Regional Sales Director - Chicago

The RSD has responsibility for managing and developing accounts within the Illinois Enterprise market for accounts with 2,000 + employees.  You will be responsible for representing A10 Networks and selling its products and services to Enterprise accounts, specifically you will employ a high-touch, high-value sales model to successfully position A10 Networks technology into accounts.

You will be responsible for developing strategic customer relationships and new account sales across the territory. Specific requirements include developing a robust sales pipeline leading to the achievement of personal quotas.

Candidate Qualifications
The candidate must have prior experience of working as part of an Enterprise Account sales team selling network, infrastructure, security or enterprise software solutions. The ideal candidate will bring in prior relationships with a wide range of Enterprise Accounts and Channel Partners.

Position Qualifications

Primary focus of this role is end-user sales and the role are responsible to drive end user new business sales and upsell opportunities for existing CustomersGrow the business and deliver results to meet/exceed assigned target and % YoY growthIdentify and qualify business opportunities with Enterprise Accounts  and mid-market Accounts. Support and develop new effective resellers in territory and make strategic business plans to drive business with partners (includes negotiation, coordination and business decisions to close deals)Develop reference accounts in select sectors with priority according to guidelinesDevelop and present professional sales presentations, control project progress at each stage, make constant sales calls and follow up with any potential leads, work with partners aggressively to close deals and finalize contracts, meet/exceed sales quotas and revenue goalsProvide effective communication of A10's technology value propositions and solutionsManage partners' sales forecast reports as well as short-term/long-term business plans in an effective mannerMaintain constant internal communications with Sales Engineer team and outside staff of resellers and customers. Turn in business forecast pipeline regularly and review with management on a weekly basis

Background - the ideal candidate will have:

A proven career within high tech companies working as a Sales Executive within the Enterprise marketplaceExperience of value-based selling and experience of working with ROI and TCO based proposals for customersAn in-depth knowledge of application, network Infrastructure and security and will be familiar with all aspects of the network as well as developing technology trends (there is a very strong preference for application layer experience)A "Cradle to Grave" sales strategy (cold calling to close) and will enjoy the challenge of stimulating end-user interest in A10’s technology

Qualifications

BS/BA degree or equivalent work experienceMinimum 4-year direct work experience within security or networking marketMinimum 15 years sales experienceGood written and oral communication, including formal presentation skillsSelf-motivated for new challenges to successfully deliver resultsMust be able to work under pressure with limited resourcesStrategic planning to build stable business streamDemonstrate professional knowledge to customers with good communication skillsGood working knowledge of Salesforce.com (SFDC)Good working knowledge of MS Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

A10 Networks is an equal opportunity employer and a VEVRAA federal subcontractor. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. A10 also complies with all applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment.#LI-AN1 - Remote