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The Senior Principal Security Services Sales Specialist is a highly skilled and advanced subject matter expert and is a quota-bearing sales persona. This go-to-market role has the primary responsibility to work with services teams to identify, develop, and close managed service and outsourcing deals. This is a services expert role, recognized as the client's trusted cloud managed services advisor and applies consulting led sales skills to engage and close opportunities with decision-makers. This role works directly with clients at a variety of levels, as well as other internal sales and delivery expert teams such as Client Managers and pre-sales services-type architects and post the sale; the delivery teams that will manage the client's outsourced solution. Deals often involve alignment on business outcome led multi-product/multi-vendor Security solutions with services. This role 'champions' the delivery teams' understanding of the client's solution requirements, and initiates improvement programs ensuring that the client remains committed to solutions which leads to more sales opportunities. Building and developing excellent stakeholder relationships with clients, fully understanding the client and the industry in which they operate will be a core focus of this role. The focus of this role remains on converting the client to a managed services client resulting in multi-year renewals; deals may involve a long sales cycle. As a Senior Principal Security Services Sales Specialist, this role has the opportunity to partner with some of the biggest global organizations helping them convert to new business models.
Job Responsibility
Ensures the generation of demand and selling Security Managed Services solutions
Guides on addressing the objections that a client may pose in moving to a managed services solution
Guides on allocating and deciding sales time between assigned clients and new prospect opportunities
Works cross functionally with partners and/ or vendors to drive select deals through vendor-based opportunities
Works cross functionally with broader organization such as the Offer Management, Commercial Architecture and delivery teams to promote and support high-value services opportunities
Advises on regional sales governance processes and deal Clinics to profile opportunities
Guides on building deep and long-term relationships with client leaders in a Managed Services opportunity and execute a competitive win strategy
Owns the maintenance of a high level of relevant service knowledge to have meaningful conversations with clients
Develops the knowledge base of company's services solutions within a services practice by sharing best practices
Owns the build and supports commercial solutions for Managed Services solutions and design deals
Guides on constructing the managed services deal including the commercial modelling, negotiate contractual terms
Guides on managing a pipeline of opportunities and creating and documenting a shared strategy to meet sales target
Works with cross functional sales teams and commercial architects to successfully position the service and see the opportunity through to closure
Works with cross functional internal teams to ensure scope of work and proposals are tracked, managed and delivered on time
Develops and owns the implementation of an opportunity plan
Guides on ensuring DATA is accurate based on sales reporting standards
Advises on the negotiation of deals with clients and lead the internal account management team
Advises on the knowledge base of company's solutions and services by sharing best practices
Leads on regional reporting cadence as it relates to regional performance and major deal reviews
Requirements
An in-depth understanding of cybersecurity concepts, threats, and common vulnerabilities
Familiarity with a wide range of security solutions and best practices for securing networks and systems
Expertise in positioning our service offerings across Managed Services, Support Services, Consulting Services, and Technical Services
Strong knowledge of IT infrastructure components such as servers, storage, virtualization, and DATA centers
The ability to articulate the value of standardized, centralized, and optimized services from a business outcome perspective
Significant business acumen with the ability to conduct strategic client conversations involving financial metrics
Proven problem-solving skills and a client-centric approach
Excellent negotiation skills to craft beneficial solutions for both the client and our company
A bachelor's degree in a technical or sales field, or equivalent experience
8+ years in a similar position with extensive security and sales experience
Impressive track record of managed services solutions to large enterprise accounts
Significant demonstrated experience selling complex solutions and services to the C-suite in large enterprise accounts