HP Software Territory Account Manager

Qualifications Education and Experience Required: 

• University or Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Directly related previous work experience (software sales).
• Both vertical industry & partner knowledge required.
• Typically 5-8 years advanced sales experience required.

Knowledge and Skills Required: 

• Is considered an expert in knowledge of products, solution or service offerings as well as competitor's offerings to be able to sell large solutions.
• Understands the industry and market segment in which key accounts are situated, and integrates this knowledge into consultative selling.
• Understands and applies program/project management methods and processes to define, plan, cost, resource, track and ensure successful pursuit.
• Understands the role of IT within area of specialization and how HP's solutions differentially address specific vertical industry challenges as well as their cross-segment capabilities
• Account planning and accurate account revenue forecasting skills.
• Collaborates with management and sales teams in shared accounts to ensure seamless integration of specialist sales with other sales activities.
• Cultivates & maintains positive relationships with customers to ensure account retention & growth, and position HP as the preferred vendor for meeting all business needs
• Excellent project management skills.
• Establishes a professional working relationship, up to the executive level, with the client.
• Demonstrates leadership and initiative in successfully driving specialty sales in accounts - prospecting, negotiating and closing deals.
• Demonstrates high service or product knowledge and professionalism in researching and sharing service-related information with account teams and customers.
• Deep knowledge of products, solution or service offerings as well as competitor's offerings.
• Understands how to leverage HP's portfolio and change the playing field on our competitors.
• Utilizes Siebel as an expert and accurately forecasts business.
• Understands and sells high value software solutions
• Understands selling of services sales.
• Leverages services as part of strategic product sales.
• Maintain expertise of industry trends, associated solutions, and key partner/ISV solutions.
• Maintains expertise on IT at all levels - new applications, maintenance, typical budgets of the CIO's, typical objectives, measures, metrics.

HP Software Territory Account Manager