SailPoint

Identity Security

StrategicAccountExecutive

$127–215k New York, United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
The Brief

“Strategic Account Executive at SailPoint. Skills: Sales, Account Management, Customer Engagement, Territory Planning. Exceed revenue quota goals. Address customer inquiries”

What You'll Achieve.

Exceed revenue quota goals on a quarterly and yearly basis; Deliver sales wins and customer success; Achieve sales wins; Ensure consistent and ongoing coverage of account; Closing process; Built a Pipeline of 2 to 3 times target

Industry & Context.

Identity Security
Eligibility Requirements

Business travel of approximately 50 percent yearly is expected

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Skilled communicator in first engagements and discovery calls analyzing the prospects needs to qualify an opportunity, Highly proficient in understanding and presenting the value of SailPoint solutions and how they compare to Microsoft, Okta, and Saviynt, Provide a superior customer experience from the first discovery call and leverage their skills in competitively positioning our solutions and a broader value proposition including partner services, Lead a virtual team of partner resources, presales, partner manager, deal desk, professional services, BVA team, and customer success to deliver sales wins and customer success, Make good decisions about who should engage and when and make people accountable for following through, Create a territory or opportunity plan, which includes the steps you believe are required to get from discovery to the next steps in the sales cycle, Work closely with the leadership team to refine your ideas and make your sales strategy as effective as possible, Exceed revenue quota goals on a quarterly and yearly basis, Effectively address each customer’s and partner’s unique inquiries by providing accurate information and tailored solutions that align with their specific needs and interests, Develop business plans, which align to your assigned territory, Strategically engage with customers and business partners to maintain a high level of customer service that aligns with SailPoint’s core values, Collaborate with marketing to develop and execute marketing plans through/with partners and end users, Pursue all leads supplied and ensure internal systems are updated, Lead the appropriate technical resources to demonstrate SailPoint's advantages to the customer, Follow-up with customers and partner with post-sale team to ensure consistent and ongoing coverage of account, including new sales opportunities, Own and oversee all aspects of the sales cycle, including qualifying, presentations, demonstrations, RFP responses, negotiations, and the closing process, Foster a deep understanding of the territory, including customers, prospects, partners, influencers, and competitors, Understand and communicate all product and technological strategies employed by competitive and complimentary organizations in the SailPoint market space, Effectively initiate, navigate, and manage discussions across all levels of a customer’s organization, from business stakeholders to technical decision-makers, Utilize all channel management and reporting tools, including accurate forecasting and Salesforce hygiene

Nice to Have

Bachelor's degree or global equivalent in an IT, business or sales related field

What You'll Do.

Exceed revenue quota goals

Address customer inquiries

Develop business plans

Engage with customers and partners

Collaborate with marketing

Lead technical resources

Follow-up with customers

Communicate competitive strategies

Manage discussions across customer organization

Utilize channel management tools

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Lead a virtual team of partner resources, presales, partner manager, deal desk, professional services, BVA team, and customer success; Does not operate independently, instead sells as a team; Act as the take initiative and prep the team on what is needed from them prior to calls; Work closely with the leadership team; Strategically engage with customers and business partners; Collaborate with marketing; Lead the appropriate technical resources; Follow-up with customers and partner with post-sale team; Lead an operating cadence with virtual team

Communication Scope

Skilled communicator in first engagements and discovery calls; Understanding and presenting the value of SailPoint solutions; Provide a superior customer experience; Initiate, navigate, and manage discussions across all levels of a customer’s organization

Process & Methodology

Create a territory or opportunity plan

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