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As a Cybersecurity Specialist Sales Director, you will further develop our Cybersecurity business in the Italy, Greece and Malta region, and interact with stakeholders at high levels and have excellent personal relationships in Cybersecurity, Risk, Privacy, and Vendor Management functions. This role includes directly engaging collaboratively with our prospects, reseller partners, other teams within Mastercard, and customers to present the value of the solutions and products within our Cybersecurity portfolio. Our ideal profile is for those that have sold large-ticket enterprise security or risk applications or infrastructure software to larger enterprises.
Job Responsibility:
Hunter position: The primary responsibility is to secure new business, focusing on acquiring new logos rather than managing existing accounts
Develop and manage a sales strategy and territory plan to penetrate and close new opportunities, specifically targeting the DACH region
Build and maintain senior-level relationships within targeted organizations, particularly with C-level cybersecurity professionals at top enterprises
Create, initiate, and execute a comprehensive sales plan for target accounts, ensuring alignment with Mastercard's cybersecurity portfolio
Provide regular updates on opportunity status and maintain a healthy pipeline, an accurate forecast, capturing relevant information in Salesforce and Clari
Collaborate closely with Mastercard's cybersecurity division and other sales and go-to-market teams within the broader Mastercard organization to ensure cohesive strategy and execution
Requirements:
Extensive enterprise software sales experience focused on “Enterprise Growth Hunter” roles concentrated on new customer acquisition & pipeline growth
Experience in selling SaaS solutions, particularly within the cybersecurity domain
Track record of success managing larger enterprise and public sector accounts, closing significant transactions, and consistent over-attainment of quotas
Extensive experience in negotiating with C-level executives at large companies and having the ability to communicate risk strategy and a strategic outlook on cybersecurity
Ability to communicate complex ideas both verbally and in writing in English and in Italian
Previous success in growing the territory and exceeding sales goals
Reliable and robust network and "Rolodex" of Executive Security relationships
Strong organization skills, high activity, effective oral & written communicator
A Self Starter, able to work effectively with a distributed team