Inside Sales/Channel Sales Representative – EMEA

  • Full-time

Company Description

  • Product IT startup - based in the U.S. (the entire R&D is in Sofia, Bulgaria).
  • Mission - make data universally, securely, and seamlessly accessible to everyone, everywhere. 
  • Product - cloud NAS, built as a SaaS.
  • Team - a dream team of 35+ dedicated individuals.

We are storage and networking experts building the Cloud NAS. Remote cloud collaboration is now a requirement, and we are transforming the $40B NAS market. Our unique cloud-native file system addresses many distributed storage and security problems inherent when working remotely over the Internet. With a focus on simplicity, security, and performance, we've reached a new milestone in our journey, and we're looking to expand our team with more talented members.

Job Description

We are seeking a highly motivated entrepreneurial Inside Sales/Channel Sales Representative with Media and Entertainment experience, based in the United Kingdom, who will be responsible for executing the sales strategy against our initial go to market vertical. This is a rare ground floor opportunity in a leading technology startup in an exciting and growing market with green fields untouched sales opportunities.

Qualifications

Your skills and qualifications:

  • A strong communicator and a great listener, enabling you to understand the customer's primary points of pain
  • The ability to understand how our solution addresses the pain, articulate this to the customer, and get them excited about the product
  • Data driven, analytical and creative thinker who can identify the best path with least resistance for a general-purpose technology with broad applications.
  • Appropriate interpersonal styles and communication methods to gain acceptance of a product, service, or idea from prospects and clients
  • Setting high standards of performance for self and others; assuming responsibility and accountability for successfully completing assignments or tasks; self-imposing standards of excellence rather than having standards imposed
  • The expertise to solve problems, drawing on your past experience and using existing resources
  • A desire to take the initiative, seizing opportunities when you see them, emptying the trash can when it is full
  • The finesse to close a customer without them even realizing it
  • Thrive in the loosely structured, chaotic nature of a startup culture
  • Direct and Channel Sales experience with a deep understanding of how technology and channel partners operate and make money.
  • Must have a proven track record in selling Enterprise SAAS or on-premises software solutions into SMB corporate organizations ideally in the Media and Entertainment space
  • 2 to 5 years of individual quota carrying, direct sales experience PLUS
  • 2 to 5 years of individual quota carrying, channel sales
  • Must have the ability to qualify opportunities, define the sequence of events to close deals, and articulate that strategy to your sales management and the executive team.
  • Strong business acumen for uncovering, evaluating, growing and closing sales opportunities within a dynamic and extremely time sensitive environment
  • Ability to manage a large number of active leads while simultaneously uncovering and closing new sales opportunities
  • Documented, consistent success exceedingly quarterly and annual sales targets through thorough account planning and weekly forecasting sessions
  • Experience developing and expanding upon existing customer relationships at multiple levels and across multiple functions within each organization.

Please Note: This job description is not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties or skills and due to the changing nature of the job is subject to review and change at any time. Remember, this is a startup!

Your responsibilities:

  • End User Direct Sales Motion: Identify, prospect, develop, and close, on a direct sales motion, small and medium sized accounts in the Media and Entertainment industry, with a special focus on TV/Cable/Sports; Streaming/OTT, Advertising Agencies, and Film Production.
  • Channel Sales Motion: Work with Channel and Technology Alliance Partners and their end user sales teams to develop, mature, and close SMB end user sales with and through those partners. This is crucial – we are not looking to recruit and enable hundreds of partners. We are looking to drive end user business with and through channel and technology alliance partners.
  • Contact inbound leads generated via events, marketing lists, and content-based marketing to ensure they have the information and tools to evaluate our solution
  • Assist in lead generation through an active social media presence, local industry groups, networking events, and tradeshows
  • Demonstrate the product to prospective customers face to face or via Zoom online meetings
  • Provide customer feedback and requests to the other stakeholders in the organization
  • Keep an accurate pipeline and forecast via our CRM

The ideal team member possesses the following personal traits:

  • Shares our core values.
  • Is smart with an analytical mindset.
  • Is result-oriented and self-motivated.
  • Has a positive, can-do attitude.
  • Is thriving in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
  • Has a strong desire to constantly learn while helping others do the same.

Additional Information

We offer:

  • Competitive salary based on experience and skills
  • Sales commission plan with ample upside opportunity
  • Competitive stock options package as an early member of the team
  • A flexible paid time off and vacation policy
  • Working with an international team and some of the best tech in the space
  • And much more to come!