PIPELINE Federal Sales Leader

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Pure Storage is seeking an established Federal Sales Leader - This role will be responsible for developing and executing Pure's go-to-market strategy and driving revenue across all Federal go-to-market teams (Civilian, DoD and Intel).  

What You Will Be Doing

• Lead and inspire a team of Managers across several Federal sales teams, and ensure that the Pure Culture and Values are embedded into your teams.
• Develop and execute strategic plans to gain market share and win new opportunities 
• Provide leadership to the extended Pure Storage Federal sales teams (SEs, Channel Managers, Marketing, Alliances, etc.).
• Closely manage and enable the team’s performance related to KPIs including pipeline growth, partner team alignment, forecast accuracy, POC management. At all times maintain a 4X pipeline to goal.
• Recruit, develop and maintain strong relationships with channel partner and integrator principals and leadership teams.
• Drive sales call activity and lead by example. Ensure that each member of the team attains or over-achieves quota.
• Significant field travel expected.
• Deliver business results which include annual bookings goal, new logo production and AE participation at or above goal.
• Weekly review of sales activities, forecasting and pipeline review.
• Coaching and Performance management of team.

What You Bring To The Team

• 10+ years successful Federal field sales management experience and 10+ years successful field sales experience in storage or core Information Technology infrastructure in the Federal environment.
• Experience in building and leading high performing sales teams focused on Federal government accounts 
• Passionate and persuasive.  Must have strong written and verbal communication skills and be able to clearly and effectively articulate Pure Storage’s value.
• Proven track record of recruitment and associate development.
• Must be organized, detail and process oriented.
• Creativity in developing go to market strategies, sales campaigns and sales plays relevant to the Federal space.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and use good judgment in identifying root causality and problem solving.
• Ability to coordinate Pure Storage resources to execute a complex sales strategy, account and opportunity plans..
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills required.
• BA/BS required.

 

The annual base salary range is: $158,500 - $254,000. Salary ranges are determined based on role, level and location. For positions open to candidates in multiple geographical locations, the base salary range is reflective of the labor market across the applicable locations. This role may be eligible for incentive pay and/or equity. And because we understand the value of bringing your full and best self to work, we offer a variety of perks to manage a healthy balance, including flexible time off, wellness resources, and company-sponsored team events - check out purebenefits.com for more information.

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