Account Manager - Confluent

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As a member of the Confluent Sales Team, the Account Executive is responsible for selling Confluent solutions to our Digital Native & Enterprise Markets segment. We expect you to use your prospecting, sales, negotiation, and leadership skills to effectively sell Confluent offerings to leading companies to meet and exceed your quarterly sales target. You must possess a "consumption/growth" mentality with a proven track record of success within a value-driven sales model.

What You Will Do

• Responsible for driving revenue growth in our large, complex, and highly visible accounts.
• Proactively prospect, identify, qualify, develop, and close a sales pipeline while continuing to grow consumption in current customer accounts.
• Leading, driving, and executing a strategic complex sales cycle with responsibility for demonstrating the value of Confluent at C-Level
• Become an in-depth expert/SME of Confluent offerings, product suites, and competitive landscape.
• Develop a deep understanding of your customers, their strategies, and business goals to become a trusted advisor.
• Work closely with our partner ecosystem teams to sell to or through the ecosystem.
• Align closely with our Solutions Engineering team on technical wins, Professional Services to deliver world-class customer experience, and Customer Success Management to identify and close expansion opportunities and renewals.

• Foundational Experience( 5+ years) in quota-carrying sales roles in a competitive market with a focus on growing consumption within accounts/territory.
• Prior experience in Big Data, Consumption, Cloud, SaaS, Open Source, or Enterprise IT Solutions.
• Previous sales methodology training (i.e. MEDDPICC, Challenger, etc.).
• Prior experience in leading and executing a highly complex sales strategy to increase and drive revenue growth.
• Consistent track record of success and history of overachieving and hitting quota attainment.
• Ability to articulate, educate, and sell the business value to businesses of all sizes.
• Experience developing and improving processes and managing change within an organization.
• Exceptional skills in relationship-building, customer relations, and negotiation skills.

• Incentive Plan Development: Exposure to designing and implementing unique incentive plans, including setting guidelines and requirements, can be beneficial in this role.

• Integration Agreement Analysis: Experience with reviewing and interpreting acquisition or integration agreements can aid in understanding the implications on incentive plans.

• Performance Optimization: Familiarity with analyzing progress, identifying areas for improvement, and implementing adjustments to meet incentive plan goals can be advantageous.

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IBM offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits program. Eligible employees may have access to:

- Healthcare benefits including medical & prescription drug coverage, dental, vision, and mental health & well being

- Financial programs such as 401(k), cash balance pension plan, the IBM Employee Stock Purchase Plan, financial counseling, life insurance, short & long- term disability coverage, and opportunities for performance based salary incentive programs

- Generous paid time off including 12 holidays, minimum 56 hours sick time, 120 hours vacation, 12 weeks parental bonding leave in accordance with IBM Policy, and other Paid Care Leave programs. IBM also offers paid family leave benefits to eligible employees where required by applicable law

- Training and educational resources on our personalized, AI-driven learning platform where IBMers can grow skills and obtain industry-recognized certifications to achieve their career goals

- Diverse and inclusive employee resource groups, giving & volunteer opportunities, and discounts on retail products, services & experiences

We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.

This position was posted on the date cited in the key job details section and is anticipated to remain posted for 21 days from this date or less if not needed to fill the role.

IBM will not be providing visa sponsorship for this position now or in the future. Therefore, in order to be considered for this position, you must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.

The compensation range and benefits for this position are based on a full-time schedule for a full calendar year. The salary will vary depending on your job-related skills, experience and location. Pay increment and frequency of pay will be in accordance with employment classification and applicable laws. For part time roles, your compensation and benefits will be adjusted to reflect your hours. Benefits may be pro-rated for those who start working during the calendar year.