Strategic Account Executive - Acquisition

The Strategic AE at Snowflake is responsible for driving sales and revenue within key prospects by developing and executing a strategic plan for their territory. This individual will work closely with the marketing team to develop account-based marketing plans and will act as a trusted advisor to the customers by understanding their IT roadmap and positioning Snowflake as the solution of choice in the market. The Strategic AE will be responsible for prospecting, conducting initial meetings, managing the sales process, and ensuring ongoing customer satisfaction and revenue growth.

Key Responsibilities:

• Achieve sales quotas for allocated accounts on a quarterly and annual basis through the development and execution of strategic sales plans.

• Develop marketing plans with the marketing team to drive revenue growth.

• Identify and qualify new sales opportunities and develop ongoing revenue streams with the customer.

• Act as the trusted advisor to customers by understanding their existing and future IT roadmap and effectively positioning Snowflake as the solution of choice in the market.

• Conduct initial executive and CxO discussions and positioning meetings.

• Manage the sales process and close deals with the customer to meet revenue goals.

• Build and maintain strong relationships with the customer to ensure satisfaction and drive additional revenue streams.

• Utilize a value-oriented and solution-based approach to sales and possess excellent presentation, listening, organizational, and contact management skills.

Requirements:

• 10+ years of field sales experience with a focus on data or cloud-related technology preferred.

• Extensive experience acquiring large, global customers.

• Experience closing seven-figure, multi-year deals and creating strategic account plans.

• Strong understanding of customer requirements and the ability to effectively present solutions and articulate business value and ROI.

• Demonstrated success in transformational and consultative selling, strategy development, and sophisticated negotiations.

• Executive-level relationship management experience and an understanding of the business drivers for C-level stakeholders/

• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders such as partner sales, marketing, value engineering, legal, etc.

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple opportunities and team members.

• Excellent communication, negotiation, and time management skills.

• Familiarity with sales processes and pipeline management.

• Experience with Salesforce or other CRM tools preferred.

• Fluent in German language - written and spoken.

Snowflake is growing fast, and we're scaling our team to help enable and accelerate our growth. We are looking for people who share our values, challenge ordinary thinking, and push the pace of innovation while building a future for themselves and Snowflake.

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