Principal Account Manager

Parallels International GmbH

$220K — $250K *
Enterprise Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years in quota-carrying enterprise software or infrastructure sales, especially in End User Computing (EUC) technologies.
  • Experience working in mid-market sales environments with focus on deal velocity and pragmatic solutions.
  • Demonstrated success with recognition such as President's Club or consistent quota achievement over 100%.
  • Strong familiarity with EUC competition including Citrix, VMware, and Azure Virtual Desktop.
  • Excellent communication, negotiation, and commercial instincts necessary for effective sales engagements.
  • Self-motivated and adept at managing complex sales cycles with multiple stakeholders.
  • Ability to mentor and uplift peers in the sales team.

Responsibilities

  • Own the full sales process for a mid-market territory, focusing on new client acquisition and account expansions.
  • Conduct the complete sales cycle from prospecting through to deal closure.
  • Collaborate with partners and build co-selling strategies for joint account success.
  • Establish and maintain solid relationships with stakeholders from IT practitioners to executives.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and implement effective territory plans.
  • Achieve and surpass sales quotas and contribute to raising team standards.
  • Stay informed on VDI, DaaS, and cloud workspace technology trends to present unique value propositions.

Benefits

  • Award-winning End User Computing portfolio providing various device compatibility.
  • A remote work option promoting flexibility and work-life balance.
  • Joining a rapidly growing team of dynamic and engaging individuals.
Full Job Description
Principal Account Manager, Mid-Market

We're looking for a seasoned Principal Account Manager to help mid-market customers change the way their people work - with Parallels.

Parallels: anytime, anywhere, any-device productivity.

What you'll do

As a Principal Account Manager, focused on mid-market, you will:
  • Own a mid-market territory end-to-end - drive new logo acquisition, expansion, and renewals across a named book of accounts.
  • Run the full sales cycle with confidence - from prospecting and qualification through technical validation, negotiation, and close.
  • Sell through and with our partner ecosystem - build joint account plans, co-sell, and develop go-to-market motions with channel and alliance partners.
  • Build trusted relationships with customer and partner stakeholders at every level, from IT practitioner to C-suite.
  • Partner closely with Sales Engineering, Marketing, and Product to craft and execute a territory plan that actually moves the number.
  • Consistently meet and exceed quota and performance goals - and help raise the bar for what's expected on this team.
  • Stay ahead of the market in VDI, DaaS, application delivery, and cloud workspace technologies - and translate that into differentiated value for customers.
  • Bring your experience to bear across the broader team. You don't need to manage anyone, but we expect our senior sellers to share what they know and make the reps around them better.

What you bring
  • 8+ years of quota-carrying experience in enterprise software or infrastructure sales, with meaningful time in the End User Computing (EUC) space - VDI, DaaS, application virtualization, or cloud workspace technologies.
  • Mid-market sales chops - you know how to win in segments where deal velocity, executive access, and pragmatic problem-solving matter more than 18-month enterprise sales cycles.
  • Proven track record of overachievement - President's Club, top-performer awards, or consistent 100%+ to quota.
  • Hands-on familiarity with the EUC competitive landscape - Citrix, VMware Horizon/Omnissa, Parallels RAS, Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD), Windows 365, Nutanix Frame, IGEL, or similar.
  • Exceptional communication, negotiation, and closing skills - and the commercial instincts to know when to push and when to listen.
  • Entrepreneurial, self-directed, and comfortable navigating complex sales cycles with multiple stakeholders.
  • The kind of seller other sellers want to learn from. You don't have to be loud about it - but your presence should raise the game around you.

Nice to have
  • Experience working at or alongside Citrix, VMware, Microsoft, AWS, Parallels, Nutanix, Omnissa, or other VDI/EUC vendors.
  • Partner and channel selling experience - joint business planning, co-sell motions, and working with VARs, MSPs, or distributors.
  • Familiarity with cloud computing, application virtualization, and remote desktop architectures.
  • An established network of mid-market customers and channel partners in the IT, software, or cloud ecosystem.

What we offer
  • An award-winning EUC portfolio, including Parallels RAS, helping customers leverage Windows, Mac, Chrome OS, iOS, Android, and the cloud - whatever works for their business.
  • Millions of users and decades of innovation under our belts.
  • A fully remote workplace. No pressure to come into an office.
  • A team growing fast, full of smart, motivated, genuinely fun people ready to welcome you in.

What are you waiting for? Apply now. We can't wait to meet you.

(FYI, we're lucky to get a lot of interest and we appreciate every application - please note we'll only reach out if you've been selected for an interview.)

Total Compensation Range - $220,000 - 250,000

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