Netskope

VP, Sales - West

Netskope$496K — $500K *
Enterprise Technology
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Over 15 years of executive sales leadership experience
  • Proven track record in security and networking technologies
  • Consistently exceeded sales quotas
  • Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills
  • Strategic thinker with strong problem-solving capabilities
  • Solid business acumen in financial management and operations
  • In-depth knowledge of procurement regulations and processes

Responsibilities

  • Formulate and implement a comprehensive sales strategy for revenue growth
  • Recruit, lead, and develop a high-performing sales team
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with Enterprise customers
  • Navigate intricate procurement processes and manage opportunities
  • Partner with teams to negotiate and finalize contracts
  • Stay informed about industry trends and regulatory changes
  • Continuously assess and enhance sales processes for optimization

Benefits

  • Participation in a bonus plan
  • Stock award program eligibility
  • Comprehensive health plan options
  • Opportunities for career development and training
Full Job Description
About the position:

The Vice President, Sales will be a key leadership role, responsible for developing and executing the sales strategy to penetrate and expand our presence within the Enterprise Market. This role requires a deep understanding of the Enterprise procurement process, strong relationship and a proven track record of exceeding sales targets. You will lead a team of sales professionals, fostering their growth and development while driving revenue growth and market share.

Responsibilities:
  • Sales Strategy Development: Formulate and implement a comprehensive sales strategy aimed at achieving revenue growth objectives. Collaborate with marketing, product development, and other internal teams to ensure alignment and enhance sales effectiveness.
  • Team Leadership: Recruit, lead, manage, and cultivate a high-performing team of seasoned sales professionals, including account executives, business development representatives, and proposal specialists.
  • Customer Relationship Management: Build and maintain robust relationships with Enterprise customers, understanding their needs and customizing solutions accordingly.
  • Opportunity Management and Development: Navigate intricate procurement processes, encompassing RFPs, RFQs, and contract negotiations.
  • Contract Negotiation and Execution: Partner with cross-functional teams to negotiate and finalize contracts, ensuring a timely and seamless onboarding experience.
  • Market Intelligence and Analysis: Remain informed about industry trends, market developments, and regulatory changes that influence the sales strategy.
  • Process Improvement: Continuously assess and enhance sales processes, procedures, and tools to optimize overall performance and productivity.

Requirements:
  • Over 15 years of executive sales leadership experience.
  • A proven track record in selling security and networking technologies, including network security solutions such as Proxies, Next Generation Firewalls, SSL/IPSec, VPNs, Single Sign-On (SSO), Data Loss Prevention (DLP), and Encryption gateways.
  • Consistently exceeded sales quotas, demonstrating a strong commitment to achieving and surpassing targets.
  • Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, enabling the establishment of robust relationships with customers, partners, and internal stakeholders.
  • Strategic thinker with strong problem-solving capabilities, adept at developing and executing complex sales strategies.
  • Solid business acumen encompassing financial management, contract negotiation, and operational leadership.
  • In-depth knowledge of federal regulations, policies, and procedures that govern procurement processes.
  • Proven ability to recruit, train, retain, and motivate high-performing sales teams.

Education:
  • Bachelor's Degree or MBA preferred
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Compensation:

At Netskope, salary is one component of our competitive total rewards package. The salary range for this position is as listed below. This is a national range. For purposes of complying with applicable laws, the range applies to candidates in California, Colorado, Illinois, Maryland, New York, Washington, and other states.

The successful candidate's starting pay will also be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, location, and market conditions.

For all sales roles, the posted salary range is the On Target Earnings (OTE) range for the role, which is the sum of base salary and target commission amount at 100% goal achievement.

In addition to salary, candidates may be eligible for other forms of compensation such as participation in a bonus plan (for non-sales roles) and a stock award program. Candidates may also be eligible for a comprehensive health plan and other benefits that can be reviewed at Netskope Benefits site.

Salary Range

$496,000-$500,000 USD

The application window for this position is expected to close within 50 days. You may apply by filling out the below information, or visiting our Netskope Careers site.

About Netskope

Netskope is an American software company providing a computer security platform. The platform offers cloud-native solutions to businesses for data protection and defense against threats in cloud applications, cloud infrastructure, and the web. Netskope is considered a "leader in its field" status for its Cloud Access Security Brokers product from Gartner. Netskope is based in Santa Clara, California, with a software development facility in Bangalore, India, and further offices in San Francisco, Redmond, New York, St. Louis, London, Melbourne, Leganés and Singapore. Netskope was founded in 2012 by Sanjay Beri, Lebin Cheng, Ravi Ithal, and Krishna Narayanaswamy with an initial venture capital of approximately $21m. In October 2013, one year after being founded, Netskope launched its first openly available security software. In that same month, it announced the formation of an advisory team and appointed Enrique Salem, former Symantec chairman and CEO to its board of directors. In 2014, Netskope raised $35m in funding. By mid-2015, the company announced plans to expand to the Australia and New Zealand market and in September, Netskope raised a further $75m in a round led by ICONIQ Capital. In 2016, the first two patents were issued to Netskope - Patents 9,270,765 and 9,398,102 for security for network delivered services. In June 2017, Netskope closed the most successful funding round yet, securing $100m in a round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners. The following month, Netskope acquired Sift Security, also a software company with a focus on next-generation cloud infrastructure security. The acquisition brought Sift’s IaaS ‘Cloud Hunter’ into Netskope’s Security Cloud. A year later, in June 2018, Patent 9,928,377 for context-aware data loss prevention was issued to Netskope. 2018 also saw another round of funding for Netskope, as the company raised a further $168.7m in November.
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