Account Executive, Enterprise

7 days ago


Johannesburg, South Africa Pure Storage Full time

We're in an unbelievably exciting area of tech and are fundamentally reshaping the data storage industry. Here, you lead with innovative thinking, grow along with us, and join the smartest team in the industry.

This type of work—work that changes the world—is what the tech industry was founded on. So, if you're ready to seize the endless opportunities and leave your mark, come join us.

**SHOULD YOU ACCEPT THIS CHALLENGE**

In this role, you'll:

- Evangelise our radically simple, all-flash enterprise storage technology and data solutions, ensuring customers fully grasp Pure's total value proposition
- Build and invest in relationships with customers to establish Pure's value, continually driving the highest customer satisfaction ratings in the industry
- Lead pursuit teams and develop account plans to make sure all internal resources are engaged to execute and win new Pure Customers
- Drive and manage a healthy and robust pipeline of sales activity to assure quarterly and annual quotas are met or exceeded

**WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO BRING TO THIS ROLE...**
- You will be based in Johannesburg. As this is an office-centric role, you are expected to be present in the office for 3 days a week. As outlined in Pure's Hybrid Work Policy, there will be variations over periods of time, depending on business need.
- Authenticity and a genuine desire to engage customers and understand their business challenges
- Avid hunter with proven prospecting skills, consistently opening doors to new customers and navigating seamlessly between the boardroom and the datacenter while passionately positioning the advantages of a Pure Storage solution
- Excellent interpersonal skills including written and oral communication, able to build relationships easily and deepen them over time
- Ability to assess, plan, and actively manage a territory to achieve maximum revenue and efficiency
- Expertise leading a complex sales process with multiple stakeholders, while fostering teamwork and shared ownership internally and with Partners
- Consistent track record of exceeding quota and driving referenceable business.
- Passionate about post-sales customer success
- 5 + years of outside sales with a focus on new logo acquisition or business development; consistently delivering $5-$10M per year in revenues

**WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM US**:

- **Pure Innovation**: We celebrate those who think critically, like a challenge and aspire to be trailblazers.
- **Pure Growth**: We give you the space and support to grow along with us and to contribute to something meaningful. We have been Named Fortune's Best Large Workplaces in the Bay Area, Fortune's Best Workplaces for Millennials and certified as a Great Place to Work®
- **Pure Team**: We build each other up and set aside ego for the greater good.

**ACCOMMODATIONS AND ACCESSIBILITY**:
**WHERE DIFFERENCES FUEL INNOVATION**:
We're forging a future where everyone finds their rightful place and where every voice matters. Where uniqueness isn't just accepted but embraced. That's why we are committed to fostering the growth and development of every person, cultivating a sense of community through our Employee Resource Groups and advocating for inclusive leadership. At Pure Storage, diversity, equity, inclusion and sustainability are part of our DNA because we believe our people will shape the next chapter of our success story.



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