Account Executive Portworx Southwest

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Account Executive, Portworx (Southwest)

at Pure Storage

Phoenix, AZ

BE PART OF BUILDING THE FUTURE.

Since our founding in 2009, Pure Storage has empowered innovators to build a better world with data. In less than eight years, Pure reached $1B in sales, faster than nearly every enterprise company in history, and our incredible growth continues to outpace the competition.

Our mission? Give technologists their time back by delivering a modern data experience that empowers organizations to run their operations as a true, automated, storage as-a-service model seamlessly across multiple clouds.

The secret sauce? More than 3,000 team members (and growing!) around the world who join forces to invent the next big thing. And then the next one.

We’ve only scratched the surface of our ambitions

, and as we continue to gobble up market share, we’re blazing trails and setting records:

For

seven straight years, Pure has been named a leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant

(five years in the MQ for Solid-State Arrays, and two in the newly created MQ

for Primary Storage).

Our customer-first culture and unwavering commitment to innovation have earned us a 2020 Medallia

Net Promoter Score

, certified by Owen CX,

in the top 1% of B2B companies

If you, like us, say “bring it on” to exciting challenges that change the world, we have endless opportunities where you can make your mark.

Pure Storage Acquired Portworx in October 2020, Creating the Industry's Most Complete Kubernetes Data Services Platform for Cloud Native Applications.

This acquisition represents Pure’s largest to date and our deeper expansion into the fast-growing market for multi-cloud data services to support Kubernetes and containers.

Press Release - September 16, 2020

SHOULD YOU ACCEPT THIS CHALLENGE…

We are looking for a highly motivated, persistent, polished and entrepreneurial Account Executive to focus on finding/nurturing/closing deals related to Portworx. The territory to cover will include the Southwest: NV, TX, AZ, UT (Remote))

In this role you will:

Grow a territory and manage deals from land to expand, doing major account planning/selling

Work through partners in order to drive new business opportunities through them

Understand prospect and customer use-cases in order to drive new business

Plan and manage the relationships at both the strategic and operational level

Evaluate new opportunities and present recommendations to the management team

Conduct competitive and market intelligence sessions for customers

Work closely with the rest of Portworx sales/pre-sales/SDR and engineering teams

Give enablement sessions both 1:1 and 1:many in order to spread the word on Portworx

Leverage all available documentation, best practices, knowledge-base articles and other vehicles to assist customers

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO BRING TO THIS ROLE...

8 year’s experience in selling Enterprise software and subscription software

A basic technical understanding of the Enterprise software, Container, cloud native, and storage domains

Ability to present Portworx’s UVP, product, vision, strategy, and road map

Excellent interpersonal skills including written and oral communication, able to build relationships easily and deepen them over time

Avid hunter with proven prospecting skills, consistently opening doors to new customers and navigating seamlessly between the boardroom and the data center while passionately positioning the advantages of a Portworx solution

Authenticity and a genuine desire to engage customers and understand their business challenges

Thought leadership, creativity and a Challenger Mindset; the ability to apply your customer insights and expertise in technology solutions to position Pure’s portfolio to solve persistent problems

Ability to assess, plan, and actively manage a territory to achieve maximum revenue and efficiency

Expertise leading a complex sales process with multiple stakeholders, while fostering teamwork and shared ownership internally and with Partners

Demonstrate consistent track record of exceeding quota and driving business

Passionate about post-sales customer success

BE YOU—CORPORATE CLONES NEED NOT APPLY.

Pure is where you ask big questions, think differently, and make an impact. This is not just a job, but a place where you have a voice and can accelerate your career. We value unique thoughts and celebrate individuality, and with ample opportunity to learn, develop yourself, and expand into different roles, joining Pure is an investment in your career journey.

Through our Pure Equality program, which supports a flourishing field of employee resource groups, we nourish the personal and professional lives of our team members. And our Pure Good Foundation gives back to local and global communities through volunteering and grants.

And because we understand the value of bringing your full and best self to work, we offer a variety of perks to manage a healthy balance, including flexible time off, wellness resources, and company-sponsored team events.

PURE IS COMMITTED TO EQUALITY.

Research shows that in order to apply for a job women feel they need to meet 100% of the criteria while men usually apply after meeting about 60%. You don't have to meet all the job requirements. If you believe you can do the job and are a good match, we encourage you to apply.

Pure is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or any other characteristic legally protected by the laws of the jurisdiction in which you are being considered for hire.

If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at

TA-Ops@purestorage.com

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Pure Storage
Website : http://www.purestorage.com