Major Account Manager in Nigeria

Trend Micro Incorporated, a global cybersecurity leader, helps make the world safe for exchanging digital information. Fueled by decades of security expertise, global threat research, and continuous innovation, Trend Micro's cybersecurity platform protects hundreds of thousands of organizations and millions of individuals across clouds, networks, devices, and endpoints. As a leader in cloud and enterprise cybersecurity, the platform delivers a powerful range of advanced threat defense techniques optimized for environments like AWS, Microsoft, and Google, and central visibility for better, faster detection and response. With 7,000 employees across 65 countries, Trend Micro enables organizations to simplify and secure their connected world.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Major Account Manager

Job ID: R0007425
Location: Nigeria
Job Type: Full Time

Position Overview

• The Major Account Manager will focus on proactively building new clients and growing assigned territories by working closely with our Technical, Channel Partner and Marketing teams to formulate selling strategies and campaigns - to build trusted relationships with customers and their senior representatives.
• The Regional Account Manager is accountable for achieving and overachieving their sales target to contribute to the sales performance of your region.
• You will be the trusted advisor of Trend Micro as you articulate and promote the company’s value proposition and services to customers.

Responsibilities
Primary Responsibilities:

• Identify and proactively target prospects and existing clients to drive the adoption of Trend Micro technologies and services
• Increasing market share in the defined territory, objectives of accounts and developing market strategies for each product and service
• Knowledge of assigned territory, connect with CIO/CISO to create and grow opportunities
• Work with relevant stakeholders (Pre-Sales, Marketing and Sales Head) to take the right value proposition to the Channel CEO and associated sales and technical teams
• Attain revenue goals per quarter allocation in line with BU goals
• Develop relationships with our ecosystem of alliances or technology partners (AWS/ Microsoft/VMware/ Google)
• Knowledge of security frameworks like Zero Trust, SASE, UEBA, XDR, and Security Platforms like SIEM and SOAR can be added advantage
• Document and maintain all account information in Salesforce to facilitate opportunity management, accurate revenue forecasting, and account planning
• Communicate relevant information to stakeholders to facilitate decision-making
• Build and maintain client contacts and relationships by understanding the client’s business and requirements
• Consult customers on cybersecurity initiatives and drive constant engagement from demos till post-implementation support
• Lead and support any client meetings/calls
• Hold and participate in the account review meetings to discuss claims, customer experience, service performance and client feedback, as well as possible future opportunities for CVP.

Secondary Responsibilities:

• Exposure to both End Customer Environments and Channels
• Selling value to CIO, and complex multiple customer scenarios showcasing technical and sales expertise
• Proven Account Management experience in the commercial sector
• Knowledge of competition, new cybersecurity technologies, upcoming trends (Cloud, Digital Transformation, IIoT, industry etc), and country regulations that affect target markets
• Must have a growth-oriented mindset and experience of working in a collaborative environment
• Collaborative across various functions such as Technical, Marketing, and Channel, to ensure customer success at all levels
• Ability to network, create and build strong relationships with senior executives relationships
• Excel in presenting business value proposition, solutions/benefits of complex technology in easy-to-understand business language.

Experience

• Minimum of 6 years relevant Sales Experience and preferably a few years in the Security Industry.
• Account Management certification, such as SPIN or TAS, would be highly regarded.
• Sales-Based Certifications
• Security Certification.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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