VAST Data

Account Executive - Media & Entertainment

VAST Data • $100K — $150K *
Media
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of direct enterprise sales experience.
  • Proven track record in exceeding sales quotas with media & entertainment clients.
  • Experience building selling regions from scratch with minimal resources.
  • Strong communication skills, able to engage at both business and technical levels.
  • Knowledge of industry-specific technologies such as NFS and Object Storage.
  • Ability to thrive in fast-paced environments, with a mix of large company and startup experiences.
  • Passion for customer success and driving change through technology.

Responsibilities

  • Develop business with key media and entertainment accounts.
  • Drive revenue through collaboration with Channel Partners to sell VAST Data offerings.
  • Manage sales processes that align with customer buying cycles.
  • Cultivate customer relationships from initial engagement to post-sale.
  • Create and deliver proposals that showcase the VAST solution's alignment with customer goals.
  • Prospect and penetrate large accounts, targeting decision-makers to close deals.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work with innovative technology in a growing industry.
  • Engagement with high-profile media and entertainment clients.
  • Supportive company culture focusing on account expansion and customer success.
  • Chance to shape a developing sales region and strategy.
  • Collaborative environment with partnership opportunities.
Full Job Description
Description

THE ROLE:

  • Develop business across a mix of the key media & entertainment accounts
  • Generate revenue and work closely with a network of Channel Partners to successfully sell the VAST Data offering
  • Manage the sales process to align with customer buying cycles
  • Manage customer relationships from first meeting through (optional) proof of concept as well as after the sale to enable opportunities to expand the VAST Data footprint.
  • Develop and present proposals to customers with information that demonstrates the ability of the VAST solution to meet customers' business objectives and justify the sale.
  • Prospect, penetrate large accounts, reaching decision-makers, and closing business.


Requirements

  • Consistent track record of exceeding quota and driving referenceable business with key media & entertainment customers.
  • A history of developing selling regions from the ground up, with little resources.
  • Passion for developing account expansion strategies and the value of post-sales customer success.
  • Excellent time management and communication skills.
  • Desire to drive change and evangelize new technologies in a way that resonates with customers.
  • Minimum of 7 years Direct Enterprise selling experience
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment experience is key, a mix of large company and startup experience.
  • The ability to speak with customers and partners at both a business-level and technical-level
  • Knowledge of the storage industry specifically: NFS, Object Storage and Enterprise Computing architectures.
  • Competitive attitude and strong work ethic with the ability to enthusiastically represent the company.
  • Proficient with Salesforce.com and Microsoft Office

About VAST Data

VAST Data is a data storage company that provides an all-flash storage platform for big data and artificial intelligence workloads. The platform enables businesses to store and analyze large amounts of data in real-time, and provides high performance and scalability. VAST Data was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in New York City.
Learn more about VAST Data
Size
50 employees
Industry
Founded
2016

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