Sr Account Executive

At F5 we strive to bring a better digital world to life. Our teams empower organizations across the globe to create secure and run applications that enhance how we experience our evolving digital world. We are passionate about cybersecurity from protecting consumers from fraud to enabling companies to focus on innovation.

Everything we do centers around people. That means we obsess over how to make the lives of our customers and their customers better. And it means we prioritize a diverse F5 community where each individual can thrive.

• The role will be focused on Public Sector and Enterprise customers across the UAE.
• You will be primary point-of-contact for these major accounts.
• Maintaining contact with account at a high executive level focusing on the strategic nature of the relationship.
• Sells the organizations products or services to and maintains relationships with existing accounts. Responsible for expanding and retaining named accounts while ensuring ongoing customer service.
• Responsible for identifying and qualifying long-term and short-term business opportunities and pro-actively identifying and addressing competitive threats
• Prepares formal proposals and presentations presents to all levels of the organization including executives leads negotiations coordinates complex decision making processes and overcomes objectives to closure and closes sales in a professional and effective manner
• Responsible for significant key partner relationship management and development. Facilitate executive-level relationships between the customer F5 and its partners including; facilitating communication on strategic and tactical issues and maintaining continuity
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of industry trends technical developments and government regulations that effect target markets
• Must understand organizations business needs develop application of products and services and communicate how F5s technical value added solutions will address those needs
• Research and develop lists of potential customers within an organization; regularly follow-up on leads and developing leads and act to close deals
• Determine market strategies and goals for each product and service; understanding the strategies goals and objectives of named accounts
• Assume a leadership role in coordinating account strategy and tactics for sales support team (inside sales systems engineering sales management)
• Assume full responsibility for accurate sales forecasting by demonstrating in depth knowledge of sales cycles from initial contact through the procurement process ensure Salesforce is utilized appropriately and maintained on a regular basis
• Develop and maintain detailed account profiles including organizational charts for all accounts to be reviewed by management on a quarterly basis
• Develops strategy for sustained management and success of business and coordinates resources to ensure goals are met
• Provides regular updates to senior sales and operations staff concerning account issues financial status
• Meet and exceed sales quotas and revenue goals
• Considered a trusted resource by customer base and an expert in the field
• Has credibility to influence at senior levels within named account e.g. Senior Executive/Board/Chair
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

• Significantdirect work experience in a relevant customer set
• Being Dubai based is highly preferable
• Good understanding of Public Sector and Enterprise tender processes
• Bachelors degree preferred
• Requires specialized knowledge in networking products preferably those of F5
• Experience with Internet related software or systems
• Excellent negotiation and closing skills
• Excellent solution selling and presentation abilities
• Excellent client interfacing and customer-focused approach
• Ability to provide and work from a home office located within the territory

The Job Description is intended to be a general representation of the responsibilities and requirements of the job. However the description may not be all-inclusive and responsibilities and requirements are subject to change.

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Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the policy of F5 to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and employment applicants without regard to unlawful considerations of race religion color national origin sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression age sensory physical or mental disability marital status veteran or military status genetic information or any other classification protected by applicable local state or federal laws. This policy applies to all aspects of employment including but not limited to hiring job assignment compensation promotion benefits training discipline and termination. F5 offers a variety of reasonable accommodations for candidates. Requesting an accommodation is completely voluntary. F5 will assess the need for accommodations in the application process separately from those that may be needed to perform the job. Request by contacting .