Security Sales Specialist
NTT Corporation
- Paris
- CDI
- Temps-plein
- Own and drive pipeline to achieve allocated security budget numbers
- Drive positive brand recognition on security business in-country and in-region
- Maintain subject matter expertise in the Security technology domain or solutions set
- Support the closure of sales based on Security technology domain knowledge
- Address the technology conceptual challenges during the sales process
- Maintain a high level of relevant product and service knowledge to have meaningful conversations with potential and existing clients
- Maintain awareness of the competitive landscape, market pricing, and strategy and how to penetrate a new market
- Contribute to the knowledge base of NTT Ltd.'s solutions and services within a practice area or service area by sharing best practices with internal teams, as well as client teams
- Work with relevant technology vendors and ensure a deep understanding of their solutions and how they can contribute to our own solutions set
- Interact and engage with clients to uncover and understand client business goals
- Articulate the Security solution/deliverables that the client requires, as opposed to the products that they need to buy
- Articulate our value propositions throughout all steps in the sales process
- Conduct functional gap analysis and address business issues raised by clients
- Prepare and conduct client workshops and presentations
- Establish relationships with multiple client stakeholders and secure deals with clients to achieve assigned sales quotas and targets
- Use understanding of the client’s business and depth of knowledge on the Security solutions to personalize the recommended solution in line with the client’s need
- Be able to spot new sales opportunities within an account and work with the sales teams to drive them to closure
- Pursue and land qualified leads identified by the client managers and other lead generation sources
- Work alongside Client Managers to support the sales process, position technology solutions, and close the deal
- Support the wider territory sales plan and execute the sales strategy, and based on that define your own plan for your solution to achieve your sales targets
- Develop and maintain clear account plans for appropriate clients and targets
- Discover, forecast, and run opportunities in the medium and long-term
- Scope and document Security solutions to meet customer requirements
- Identify, assess and highlight client risks that could prove detrimental to the client’s organisation and credibility
- Collaboratively work with sales teams, especially Client Managers, to successfully close the deal
- Partner with internal teams to ensure the scope of work and proposals are tracked and managed
- Work closely with other in-territory counterparts and matrix teams to achieve the shared goal of growth
- Use sales methodologies and tools such as target plans, opportunity plans, and account plans to drive the sales process
- Develop and implement an opportunity plan, to provide regular check-ins with the primary point of contact and have an established process for getting buy-in from all stakeholders
- A deep understanding of security principles, concepts, and technologies, including knowledge of NIST CSF, ISO 27001, cybersecurity solutions, network security, data security/privacy and best practices in securing data and IT infrastructure
- Understanding of the technical concepts of Security solutions and display the ability to provide technical consultation and guidance to customers
- Demonstrate success in achieving and exceeding sales and financial goals
- Proficiency in developing and encouraging meaningful customer relationships up to C-level
- Delivery of engaging sales presentations and elevator pitches
- Close attention to maintaining up to date, accurate sales forecast and close plans
- Proficiency in team selling approach
- In-depth knowledge of competitors and ability to apply competing successful sales strategies
- Ability to define sales strategy
- Client-centric approach, with ability to understand customer problems and find best-fit solutions
- Flexible to adapt quickly to short, new missions or urgent deadlines
- Negotiation skills to craft solutions that are beneficial to customers, partners, and NTT overall
- Good business acumen
- Client engagement and management skills
- Phenomenal teammate, with know how to drive sales teams and collaborate with them
- A Degree in a Technical or Sales field is preferred but not essential
- Certified in industry relevant structured sales methodologies and negotiation skills.
- CISSP, CompTIA Security+, GISF
- Seasoned sales experience in a technology or services environment, particularly selling Security solutions
- Seasoned understanding of IT Managed Services environment
- Seasoned experience of solution-based selling with a proven track record of sales over-achievement
- Seasoned experience in selling complex solutions and services to C-Level clients
- Experience in resolving a wide range of issues in creative ways to meet targets and objectives
- Seasoned experience in networking with senior internal and external people in the specialist area of expertise
- Expert level capability and the ability to work independently with little instruction on day-to-day workload