Enterprise Account Manager

We’re Hitachi Vantara, a global infrastructure business. Our people are the force of meaningful progress. We enable the incredible with data – from taking theme park fans on magical rides, conserving natural resources, protecting rainforests to saving lives. We empower businesses to automate, optimize and advance innovation. Together, we create a sustainable future for all. 
Imagine the sheer breadth of talent it takes to inspire the future. We don’t expect you to ‘fit’ every requirement – your life experience, character, perspective, and passion for achieving great things in the world are equally important to us.

Meet our Team

Hitachi Vantara is powering the digital enterprise and helping enterprises win in this digital age by extracting business value from their data. Our customers are facing unprecedented challenges to develop new business models, enhance their customers’ experiences and dramatically improve operational efficiencies. This role is a unique opportunity to lead significant change in a quickly evolving marketplace. Hitachi has a 100+ year heritage of innovating and shaping the course of technology markets. The sales function is the primary point of contact for our customers and will spearhead customer relationship management initiatives. The Enterprise Account Manager will be responsible for the orchestration of sales activities in an assigned number of existing Enterprise Accounts within our infrastructure and core line of business. The sales activities will be performed in collaboration with other specialist sales teams, technical resources, partners/GSI’s and with the allocation of resources from functional teams such as Delivery, Operations etc. 

We are seeking an energetic and motivated Enterprise Account Manager team. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of +10 years of experience with a proven track record driving success selling into accounts.

What you will be doing

Develop account plans to maximize the value of the accounts and to build and nurture client relationships.

Ensure alignment to overall regional sales strategy with the ability to monitor, measure and communicate progress against stated goals.

Manage complex sales engagements, identifying key decision makers and build effective relationships. 

Work to increase Hitachi Vantara’s share of wallet in the assigned Enterprise accounts

Identify leads, develop and track opportunities from identification to the close.

Identify up-selling and cross-selling opportunities within the account and develop account plans.

Undertake effective pipeline creation, management and forecasting for the assigned accounts, and own updates on progress to leadership

Utilize business needs identification and Solution Selling

Understand business priorities and the reliance on technology to achieve desired results

Understand the client strategy, political/competitive landscape and budget priorities

Use solutions selling to identify opportunities that add value to our customers by helping them save money, make money or manage risk.

Drive new revenues through incremental sales & net new customers

Maintain and expand prospect database within assigned accounts

Partner with the channel and specialist sales teams to create new sales opportunities

What you bring to the team

Sales expertise in Flash/Hybrid Storage, Cloud Storage, IT Ops Management, Object Storage, Content Intelligence, and Services.

A minimum of +10 years of outside sales experience specializing in complex technology sales to enterprise customers

A proven track record of sourcing new leads and leveraging social networking to gain access to decision-makers/influencers necessary to close business.

Domain knowledge of large enterprise IT environments is critical.

Relationship and sell with experiences with top VARs and Integrators.

Must demonstrate a consistent track record of achieving annual quota targets while providing specific details on key customer wins.

Excellent time/organizational management, deal management and problem-solving skills. 

Knows how to conduct customer research and develop meaningful account plans. 

Effective written, phone, and presentation skills.

Possesses a competitive attitude, and strong work ethic and thrives in a fast-paced, high growth and matrixed organizational environment. 

Has a desire to learn and an aptitude for acquiring new skills and product knowledge.

Must be a proficient user of SalesForce and other MS Office tools.

Having a BA/BS degree or equivalent is desirable.

Our Values

Hitachi Vantara is part of the Global Hitachi family. We balance innovation with an open, friendly culture and the backing of a long-established parent company, known for its ethical reputation. We guide customers from what’s now to what’s next by unlocking the value of their data and applications to solve their digital challenges, achieving outcomes that benefit both business and society.

Our people are our biggest asset, they drive our innovation advantage and we strive to offer a flexible and collaborative workplace where they can thrive. Diversity of thought is welcomed and our employee base is represented by several active Employee Resource Group communities. We offer industry leading benefits packages and promote a creative and inclusive culture. If driving real change gives you a sense of pride and you are passionate about powering social good, we’d love to hear from you. With Japanese Roots Going Back Over 100 Years, Our Culture Is Founded On The Values Of Our Parent Company Expressed As The Hitachi Spirit.
We are proud to say we are an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applicants for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.
Wa – Harmony, Trust, Respect
Makoto – Sincerity, Fairness, Honesty, Integrity
Kaitakusha-Seishin – Pioneering Spirit, Challenge

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