Arista Networks

Account Manager - Service Provider

Arista Networks$90K — $130K *
Telecommunications & Hardware
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BS/BA degree or equivalent required, with 5+ years in technology sales.
  • Demonstrated success in direct selling and exceeding sales targets in assigned territory.
  • Relevant networking industry experience from technology partners, competitors, or end-users is essential.
  • Strong network of relationships within the territory is expected.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills for relationship-building at all organizational levels.
  • Technical expertise in Networking, SDN, NFV, and Cloud computing is a must.

Responsibilities

  • Exceed sales objectives while promoting the Arista brand among Regional Service Providers.
  • Engage with key stakeholders to understand and address their technology needs.
  • Collaborate with systems engineers to design competitive solutions that lower ownership costs.
  • Build and maintain strategic channel relationships in the designated territory.
  • Develop account plans based on regular business reviews with clients.
  • Conduct demand generation activities like technology forums and networking events.
  • Stay informed about competitor solutions and market technologies.

Benefits

  • Collaborative company culture that values trust and integrity.
  • Opportunities for professional growth and development.
  • Engagement in innovative technology and solutions.
  • Networking opportunities with technology partners and industry leaders.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Who You'll Work With

We are seeking a proven, motivated and results driven Tier 2/3 Sales Representative to
join our growing Regional Service Provider (RSP) sales team. In this role you will be
responsible for engaging with RSP customers utilizing a consultative selling approach
with key client stakeholders to address the business needs and challenges of RSP's to
provide technology solutions. This role requires a deep understanding of our
technology products and the ability to articulate complex technical solutions that span
across routing, switching, security and cloud computing.

What You'll Do

Exceed measurable sales objectives and extend the Arista brand with Regional Service
Providers in addition to developing new logo accounts.
You will be responsible for utilizing a consultative selling approach with key client
stakeholders to address the business needs of hybrid cloud computing and siloed
legacy IT systems across the Arista product portfolio including, Software-Driven Open
Networking switching platforms or high performance Data Centers and Campus
networks including our Cognitive Campus WI-FI networking solution in addition to
the DANZ Monitoring Fabric and Network Detection & Response (NDR) and End Point
Security solutions.
  • Meet with key influencers, decision-makers, and C-levels to present Arista's value proposition.
  • Work with Arista systems engineers to design and position compelling solutions that drive down the t total cost of ownership.
  • Collaborate with technology partners to identify prospects and demonstrate best-in-class solutions
  • Establish and manage key channel relationships in your territory.
  • Formulate strategic and tactical account plans based on periodic business reviews with your prospects and customers.
  • Conduct demand generation activities such as happy hours, lunch-n-learns and technology forums.
  • Collaborate with Arista peers on marketing plans and best practices.
  • Keep up-to-date with technology partner solutions, competing solutions and competitor strategies.


Qualifications

You possess a hunter mentality and have a proven track record of technology sales
including cultivating relationships with existing customers in addition to penetrating new
logo accounts. You are an influencer and possess the ability to act as a trusted advisor
to deliver business value to both end users and key business stakeholders.
Our team looks for individuals who embody our values of trust, compassion,
collaboration, respectfulness, integrity, and good-natured fun.
  • BS/BA degree or equivalent in addition to 5+ years of technology sales experience.
  • Proven track record of direct selling into target accounts within the assigned territory and exceeding sales targets
  • Relevant networking industry background from a technology partner, competitor, channel partner or end user is a a requirement.
  • Strong rolodex and relationships within the territory
  • Excellent people skills and ability to build relationships at all levels
  • You possess previous selling experience and technical acumen in one or more of the following areas; Networking, SDN, NFV, Switching, Network Automation, Routing, Data Center, Edge Computing, Network Virtualization, Hyper-converged infrastructure or Cloud computing.


Additional Information

About Arista Networks

Arista Networks is a computer networking company headquartered in Santa Clara, California. The company designs and sells multilayer network switches to deliver software-defined networking solutions for large datacenter, cloud computing, high-performance computing and high-frequency trading environments. Arista Networks was founded in 2004 by former Cisco Systems engineers and is led by CEO Jayshree Ullal. The company went public in 2014 and is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol ANET.
Learn more about Arista Networks
Size
2,993 employees
Market Cap
$36.5 billion
Industry
Net Income
$634.5 million
Founded
2004
5 Year Trend
+21.2%
Revenue
$2.3 billion
NASDAQ

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