business from new and existing targets in the territory
Consistently meeting quarterly and annual targets
Targeting and penetrating at the CxO level, auditor and practitioner/IT level of these organizations
Identification, cultivation and formalization of relationships with key partners and 3rd parties involved in the advising on, and selling of information security solutions to enterprise organizations
Generate leads by scheduling and presenting in local seminars
Follow up on incoming leads, schedule and present in remote or onsite meetings
Demonstrate the product’s capabilities, present the architecture and answer any technical questions
Work and recruit with local VARs: transfer knowledge and motivate their management and account executives; perform mutual marketing events
Follow up continuously on all potential sales processes to advance them towards closing
Negotiate terms/pricing and close deals
Perform weekly meetings with Renewals Manager, Regional Director and Professional Services Manager to assess the status of all existing accounts and to expedite the rollout and up-sale/cross-sale processes
Schedule remote or onsite product evaluations performed by the territory Sales Eng.
20%-30% Travel
Qualifications
Circa 5 years of experience in Enterprise SW sales
Circa 3 years of experience in Information Security solutions Sales
Energetic & Target driven
Experience working within South African Finance &Telecommunications sectors advantageous
Experience in IT Security within vendors or IT services companies
Familiar with Cyber Security, Identity Management, Database Management, SIEM, and Compliance or Information Security
Ability to conduct executive-level presentations
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth environment and work collaboratively with colleagues and staff