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SentinelOne

Principal Account Executive (Commercial, Midwest)

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Description

  • As a Principal Account Executive, Commercial at SentinelOne, you own our largest and most strategic accounts in the segment
  • This role will likely cover a Midwest territory. Qualified candidates should be based in, or willing to relocate to, this region
  • Own full sales cycles across a geographically defined territory: prospecting, qualifying, presenting, negotiating, and closing
  • Build and execute a territory plan that evolves through the year and drives where your activity and focus go, with an emphasis on net-new logo acquisition and platform expansion in existing accounts
  • Run the extended account team. Pull in Sales Engineering, Channel, Customer Success, overlays, and leadership at the right moment rather than at the last minute
  • Work directly with prospects and customers at the executive level, holding equal business stature with C-level buyers
  • Develop and use deep partner relationships to build pipeline and shorten cycles
  • Forecast to within 5% of your initial call, with an accurate weekly commit, key deals broken out in Clari by quarter and month, and no hidden deals
  • Build and present your own decks and pricing, internally, to prospects, and at events
  • Coach and raise the level of your peers within the bounds of an individual contributor role. You are the role model on the team
  • Stay current on cybersecurity threats, competitor positioning, and the SentinelOne platform
  • Represent SentinelOne at industry events, conferences, partner offices, and field marketing in your region

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Employee assistance program
  • Gym reimbursement
  • Incentive-based challenges
  • Mental health and mindfulness
  • Unlimited Time Off
  • Grandparent Leave
  • Volunteer Time Off
  • Paid Sick Time
  • Paid Holidays
  • 16 weeks Gender-Neutral Parental Leave
  • Restricted Stock Unit Program
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Life Insurance
  • Short and Long Term Disability Insurance
  • 401K
  • Team building activities
  • Celebrations and social gatherings
  • Community volunteering events
  • Global all hands and local town hall events
  • You bring a proven track record in cybersecurity sales and you operate as a leader without the title
  • You model collaboration, proactivity, and organization, you see the big picture, and you take it in stride
  • You have demonstrated your ability to close significant deals, $100K+ ACV, leading from the front and consistently exceeding quota
  • You have already mastered commercial territory management
  • Your experience, reliability, product knowledge, and ability to make the people around you better are what make you valuable to this team
  • Proven ability to convert intent into result through deliberate action. You prepare for every engagement, respond quickly, and do what you said you would do
  • Consistent closure of $100K+ ACV deals
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
  • Mastery of MEDDPICC or an equivalent qualification methodology. You structure calls around what you heard, the problem you are solving, and the proposed solution
  • Strong industry experience and command of the SentinelOne platform and product suite. You should be able to walk through and teach the platform with ease
  • Deep channel experience: you know how to navigate partners and you have the relationships to prove it
  • Open to direct feedback and quick to act on it. You are aware of what is happening around you and adjust without being asked
  • 5 to 7 years of successful sales performance at SentinelOne or a comparable or more complex cybersecurity company, with a record of hitting and over-achieving quota
  • Proven prospecting and hunting ability, with direct experience building out a commercial territory of large accounts
  • Proficiency with Salesforce, Clari, LinkedIn Sales Navigator, Outreach, and Actively.ai
  • Professional, driven, collaborative, and honest. You look out for your peers

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