The Account Executive is responsible for supporting the growth and success of the company by driving sales thru acquiring new clients, fostering and managing relationships with existing clients and increasing sales revenue. The AE focuses on building, developing and maintaining relationships with clients and selling our value proposition to meet client needs and achieve sales targets.
Territory for this position is New York, New York. All applicants should live in or near New York City and be willing to travel in the area for occasional client visits.All applicants should reside within close proximity to a major airport and in the territory.
Willing to travel across the territory as required (up to 50%).
This is an existing territory so having a strong network within the IAM industry is needed to be successful in this role.Primary Responsibilities- Coordinate all revenue creating activity (opportunity identification, progression, and close) within the assigned geography including, but not limited to, IDMWORKS full suite of offerings.
- Understand the value of IDMWORKS offerings to aggressively identify new opportunities and act upon previously identified opportunities to develop compelling sales value propositions for the prospective customers.
- Work in partnership with IDMWORKS sales leadership and marketing to develop Territory Development Plans for the assigned territory.
- Manage the IDMWORKS Sales Methodology within the assigned geography to ensure an appropriate perspective on current leads, contacts, accounts, opportunities, and associated status, information, and forecasting metrics.
- Develop and maintain an appropriate pipeline of current opportunities to ensure a consistent performance against quarterly pipeline generation and closed opportunity expectations.
- Update CRM with all appropriate information ensuring accuracy. Maintain accurate information related to all facets of the IDMWORKS sales methodology and reporting expectations, including but not limited to CRM and other required reporting.
- Understand the IDMWORKS story, including the value proposition, history, and offerings to effectively align services to customer's requirements.
- Assist in the development of solutions to customer business problems by understanding the underlying business issues and working with the correct team within IDMWORKS to address those issues.
- Act as the primary point of contact for customers and prospects within the assigned geography, and provide leadership within IDMWORKS to coordinate internal resources to meet the customer requirements.
- Maintain an appropriate level of industry knowledge and third party software knowledge to serve as a consultative expert in the IDMWORKS market space.
- Maintain a level of competitive knowledge to differentiate the IDMWORKS business from industry peers and minimize competitive losses.
- Participate in IDMWORKS marketing events and activities to ensure proper coverage.
- Other duties as assigned.
Experience and Qualifications- Direct sales experience with an expertise in one or multiple domains of Identity and Access Management including, but not limited to, Identity Lifecycle Management, Identity Governance, Certification and Attestation, Privileged Access Management, Workforce Access Management, and Consumer Identity Access Management.
- Proven above quota performance in a direct sales capacity in one or more of the Identity Management domains listed above.
- Experience in coordinating matrix-based organizations to effectively address customer business problems and generate new sales opportunities.
- Ability to build long-term relationships with customers demonstrated by closed opportunities, follow-on engagements and renewals.
- Act in a leadership capacity for team members within the assigned territory.
- Experience in maintaining many parallel initiatives across several different clients and partners.
- Perform quality work within deadlines with or without direct supervision.
- Interact professionally with other employees, customers and suppliers.
- Work effectively as a team contributor on all assignments.
- Work independently while understanding the necessity for communicating and coordinating work efforts with other employees and organizations.
IDMWORKS is a forward-thinking company dedicated to providing top-tier identity and access management solutions. Their comprehensive offerings, coupled with their unmatched industry expertise and proven outcomes make them a valuable partner for enterprises needing to enhance their IAM program.
