Sales Director, Media and Entertainment

Role Description

We are looking for a Sales Director who is responsible for selling Harmonics Video streaming solutions in the assigned territory through new business acquisition and/or growing existing accounts. This involves developing and maintaining relationships with senior level business finance and technical executives and demonstrating how our solutions will allow them to efficiently run critical video services for their business.

You will report to the Vice President Sales Media & Entertainment.

Location

Remote this position is 100% Remotebased in the US ideally on the West Coast and preferably Los Angeles. Secondary preference would be NYC area.

Scope

This is a complex Video streaming solution and/or SaaS (Software-As-A-Service) sales and relationship management position that requires understanding the customers business and technology environment. The incumbent will serve as a subject matter expert in product and market expertise.

What you will be doing:

• Focus on new accounts targeting sports and new media - Los Angeles media accounts Mid-tier Accounts sports accountsand FAST platforms
• Develop partnerships with SIs to use VOS as an engine for video pipeline providers.
• Target accounts that are underserved
• Develop a direct relationship and develop new video streaming opportunities with existing key accounts and new customers.
• Identifying qualifying and closing new business with existing strategic key accounts in the given territory
• Establish and/or develop a strong relationship with Harmonics Strategic and Technology partners to cooperate on business opportunities and jointly offer a comprehensive ecosystem to the customers
• Define and implement an aggressive customer acquisition strategy including a clear plan to take out the competition at potential customers
• Understand articulate and document the business and technical needs of the assigned major accounts
• Report key information in a timely manner and bring visibility to the Company with accurate forecasting
• Effectively and appropriately engage sales resources technical pre-sales product management program management partners executive team and legal and coordinate internal and external participation in tactical and strategic initiatives
• Respond to RFI/RFPs leading proposal creation developing ROI and TCO analysis

What you should have:

• Representing and embodying the sales organizations values of: Individual Leadership with accountability commitment to goals and ability to mobilize for success; Customer Advocacy with the ability to listen to the customer to gain insight and then orchestrate solutions; Team Representation with the ability to lead collaborate and then accelerate the team to success
• Extensive direct sales experience
• Deep video technology and market expertise
• Demonstrable experience in a regional or key account sales management role preferably acquired in the video infrastructure delivery market
• Understanding of and ability to succinctly articulate the current strategic needs of Harmonics customers in the nominated accounts
• Significant market contacts technical knowledge and experience selling complex video technology solutions
• Successful experience in proposing and selling SaaS solutions
• Proven background in developing relationships with key decision makers and influencers
• Experience in closing large and multi-year technology deals

Skills

• Consultative Sales: Must exhibit ability to effectively comprehend analyze and resolve sales situations within the construct of typical and newly developed strategic accounts
• Influence and Negotiation
• Entrepreneurial spirit with a proactive aggressive and tenacious hunter sales approach to acquire new customers
• Business Acumen & Business Analytics: Pipeline/forecast management and ability to articulate business case
• Verbal: Must have executive presence and clear communication skills (internal/external)
• Persuasion: Capability of persuading others to accept product/solution concepts that may differ from their initial perspectives
• Judgment and Decision Making: Mitigate Harmonics risk manage expenses comprehension of the relative liabilities and benefits of potential actions analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems
• Interpersonal Skills: Must demonstrate a high EQ and have the ability to maintain constructive assertive collaborative and cooperative working relationships with peers cross functional organizations and partners; collaborative team player
• Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge: Must keep up-to-date with technical operational and commercial aspects of Harmonics products services and solutions and knowledge of external best in class marketing solutions and approaches
• Creativity: Develop creative tactical sales positioning and solution selling methods to suit demanding sales situations
• Software Tool and Programs: Use of Harmonics standardized applications to optimize the execution of deliverables

Education Training

• Proven experience with new strategic account development within the Media Entertainment Broadcast Telecom and/or SaaS market sectors.

Travel

Ability and willingness to travel regularly for business needs

Pay & Benefits

For this role the estimated base salary range is between $150000 - $175000. The actual base salary will vary based on various factors including market location and individual qualifications objectively assessed during the interview position may also be eligible to receive incentive compensation: bonus equity and benefits. Sales positions are generally offered acompetitive On Target Earnings (OTE) incentive compensation structure.

Diversity Equality and Inclusion at Harmonic Inc

At Harmonic we believe that building and nurturing a global team with diverse backgrounds and voices is critical to our success. Together we achieve excellence through creativity and innovation build relationshipsbased on integrity and mutual respect and deliver the highest quality in every aspect of our business for the benefit of our employees business partners and shareholders.

Additional Equal Opportunity statement

Harmonic is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless ofgender race color national origin ancestry citizenship religion age physical or mental disability medical condition genetic information pregnancy sexual orientation gender identity or gender expression veteran status or marital status or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local addition we will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. Additionally wewill make reasonable accommodation to assist a person with a disability in the application process. If you need an accommodation in order to apply for a position please contact

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