Sr Named Account Manager, KSA

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Corporate Overview

Proofpoint is a leading cybersecurity company protecting organizations’ greatest assets and biggest risks vulnerabilities in people. With an integrated suite of cloud-based solutions, Proofpoint helps companies around the world stop targeted threats, safeguard their data, and make their users more resilient against cyber attacks. Leading organizations of all sizes, including more than half of the Fortune 1000, rely on Proofpoint for people-centric security and compliance solutions mitigating their most critical risks across email, the cloud, social media, and the web.

We are singularly devoted to helping our customers protect their greatest assets and biggest security risk their people. That’s why we’re a leader in next-generation cybersecurity.

The Role

Proofpoint is one of the fastest growing cyber security firms globally (Gartner MQ leader for 7 consecutive years) with unique focus of protecting people and defending data. We have had over 70 consecutive quarters of growth and because of our continued success we are now seeking a highly motivated Named Account Manager to hunt for new business within a defined set of Enterprise accounts in Saudi Arabia. This individual must have a demonstrated track record of success in selling to the Saudi Arabian market.

We are seeking a proactive, creative, and tenacious Enterprise Sales Professional to drive new cyber security business predominantly across Public, Education and Healthcare. This role will demand interaction with large scale enterprises at the ‘C’ level, as well as with technical staff within the security and IT organisation.

Your day-to-day

• Focus on hunting and onboarding net new logos (across Public, Healthcare and Education)
• Articulate and promote the company’s value proposition and services to become a trusted advisor within your customer base
• Work with internal resources, including aligned System Engineers to prepare account strategies
• Collaborate with Systems Engineers to organise and deliver compelling and flawless product demonstrations
• Partner with the channel to gain access into new accounts
• Deliver strong operational excellence, to include forecast accuracy, SFDC pipeline development,
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of Proofpoint’s competitive positioning in the marketplace
  
  

What You Bring To The Team

• Experienced technology sales professional, with a particular focus on SaaS and disruptive technologies. Experience of Cyber Security is also mandatory.
• Proven track record of over-achieving targets, net new logo achievements and capacity to leverage channel partnerships
• Ability to establish strong business relationships at the executive level
• Strong business acumen, and ability to become a trusted client advisor
• Experience of closing complex opportunities in the range of $100k – $1m
• Proficient user of formal sales training methodologies e.g. MEDDIC, Challenger, TAS, Command of the Message.
• Willingness and aptitude to be coached, and diligence to follow a proven sales process
• Entrepreneurial self-starter with a consistent focus on account planning, pipeline generation and opportunity progression. You’re strategic in approach, but always act with urgency.
• Preferably you’ll have experience of using Salesforce
• In addition to fluency in Arabic, fluency in English is also required.
  
  

Why Proofpoint

• Supportive leadership; an inclusive and employee centric culture
• Award winning technology
• We invest in our sales teams, through world-class leadership & enablement programs
  
  

Protecting people is at the heart of our award-winning lineup of cybersecurity solutions, and the people who work here are the key to our success. We’re a customer-focused and a driven-to-win organization with leading-edge products. We are an inclusive, diverse, multinational company that believes in culture fit, but more importantly ‘culture-add’, and we strongly encourage people from all walks of life to apply.

We believe in hiring the best and the brightest to help cultivate our culture of collaboration and appreciation. Apply today and explore your future at Proofpoint!



If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!