Nutanix

Software Sales Specialist

Nutanix$268K — $402K *
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Proven enterprise software sales experience focused on deal strategy and value-based selling.
  • Strong financial modeling skills including TCO, ROI, and NPV analyses.
  • Experience managing complex, high-value sales cycles as a specialty sales professional.
  • Track record of driving renewals, expansions, and large commercial agreements.

Responsibilities

  • Drive revenue by identifying and prioritizing target accounts for Enterprise Agreements.
  • Lead pricing and deal strategy to enhance deal size and win rate.
  • Deliver executive-level financial analyses to articulate Nutanix's economic value to clients.
  • Partner with account executives to capture renewals and cross-sell opportunities.
  • Design and refine Enterprise Purchase Agreements aligned with customer objectives.
  • Standardize use of value selling frameworks across customer interactions.
  • Advise field teams on financial value selling and positioning strategies.
  • Develop senior customer relationships to boost account growth and retention.
  • Advocate for new offers and programs that can unlock incremental revenue.

Benefits

  • 100% paid company health insurance.
  • Extensive benefits package including medical, financial, and paid time off options.
  • 401(k) eligibility and various leave benefits, including parental leave.
Full Job Description
Software Sales Specialist

The Software Sales Specialist is a senior, customer-facing individual contributor who drives revenue growth through consultative, value-based selling, renewals, and expansion. As a strategic advisor and subject-matter expert, you shape complex customer engagements to accelerate revenue, protect pricing, and unlock new growth.
What You'll Be Doing
  • Drive revenue: Identify and prioritize target accounts and opportunities for Enterprise Agreements and long-term expansion.
  • Close deals: Lead pricing and deal strategy to increase deal size, win rate, and margin discipline.
  • Present value: Own and deliver executive-level financial analyses (TCO, ROI, NPV, business cases) to senior customer stakeholders to clearly articulate Nutanix's economic value versus alternatives.
  • Execute deal strategy: Partner with account executives and software specialists to capture Enterprise Agreements, renewals, and cross-sell opportunities.
  • Create commercial solutions: Design and refine Enterprise Purchase Agreements and financial models that align customer objectives while maximizing Nutanix revenue and margin.
  • Standardize value selling: Drive consistent use of TCO/ROI frameworks and repeatable business-case templates across customer engagements.
  • Advise field teams: Collaborate with and advise field teams on positioning the full Nutanix stack, financial value selling, purchasing frameworks, and financing options.
  • Influence field strategy: Partner with sales leadership to assess customer environments and align commercial strategy to technical roadmaps and transformation goals.
  • Build executive relationships: Develop senior customer contacts to expand accounts, improve conversion, and increase retention and net revenue retention (NRR).
  • Productize growth: Surface and advocate new offers, packaging, and finance programs that unlock incremental revenue.
Success metrics
  • Revenue growth, deal size, and quota attainment
  • Renewal and expansion rates, NRR
  • Pricing discipline and margin outcomes
  • Forecast accuracy and business-case adoption
  • Cross-functional collaboration and influence
What You Will Bring
  • Proven enterprise software sales experience with a focus on deal strategy, pricing, and value-based selling
  • Strong financial modeling (TCO/ROI/NPV) and executive presentation skills
  • Experience managing and executing complex, high-value sales cycles as a specialty sales professional
  • Track record of driving renewals, expansions, and large commercial agreements


We offer an industry best benefit package including 100% paid company health insurance as well as other very robust benefits, see more here www.nutanixbenefits.com

The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $268,000 to $402,000 per year; however, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a sign-on bonus, restricted stock units, and discretionary awards in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

If hired, employee will be in an "at-will position" and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

About Nutanix

Nutanix is a cloud computing software company that sells what it calls hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) appliances and software-defined storage. Nutanix's software delivers a full infrastructure stack that integrates compute, virtualization, storage, networking, and security to power any application, at any scale. Nutanix software runs across different cloud environments to harmonize IT operations and bring frictionless mobility to all applications. Nutanix solutions are used by companies in a wide range of industries, including healthcare, manufacturing, education, and financial services.
Learn more about Nutanix
Size
6,080 employees
Market Cap
$6.3 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$978.4 million
Founded
2009
5 Year Trend
+13.3%
Revenue
$1.3 billion
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