Senior Data Protection Sales Specialist

Who We Are Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge‑to‑cloud company advancing the way people live and work. We help companies connect, protect, analyze, and act on their data and applications wherever they live, from edge to cloud, so they can turn insights into outcomes at the speed required to thrive in today’s complex world. Our culture thrives on finding new and better ways to accelerate what’s next. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good. If you are looking to stretch and grow your career our culture will embrace you. Open up opportunities with HPE. Job Description This role has been designed as ‘Hybrid’ with an expectation that you will work on average 2 days per week from an HPE office. Key Responsibilities Responsible for sales of Zerto products and solutions Seeks out new opportunities by expanding and enhancing existing opportunities. Develops pursuit plans and builds and manages the Zerto sales pipeline. Contributes to proposal development, negotiations and deal closings. Build sales readiness and reduces client learning curve through effective knowledge transfer in data protection Participates in client engagements up to C‑level for complex solutions in smaller accounts. Directs and coordinates supporting sales activities related to pipeline hygiene through account managers, Presales, channel partners and other relevant stakeholders. Effectively uses internal sales tools to maintain a healthy pipeline and the account plan in a timely fashion. Collaborates across the HPE teams to deliver a consistent approach to developing business, including account planning for end‑to‑end solutions Assesses solution feasibility from a technical and business perspective to determine qualify in/out status Negotiates profitable deals so that the company can expand opportunities based on the existing business, and increase the company's footprint and revenue in data protection Drives sales of the Zerto portfolio, using strong leadership and initiative to successfully prospect, negotiate and close deals. Establishes a professional and consultative relationship with the client by achieving a developed understanding of the unique business needs of the client within the industry. Interfaces with both internal and external/industry experts to anticipate customer needs and facilitate solutions development. Effectively leads, evangelizes, and helps to coordinate Zerto marketing campaigns (digital/new techniques) to ensure successful launches and maintenance of campaign momentum, in alignment with the account strategy. Reinforces and articulates HPE's strategy and portfolio to partners and champions to uncover new business opportunities and contacts, including new logos when appropriate. Effectively uses references to craft a story that makes complex technologies seem simple and understandable for the customers. Actively generates customer interest and understands the customer's buying trends. Links business and financial benefits with technology offerings. Illustrates the ROI & TCO advantages of HPE offerings for the customer's business. About You Demonstrated achievement of progressively higher quota, interface with diverse business customers. 4‑8+ years of sales experience. Data protection and resilience related sales experience strongly desired. Extensive vertical industry knowledge required. Uses expertise to negotiate and drive deals, to ensure successful closure and a high win rate. Uses client engagement skills in collaboration with account leads to propose expansive service solutions to client. Demonstrates hunter mentality to actively pursue solution opportunities in acquisition and development accounts and to pursue new business. Possesses knowledge of digital and modern methods to connect and sell. Deep knowledge of data protection solution or service offerings as well as competitor's offerings, to be able to sell expansive systems or services and attached products. Understands how the company's solutions differentially address specific vertical industry challenges, as well as their cross‑segment capabilities. Understands the industry and market segments in which key accounts are situated, and integrates this knowledge into consultative selling. Understands services as part of strategic product sales. Understands how and when to engage different types of partners effectively, and is able to map the right partner to an opportunity. Solid communication skills and actively supports account team with expertise, proposal support, presentations, and other customer/partner communications. Understands how changing requirements and unintended consequences impact success, and builds contingencies to manage these factors. Willing to take calculated risks in line with the vision from senior leadership. Possesses advanced financial acumen and leverages the available tools to profile each account’s business unit. Good prioritization and delegation skills in order to focus on the key client opportunities. Additional Skills Accountability Active Learning Active Listening Assertiveness Bias Building Rapport Buyer Personas Coaching Complex Sales Creativity Critical Thinking Cross‑Functional Teamwork Customer Experience Strategy Customer Interactions Design Thinking Empathy Financial Acumen Follow‑Through Growth Mindset Identifying Sales Opportunities Industry Knowledge Intellectual Curiosity Long Term Planning Managing Ambiguity What We Can Offer You Health & Wellbeing We strive to provide our team members and their loved ones with a comprehensive suite of benefits that supports their physical, financial and emotional wellbeing. Personal & Professional Development We also invest in your career because the better you are, the better we all are. We have specific programs catered to helping you reach any career goals you have — whether you want to become a knowledge expert in your field or apply your skills to another division. Unconditional Inclusion We are unconditionally inclusive in the way we work and celebrate individual uniqueness. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good. Job Details Job: SalesJob Level: SpecialistEmployment Type: Full‑timeJob Function: Information TechnologyIndustries: IT Services and IT Consulting Job Information HPE is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Veterans / Disabled / LGBT employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, or any other protected category, and all decisions we make are made on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need. Our goal is to be one global team that is representative of our customers, in an inclusive environment where we can continue to innovate and grow together. Please click here: Equal Employment Opportunity. Hewlett Packard Enterprise is EEO Protected Veteran/ Individual with Disabilities. 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