Specialist Sales Manager, Cloud Security

Job Description

About The Role CrowdStrike is looking for a Cloud Security Specialist Sales Manager in the Horizon Business Unit working with our prospects and customers in Pan India and SAARC We are looking for a strategic hunter who is intelligent, creative, and hardworking with a desire to build and grow a premier patch as a major foundation for the organisation. The Sales Manager must be quota-driven and will represent CrowdStrike in the top accounts within the region while working with the CrowdStrike Core Sales Team, Horizon Team, Sales Engineers, and Partners on finding, moving, and closing opportunities. This role will be based in Mumbai. What You'll Do Product Vision & Strategy: Develop and articulate the vision and strategic direction around CrowdStrikes Cloud product Align the product roadmap with market opportunities, customer needs and company objectives. Go-to-Market Leadership: Develop and execute a comprehensive go-to-market strategy, collaborating with sales, marketing, and the customer success teams Drive product adoption, customer acquisition, and retention. Customer-Facing Proposal Delivery: Engage directly with customers to gather requirements, understand their challenges, and deliver customized proposals that demonstrate how CrowdStrikes solutions can address their specific needs. Collaboration with Sales Teams: Partner with sales executives and system engineers to develop and refine proposals, ensuring they align with customer objectives and effectively showcase the strengths of the Falcon platform. Market Growth: Contribute to the growth of CrowdStrikes market presence by identifying new opportunities, expanding existing customer relationships, and helping to drive new business through impactful proposals. Customer Relations Management: Build and maintain strong relationships with customers throughout the proposal process, acting as a trusted advisor and ensuring a smooth transition from proposal to implementation. Continuous Improvement: Provide feedback to internal teams based on customer interactions and proposal outcomes, contributing to the ongoing refinement of our solutions and processes. Proposal Presentation and Negotiation: Lead the presentation of proposals to customers, skilfully address questions, handling objections, and negotiating terms to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes. This position will support all aspects of the sales process and will play an integral role in the success of the overall sales team. Define and execute sales plans for the assigned territory to meet and exceed quota through prospecting, qualifying, managing, and closing sales opportunities. Develop and manage sales pipeline to move a large number of strategic transactions through the sales process What Youll Need Proven successful track record in a similar role selling high technology solutions to customers. Experience evangelising enterprise software, with a particular focus on Cloud based Security offerings. Strong understanding of Cybersecurity, Cloud and complex SaaS technologies and competitive offerings in the marketplace. Strong understanding and able to articulate the CNAPP and CSPM market and its vendors Understanding and experience of tools such as ASPM, DSPM and how their role in a cloud security environment Consistent track record of over-achievement; net new logo accomplishments; and full understanding of how to leverage channel partnerships. Focus on excellence in Pipeline Generation & Opportunity Progression, including planning and preparation Using sales methodologies MEDDPICC Significant and proven experience developing relationships with senior executives. An aptitude for understanding how technology products and solutions solve business problems. Outstanding presentation, written, verbal and closing skills. Willingness to be coached and the discipline to work a proven sales process from beginning to end. Evidence of team sales and the ability to use internal resources, partners, and team members to be successful. Strong communication (written and verbal) and presentation skills, both internally and externally. An in the field mentality leading you to meet customers & prospects face to face wherever possible. Ability/Willingness to travel across the region (Up to 50%)