AddressAt F5, we strive to bring a better digital world to life. Our teams empower organizations across the globe to create, secure, and run applications that enhance how we experience our evolving digital world. We are passionate about cybersecurity, from protecting consumers from fraud to enabling companies to focus on innovation.
Everything we do centers around people. That means we obsess over how to make the lives of our customers, and their customers, better. And it means we prioritize a diverse F5 community where each individual can thrive.
Role Overview:
F5 technologies are at the heart of modern applications that are enabling digital transformation across the globe! We give the world’s largest businesses, service providers, governments, and consumer brands the ability to securely deliver every app, anywhere—with confidence. We do this by working collaboratively in an innovative environment, helping each other succeed. We take extraordinary pride in being trusted advisers to our customers, offering the best solutions for their interests. If our mission and culture excite you, we would love to talk with you!
We are seeking Inside Sales Account Manager to sell F5 products and services by effectively turning prospects into satisfied repeat customers in a specified territory through efficient use of all F5's direct and Channel Partner resources.
The role will be based in Sydney.
Sounds interesting? Read on!
What You’ll Do:
Engage prospective clients within an assigned geographic territory or set of named accounts to introduce them to F5's products, application solutions and services.
Plan strategically and implement action plans to meet and exceed sales goals (quotas) through prospecting, qualifying, managing, and closing sales opportunities within the assigned geographic territory.
Drive “Land and Expand” to cross-sell or upsell on the existing customer base and partner with Channel Community to drive sales closure.
Collaborate closely with marketing team to develop a demand generation strategy through events, webinars, and other digital tactics to drive adoption of our new software products via trials / downloads from our website.
Engage effectively with different buying personas including DevOps, NetOps, SecOps and CXO level executives.
Provide accurate sales forecasting in SFDC by demonstrating in-depth knowledge of sales cycles from initial contact through the procurement process.
Responsible for upholding F5’s Business Code of Ethics and for promptly reporting violations of the Code or other company policies.
What You’ll Bring:
At least a Bachelor degree is preferred.
Proficient in speaking and written English is compulsory.
Recent 4 years of experience in high tech solution or SaaS sales. Sales experience with application network or security solutions is a plus.
At least 2 years of active joint partner engagement sales is preferred.
Experience with BANT qualification is compulsory.
Experience in Sandler, Challenger or SPIN sales methodologies will be an advantage.
Proficiency in the use of corporate productivity tools (Outlook, Microsoft Office, Zoom), with strong written and verbal communication skills. Experience in the use of SFDC, Clari forecasting tool and LinkedIn Sales Navigator will be a plus.
Strong willingness to learn with a growth mindset.
Occasionally, duties may require working outside normal working hours/days (working hours/days of the territory that you manage, in case it is supported remotely) and traveling internationally about twice a year.
What You’ll Get:
Career growth and development opportunities
Recognitions and Rewards
Employee Assistance Program
Competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and cool perks
Culture of Giving Back
Dynamic Diversity & Inclusion Interest Groups
Apply if you believe your own unique capabilities can contribute to the success of this role and our organization!
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The Job Description is intended to be a general representation of the responsibilities and requirements of the job. However, the description may not be all-inclusive, and responsibilities and requirements are subject to change.
Please note that F5 only contacts candidates through F5 email address (ending with @f5.com) or auto email notification from Workday (ending with f5.com or @myworkday.com).
Equal Employment Opportunity
It is the policy of F5 to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and employment applicants without regard to unlawful considerations of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, sensory, physical, or mental disability, marital status, veteran or military status, genetic information, or any other classification protected by applicable local, state, or federal laws. This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, job assignment, compensation, promotion, benefits, training, discipline, and termination. F5 offers a variety of reasonable accommodations for candidates. Requesting an accommodation is completely voluntary. F5 will assess the need for accommodations in the application process separately from those that may be needed to perform the job. Request by contacting **************@f5.com.
