Qualys · 2 days ago
Account Director
Qualys is a leader in cloud cybersecurity solutions, seeking a motivated individual to join their sales team as an Account Director. This role is crucial for driving sales growth by managing enterprise-level customer accounts, ensuring renewals, and identifying upsell opportunities, while collaborating with internal teams to deliver exceptional service.
Business Process Automation (BPA)ComplianceSecuritySoftware
Responsibilities
Account Management: Build and maintain strong relationships with enterprise-level customers, ensuring their needs are met and fostering long-term partnerships
Business Development: Hunt, develop, and close upsell opportunities within your assigned territory, leveraging outbound efforts and channel partnerships
Sales Strategy: Create and execute a comprehensive territory plan to meet and exceed bookings objectives, aligning your efforts with Qualys' growth targets
Sales Presentations: Deliver high-level and detailed sales presentations that effectively communicate the value of Qualys’ cybersecurity solutions to prospective clients
RFI/RFP Management: Respond to functional and technical elements of RFIs/RFPs, tailoring responses to align with customer requirements and demonstrate Qualys’ capabilities
Technical Support: Collaborate effectively with our Technical Support Engineers (TSEs) who are responsible for driving successful case outcomes
Market Awareness: Stay updated on industry trends, cybersecurity developments, and regulatory changes, enabling you to position Qualys’ solutions effectively in the market
Conference Attendance: Represent Qualys at conferences and seminars, both virtually and in-person, engaging with potential customers and showcasing our offerings
Collaboration: Partner with Sales Engineers, Solution Architects, Sales Leadership, and Marketing teams to align on customer needs and enhance our product offerings, ensuring seamless execution of strategies for customer success
Qualification
Required
Proven experience in account management or sales, preferably in the cybersecurity or technology sector
Strong understanding of cloud cybersecurity solutions and recurring revenue models
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a demonstrated ability to build relationships at all organizational levels
Experience in Financial Services, Banking, Capital Markets, Insurance
Proficient in CRM tools and sales forecasting methodologies
Ability to analyze market trends and customer feedback to identify upsell opportunities
Self-motivated, results-driven, and capable of working independently as well as collaboratively in a team environment
Need to own the account and effectively manage account support teams
Highly organized and able to manage multiple accounts and multiple accounts teams
Need to understand how to keep projects moving
Manage quarterly business reviews, executive reviews and product roadmap sessions
Negotiating and closing contracts
Maintain regular cadence calls with account teams to review health, strategies, projects and business requirements
Track account leads and ensure timely response for company SLA's
Coordinate support and technical teams to resolve product related issues or technical challenges
Required to preparing sales proposals, coordinating contract requirements and processing orders
Must be willing to travel
Company
Qualys
Qualys is the pioneer and leading provider of information security and compliance cloud solutions.
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$34M2012-09-28IPO
2004-11-22Series C· $5.6M
2003-11-12Series B
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