Sales Director Government (Asia Pacific)

EclecticIQ is expanding its business, and subsequently, its Sales team. Therefore raises the opportunity for the right candidate to join a fast growing scale-up, a market leader in Cyber Threat Intelligence. We are seeking a Sales Director to join our Global Central Government sales team. You will be developing new customers overall in the Central Government domain. Your focus territory will be Asia-Pacific.

This is a very hands-on position, combining strategic market development with operational execution. You report to the VP Government Sector and work closely with the Marketing, Sales and Customer Success teams. Our Government customers and prospects are based in Europe, Middle-East, SE-Asia and Canada.

Responsibilities

As Sales Director Central Government, your focus will be to:

• Execute on Government Sector go to market plan:
  • Create and execute on the Asia-Pacific go to market plan
  • Expand current customer base in Central Government by means of a solution-sales approach
  • Provide input to Marketing on Government/Asia-Pacific specific marketing tactics
  • Provide input to Product Management on Government/Asia-Pacific specific market needs
• Develop new contacts / network: 
  • Create and own high level relationships at selected accounts.
  • Develop introductions and footprint within the Central Government domain and within the eco-system of influencers
  • Develop and execute on marketing lead generation activities like e.g. mailings, webinars
  • Plan for and participate in national government conferences on cyber security
• Drive RFI/RFP and Public Tender processes. Close deals:
  • Collaborate with partners/consortiums on tender response or complex RFP’s
  • Lead deal teams (including a/o pre-sales, solution architects, legal, finance) and establish win strategies. Close deals.
  • Drive Proof of Value workshops as part of the commercial process
  • Drive Government Sector opportunities to successful deal closure
• Ensure customer satisfaction for long-lasting relations:
  • Manage key stakeholders within the accounts before and after deal closure
  • Active influencer during solution deployment phase
  • Ensure creation of public reference/case studies/testimonials
  • Identify and drive upsell opportunities

You are an ambitious, result driven professional and recognize yourself in the following:

• You are a self-starter 
• You are a team-player who also likes to work independently 
• You combine strategic thinking with a drive for execution
• Able to think ‘out-of-the-box’, you go the ‘extra mile’
• You like to work in a fast-paced environment
• Well organized, you like to keep things in strict order
• Organizational/Political sensitive, understanding the dynamics of large government agencies
• Cultural affinity in working in Asia-Pacific;
• Ideally you bring a network of relevant contacts across the Asia Pacific region

Skills and experience

• Bachelor degree or above (Commercial/Business degree)
• Track record of closing large size deals in Central Government 
• Experience with building and executing on strategic market development plans 
• Proven track record in successfully developing business internationally, preferably in Asia Pacific.
• 5+ years’ experience in a similar role in Government Sector, strongly preferred in Cyber Security domain
• Good all round knowledge of the cyber security- and preferably threat intelligence market, channel, partners and customers
• Experienced working in a technology environment and collaborating with technology & channel partners/ System Integrators.
• Experienced working with complex software offerings and complex/long sales cycles.
• Experience in data management/analytics domain is a plus
• Experienced and comfortable working in an international environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English. Additional languages are a plus
• Ability to travel is required

Benefits

We offer a full-time position with a market conform salary and outstanding learning opportunities and a healthy work-life balance. Collaborating with our EclecticIQ teams, you can work with (and build) the latest technology. Our teams are humble, effective, transparent, and lifelong learners - while we love experiments and research, we are not afraid to make decisions. We are backed by international investors to build the future together!

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