Regional Sales Manager, Chennai (Remote, IND)
- Location
- India - Remote
- Work model
- Remote
- Level
- Mid
- H-1B history
- 35 approvals (FY2023)
- Posted
Skills
About this role
As a global leader in cybersecurity, CrowdStrike protects the people, processes and technologies that drive modern organizations. Since 2011, our mission hasn’t changed — we’re here to stop breaches, and we’ve redefined modern security with the world’s most advanced AI-native platform. We work on large scale distributed systems, processing almost 3 trillion events per day and this traffic is growing daily. Our customers span all industries, and they count on CrowdStrike to keep their businesses running, their communities safe and their lives moving forward. We're proud to work for a mission-driven company leveraging AI to transform the way we work. CrowdStrikers drive their careers through flexibility and autonomy while also being expected to contribute to a culture of responsible AI adoption, experimentation, and innovation. We use an AI-first mindset as a force multiplier to proactively and continuously accelerate execution, build expertise, uncover insights, and solve complex problems. We’re always looking to add talented CrowdStrikers to the team who have limitless passion, a relentless focus on innovation and a fanatical commitment to our customers, our community and each other. Ready to join a mission that matters? The future of cybersecurity starts with you.
About the Role
Directly sells enterprise security software solutions across the breadth of the company’s products and drives incremental revenue with new & existing customers, primarily through flexible and scalable licensing models. This field sales role has primary accountability for the planning, prospecting, qualification, and closing of revenue on new business accounts. Additionally, this role develops the post close relationship within newly won accounts during the first twelve months by partnering with internal stakeholders who are accountable for onboarding, accelerated adoption, expansion, and drawdown of flexible licensing models. Incumbents effectively collaborate with other teams, including Account Managers, Customer Success, Sales Engineering, Professional Services, Marketing, Channel / Alliances sales teams, Finance and Customer Support, as well as external parties such as Alliance and Channel Partners. This position is open to candidates that are located remotely in Chennai What You’ll Do: Prospects, identifies, qualifies, and closes new customer revenue within assigned accounts by building relationships with key decision makers, typically using flexible and scalable licensing models (e.g. Falcon Flex). Develops and executes a comprehensive business plan for each account, including identifying core customer requirements and mapping the benefits of CrowdStrike’s solutions to customer business requirements. Owns the growth and retention of existing accounts by way of cross-sell and up-sell motions, prospecting new products and use cases, and identifying opportunities across the buying centers within assigned accounts by building relationships with key decision makers. Develops and executes a comprehensive business plan for each account, including identifying core customer requirements and mapping the benefits of CrowdStrike’s solutions to customer business requirements. Owns the renewal forecast, negotiation, and close by identifying renewal risks and engaging stakeholders to resolve barriers to renewal. Coordinates with internal stakeholders during customer onboarding, accelerated adoption of products, expansion, and eventual transition of accounts after the first twelve months to expansion/renewal focused Account Managers. Timely documentation within CRM / Marketing software of customer contact and activity data is required of this role (e.g. names, titles, contact information, opportunity value, product information, sales stages, probability, business pain, firm-future commitments, etc.). Accountable for accurate forecasting, regular quarterly revenue delivery, and the implementation of agreed account and