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We are looking for thinkers who believe in the power of data to lead meaningful change. At Informatica, we welcome adventurous minds eager to solve the world's most complex challenges. Our employees are empowered to push their bold ideas forward, and we are united by a shared experience using data to do the extraordinary for each other and the world.
Reporting to a Director, Field Sales you will sell complex technical products and services. This would typically be a limited number of our products, typically a technology or those that are strategic in nature. Typically specialize in a single product or product line, and carries an overlay quota. Generally not account-assigned; called into accounts as opportunities are identified and may work with account-assigned sales account managers to close sale. May manage the sales and technical team to support the sale of our products. May also be called on as a technical product expert to develop and present sales proposals and systems solutions, and close complex technical sales.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Partner with sales account managers, pre-sales consultants, Partner Sales staff, and professional services colleagues in the expansion of sales within all accounts, while building relationships with main decision makers.
- Navigate a complex, enterprise sales environment to understand customer needs and promote / develop business propositions for their specialist area of our product portfolio.
- Use account planning and management skills to address customer needs and with competitive solutions.
- Follow up on leads generated by business development, inside sales, marketing and partners and qualify the funnel of opportunities, and create new pipeline with prospecting efforts.
- Documentation within CRM / Marketing software of customer contact and activity data is required of this role (e.g. names, titles, contact information, opportunity value, product information, sales stages, probability, business pain, firm-future commitments).
- Accountable for accurate forecasting and regular quarterly revenue delivery for specialist product area.
- Communicate company news / product updates to existing customers and prospects
- Identify and define use cases for Informatica products.
- Coordinate through initial launch of use cases on Informatica platforms.
- Address Client satisfaction and issues until resolved. This will include coordinating other teams that work with each Client.
- Manage the onboarding process for new select Informatica Clients.
- At this level, incumbents will have expert-level knowledge of selling our products and services, with expertise of their specialization.
- Assigned opportunities / engagements are typically larger and of the most complex nature, where attributed expected revenue retirement would be higher than lesser-scoped sales specialist roles.
- You sell-to and work with executive-level customer decision makers, to include up to CXO levels.
Knowledge & Skills
Hold expert-level experience and use professional concepts and our goals to resolve complex issues in creative ways.Deep industry understanding of a customer's decision-making process, goals, strategies, and our goals.Expert-level experience establishing communication and engagement with prospects at all levels of customer engagement.Complete, "big-picture" understanding of the business and technical contexts of main accounts.Driven, who exudes leadership on account set and compels others to get on board.Familiar with consultative effectiveness and establishing trust with internal and external customers.Knowledge of hybrid deployment of software solutions, Data Warehousing, Database, and Business Intelligence software concepts and products.Education & Experience
BA / BS or equivalent educational background.Minimum 8+ years of relevant professional experience.Perks & Benefits
Comprehensive health, vision, and wellness benefits (Paid parental leave, adoption benefits, life insurance, disability insurance and 401k plan or international pension / retirement plansFlexible time-off policy and hybrid working practicesEquity opportunities and an employee stock purchase program (ESPP)Comprehensive Mental Health and Employee Assistance Program (EAP) benefitOur DATA values are our north star and we are passionate about building and delivering solutions that accelerate data innovations. At Informatica, our employees are our greatest competitive advantage. So, if your experience aligns but doesn't exactly match every qualification, apply anyway. You may be exactly who we need to fuel our future with ideas and a growing culture.
Informatica (NYSE : INFA), a leader in enterprise AI-powered cloud data management, brings data and AI to life by empowering businesses to realize the transformative power of their most critical assets. We pioneered the Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud that manages data across any multi-cloud, hybrid system, democratizing data to promote business strategies. Customers in approximately 100 countries and more than 80 of the Fortune 100 rely on Informatica. www.informatica.com . Connect with LinkedIn , X , and Facebook . Informatica. Where data and AI come to life.