Federal Account Executive

About CommvaultCommvault (NASDAQ: CVLT) is the gold standard in cyber resilience. The company empowers customers to uncover, take action, and rapidly recover from cyberattacks – keeping data safe and businesses resilient. The company’s unique AI-powered platform combines best-in-class data protection, exceptional data security, advanced data intelligence, and lightning-fast recovery across any workload or cloud at the lowest TCO. For over 25 years, more than 100,000 organizations and a vast partner ecosystem have relied on Commvault to reduce risks, improve governance, and do more with data.JOB DESCRIPTION:The OpportunityThe Federal Account Executive is responsible for achieving quota by selling solutions into a defined territory that includes current Commvault customers and prospects. The position is a field sales account role where the AE will engage in face-to-face sales with customers either directly or through partners. The Account Executive (AE) is responsible for territory planning, new account acquisition and servicing existing clients while working with local resellers and alliance partners. The AE must articulate an in-depth understanding of the prospect’s environment, current challenges/goals and have the ability to align Commvault solutions to those challenges/goals including a financial and strategic value proposition. The candidate must have a history of success in selling complex software platforms (vs. IT component or narrow focused tools) to new logo accounts and have significant experience selling within the local partner ecosystem.What you’ll do…• Identify and qualify leads, and generate new business opportunities in order to achieve revenue quota on a quarterly and annual basis• Maintain a high level of face-to-face meeting activity with customers, prospects and partners on a weekly basis• Develop a territory plan to best leverage partners, alliances and existing relationships to build and maintain a robust pipeline of new logo opportunities• Identify and build strategic relationships with local partners to aid in pipeline generation• Lead partner relationships, assist in rolling out partner programs and partner sales and technical enablement• Cultivate strategic working relationships with clients, maintaining a high level of contact• Prepare and present sales proposals and presentations to new and existing clients with quantifiable business cases and strategic and technical value propositions• Negotiate and close deals following the company’s practices and processes• Leverage internal sales tools and processes to drive opportunities to a successful close.• Ensure orders meet all legal and financial requirements• Plan, attend and coordinate executive briefings• Maintain a high level of relevant industry, Commvault and driven knowledgeWho you are…• Possess a Bachelor's degree• Minimum of five years’ proven success in software sales• Understanding of the storage management industry, products, competitors, history, emerging trends and changing marketplace• Minimum of two years’ success in identifying, building relationships and selling with channel partners• Excellent communication skills, persuasive, listening skills• Background in IT infrastructureMeet the Leader:Grant Wagner, Federal Sales DirectorYou’ll love working here because:• High income earning opportunities based on self performance• Opportunity for Presidents Club• New hire stock equity (RSU) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)• Continuous professional development, product training, and career pathing• Sales training in MEDDIC and Command of the Message• An inclusive company culture, opportunity to join our Community Guilds• Generous global benefitsReady to #makeyourmark at Commvault? Apply now!#LI-JM1#LI-RemoteThank you for your interest in Commvault. Total compensation for this role is market competitive, and within the below base salary range:$85,000 - $212,800We’re proud to offer competitive benefits that care for you and your family through our 401K plan, health benefits (including medical, dental, and vision available for families and domestic partners), and pet insurance for your furry family members. You can also find the details of our U.S. benefits by visiting benefits.commvault.com.Commvault is an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are always committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status and we will not discriminate against on the basis of such characteristics or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we work.Commvault’s goal is to make interviewing inclusive and accessible to all candidates and employees. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation to participate in the interview process or apply for a position at Commvault, please email accommodations@commvault.com For any inquiries not related to an accommodation please reach out to wwrecruitingteam@commvault.com.For our Candidates to prioritize your security:Commvault has been made aware of email and/or text correspondence scams that falsely state that the senders are from the Commvault HR team and/or a member of our leadership team. The scammers even conduct false interviews via email or text and then request personal information (name, address, birthdate, social security number, etc.) when returning the signed offer letter. Please note that Commvault does not conduct interviews by email or text, and we will never ask you to submit a W4 via email or prior to your first day of employment.If you think you have been targeted in this recruiting scam, please reach out to us at wwrecruitingteam@commvault.com. 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