Account Manager

Summary

Join Anomali's EMEA enterprise sales team as an Account Manager to develop and lead the French and French-speaking European market. This role focuses on executing a go-to-market strategy, growing revenue, and building strong client and channel relationships. You will be responsible for exceeding sales targets, providing accurate forecasting, and expanding the customer base. The position requires close collaboration with internal teams and partners. Success in this role demands strong sales experience, excellent communication skills, and a proven track record of exceeding quotas. Anomali offers a dynamic and supportive work environment with uncapped commissions.

Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years of direct enterprise cybersecurity sales / regional management experience in France
• Bachelor’s Degree in business or technical domain is required
• Proven track record in significant over-quota achievement and demonstrated career stability in enterprise sales
• Experience of selling into several verticals to include Banking/Finance, Energy/Utilities, government agencies, and Pharmaceuticals
• Successful in driving growth in the region of at least 30% y/y consistently
• Full life cycle solution selling. Experience with SaaS enterprise security products preferred
• Strong and systematic experience in selling 6 & 7 figure deals to Global 2000 / DAX100 accounts
• Domain experience in preferably Cyber Threat Intelligence and/or cyber related domain experience in SIEM, SOC, Big Data, Cloud, SOAR, NDR or EDR
• Experience in a fast growth pre-IPO business in a similar phase of growth to Anomali
• Proven and consistent hunting skills, 5 + years in an enterprise hunting / closing new business role is required. Experience in target account selling strategy
• Proven ability to generate 3x pipeline and strong closing skills
• Ability to connect with all individuals at all levels, C-Suite to analyst
• Consultative sales approach – ability to uncover value by identifying customer pain points and understand information security concepts and approaches. Experience of value selling methodologies
• Gravitas – needs to be comfortable dealing with CISO level engagements and have an extensive existing network of enterprise cybersecurity contacts within the region within the end-user but also within the channel / ecosystem
• Strong work ethic, ability to adapt to rapidly changing environments, self-starter, high energy, passionate mindset
• Curious / strong desire to self-learn new technology and ramp quickly
• Entrepreneurial and creative business approach
• Strong but balance personality with high integrity and work ethic, checked ego, non-political, ability to self-analyze and self-motivate. Positive energy, collaborator, winner attitude. Finds solutions, not problems
• Strong relationship builder externally and internally
• Enthusiastic and effective communicator. Excellent presentation skills (oral and written) for communication of complex solutions, business benefits, customer journey, and more. Excellent written and verbal communications skills
• Strong public speaker – track record of speaking and evangelizing at Industry events
• Strong negotiation skills, including managing legal contract negotiations
• Strong pipeline management and forecasting skills
• Analytical – data-driven in approach to decision making
• Languages: English and French (fluent oral and very high standard in written)
• Home office based – experience of working successfully in this way
• Based out of the UK, with travel to France and associated territory
• Travel as necessary to develop the territory to end users, channel partners, marketing events
• Occasional travel out of territory to attend corporate events / training events and company kick-offs

Responsibilities

• Develop a regional territory go-to-market plan, incorporating a sales, marketing and channel plan with execution milestones
• Actively participate in all areas of the regional business. Build and drive the sales motion for the region establishing and maintaining all client and channel relationships
• Be accountable for results to exceed sales targets for the region on a regular basis
• Represent Anomali as the main spokesperson and figurehead for the region. Evangelize to the market and partners. Host key industry and Anomali events for the region
• Work closely with our strategic customers to be their advocate in Anomali for additional needs, identifying new business opportunities, and ensuring smooth and on-time renewals
• Work with the customer success team to develop strong regional Anomali customer advocates who can be an important part of our sales motion / GTM and create up-sell
• Travel as required across the region either working directly with end-users or with channel / eco-system partners
• Build and communicate consistent, accurate forecast information weekly, monthly and quarterly, giving the VP EMEA and CRO excellent visibility into the region’s pipeline
• Develop an Anomali eco-system within the region with key decision makers, influencers and partners. Find and develop ‘lighthouse accounts’ for the region
• Work closely with the channel team to evolve the partner channel both in terms of select SIs, VARs, distributors and technology partners to drive maximum value and incremental pipeline growth for the region
• Exceeds assigned sales quotas in designated territory
• Responsible for the development and performance of all sales activities in assigned markets
• Provides accurate reporting and forecasting for the region
• Establishes plans and strategies to expand the customer base in the territory

Preferred Qualifications

Salesforce experience preferred