Sr. Account Executive

At F5 we strive to bring a better digital world to life. Our teams empower organizations across the globe to create secure and run applications that enhance how we experience our evolving digital world. We are passionate about cybersecurity from protecting consumers from fraud to enabling companies to focus on innovation.

Everything we do centers around people. That means we obsess over how to make the lives of our customers and their customers better. And it means we prioritize a diverse F5 community where each individual can thrive.

F5s Account Management teams are responsible for achieving an assigned sales quota by incremental revenue growth through cross-sell and upsell of F5 solutions to current customers. Account Management teams may partner with Sales EngineersCustomer Success Managers and multiple customer stakeholders to define sales requirements account strategies and deliver on identified sales opportunities.
TECHNICAL ACUMEN Possesses a broad understanding of F5 solutions maintaining productive and lasting relationships. Gives formal proposals and
presentations presents to all levels of the organization including executives negotiates coordinates complex decision-making processes overcomes objectives to
closure and closes sales professionally and effectively.
CRITICAL REASONING. Exercises sound judgment based on an ability to incorporate experience data priorities and stakeholder needs and evaluate potential constraints to arrive at the most beneficial path forward. Consistently exhibits the ability to navigate situations with thought purpose and sensibility after adequately contemplating various available courses of action balancing the trade-offs between immediate and long-term
needs. Recognizes that while the effect of a single fix may not always be terribly significant the accumulative effect over time makes each decision extremely valuable.
INITIATIVE & ADAPTABILITY Does more than is required or expected not because someone requested it but because it will improve or enhance a product and/or
avoid problems. Plans for upcoming problems or opportunities and takes actions accordingly. Applies original thinking to improve processes methods systems or
services. Deals well with ambiguities focusing on evaluating a situation identifying what is and is not a priority and moving toward the most logical outcome.
PARTNERSHIP Recognizes collaboration fosters the most effective exchange of ideas and talent facilitating open dialogues with a wide variety of contributors and
stakeholders building partnerships leveraging skillsets and sharing knowledge to achieve a common goal. Creates alignment through mutual accountability transparent communications and the application of change management principles.

Responsabilities:
1. Applies extensive expertise and understanding of customer organizations
business needs to continue to provide solutions and provide use-cases of
additional F5 solutions.
2. Partners with inside sales sales engineering systems engineering and sales
management teams to coordinate account strategy and tactics for sales
support team. Leverages cross-functional relationships and manages all facets
of customer relationships and accounts that are of significant strategic
importance to the organization while ensuring revenue goals are met.
3. Exercises broader judgment in determining go-to-market strategies and goals
for F5 solutions. Identifies the strategies goals and objectives of existing
accounts and updates as needed.
4. Has credibility to influence at senior levels within the account preparing formal
proposals and presentations for all levels of the organization including
executives. Leads negotiations coordinates complex decision-making
processes overcomes obstacles to closure and close sales professionally and
effectively.
5. Collaborates with senior sales and operations staff to resolve account issues
and remain current on financial status. Maintains and reviews detailed account
plans for top accounts.

Attributes:
Has advanced expertise and exercises considerable latitude to determine
objectives and to develop effective solutions to guide the successful
completion of complex assignments under limited supervision.
Consistently engaged in more complex work with limited to no instruction
from a manager.
Impacts the quality efficiency and effectiveness of own functional area.
Ability to select and improve tools and processes that enable efficient selling
and maintenance of existing strategic accounts.
Expert skills in negotiating and closing solution selling and presenting information related to F5 solutions to senior stakeholders within the customer organization
-10 years of experience

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The Job Description is intended to be a general representation of the responsibilities and requirements of the job. However the description may not be all-inclusive and responsibilities and requirements are subject to change.

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