Client Executive

Netapp; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in the UK is seeking a Client Executive to lead sales in Enterprise accounts. The role involves developing account strategies, coordinating sales teams, and ensuring customer-centric approaches. The ideal candidate will have a strong track record in sales, excellent relationship-building skills, and the ability to lead multiple sales efforts concurrently. This position offers a hybrid working environment and comprehensive benefits.

Benefits

Volunteer time off program

Comprehensive medical, dental, wellness, and vision plans

Educational assistance

Legal services

Financial savings programs

Qualifications

• Proven ability to coordinate and lead multiple concurrent selling efforts by sales specialists and partners.
• Experience in leading and coordinating the end-to-end sales cycle.

Responsibilities

• Lead the sales activity in a set of Enterprise accounts to achieve assigned sales quota.
• Develop account plans and strategy for new and existing product lines.
• Lead partner co-selling efforts in the account.

Skills

Consistent track record of exceeding quota and driving net new business

Ability to build strong relationships with customers and partners

Deep understanding of the customers goals and ability to demonstrate value to clients

Highly organized and disciplined

Ability to speak credibly on modern computing, storage, and cloud technologies

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent

Job description

Job Summary

As a Client Executive (CE), you will be responsible for leading the sales activity in a set of Enterprise accounts to achieve assigned sales quota. You will lead the collaboration and coordination of all sales and pre-sales roles associated with the account to develop and grow the NetApp business in the account. The ECE serves as a trusted advisor to the customer’s senior leadership and uses business acumen and technical expertise to maximize revenue from the account.

Job Requirements

• Create relationship maps within accounts and plans to expand depth and quality of relationships withbuyers and influencers.
• Develop account plans and work with assigned Account Technology Specialists to develop a long-termproduct strategy for new and existing NetApp product lines.
• Lead and coordinate the end-to-end sales cycle including pipeline generation, qualification, solutiondesign, pricing and quoting, deal/contract negotiation.
• Act as a sales orchestrator, pulling in the right experts, at the right place and right time.
• Oversee multiple concurrent sales motions (some owned by specialist sellers or even other sales roles)to ensure a customer-centric approach, while not inhibiting other sellers or specialists from hunting foropportunities
• Lead partner co-selling efforts in the account.
  

Skills & Competencies

• Consistent track record of exceeding quota and driving net new business.
• Ability to build strong relationships with customers and partners
• Deep understanding of the customers goals and ability to demonstrate value to clients
• Highly organized and disciplined with the ability to coordinate and lead multiple concurrent selling efforts by NetApp sales specialists and partners
• Ability to speak credibly on a variety of modern computing, storage and cloud technologies/concepts
• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent
• Related experience

At NetApp, we embrace a hybrid working environment designed to strengthen connection, collaboration, and culture for all employees. This means that most roles will have some level of in-office and/or in-person expectations, which will be shared during the recruitment process.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

NetApp is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and to compliance with all laws that prohibit employment discrimination based on age, race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, disability or genetic information, pregnancy, and any protected classification.

Why NetApp?

In a world full of generalists, NetApp is a specialist. No one knows how to elevate the world's biggest clouds like NetApp. We are data-driven and empowered to innovate. Trust, integrity, and teamwork all combine to make a difference for our customers, partners, and communities.

We enable a healthy work-life balance. Our volunteer time off program is best in class, offering employees 40 hours of paid time per year to volunteer with their favourite organizations. We provide comprehensive medical, dental, wellness, and vision plans for you and your family. We offer educational assistance, legal services, and access to discounts. Finally, we provide financial savings programs to help you plan for your future.

If you want to help us build knowledge and solve big problems, let's talk.