Sysdig is the secure DevOps company, and we’re at the forefront of the container, Kubernetes, and cloud revolution. We are passionate, technical problem-solvers, continually innovating and delivering powerful solutions to confidently run cloud-native applications. Our consistent contributions to open source software projects reflect our commitment to the open cloud movement.

We value diversity and open dialog to spur ideas, working closely together to achieve goals. And we're a great place to work too -- we were awarded the 2021 Bay Area Best Places to Work Award from San Francisco Business Times and the Silicon Valley Business Journal. We are looking for team members who share our commitment to customers and are willing to dig deeper, understand problems and deliver innovative solutions. Does this sound like the right place for you?

Your Opportunity

Sysdig is seeking a Strategic Account Manager (SAM) to drive revenue for its Secure DevOps Platform in the Chicago market. This is a quota-carrying senior sales position responsible for managing and closing business with our most strategic existing Enterprise customers and prospects. Strategic Account Managers ensure the successful adoption of our monitoring and security tools while driving the expansion of their usage into new lines of business within our largest and most strategic customers. Demand for our offering has skyrocketed over the last 12 months as customers realize that legacy tools simply don’t cut it in the new stack. Kubernetes and containers require purpose-built solutions designed for the cloud. Sysdig is already the Secure DevOps platform for hundreds of Enterprises, and we are just getting started.

Your Responsibilities

• Define and execute sales plans for your assigned global accounts
• Forecast, meet, and exceed quota
• Manage complex sales campaigns with multiple engagement points in Application Development, IT Operations, and Security Operations
• Align the value of Sysdig’s platform to the customer’s business needs, challenges, and technical requirements
• Effectively manage internal cross-functional teams and resources
• Drive executive alignment between the Sysdig C-Suite and customer C-Suite
• Collaborate on and improve all aspects of the sales cycle, including product, support, and sales engineering
• Work with and enable Partner ecosystem
• Understand the competitive market, being familiar with competing companies and their offerings

Your Background

• 10 + years of IT sales experience
• Significant experience closing complex transactions with Fortune 500 customers
• Domain experience with one or more of the following required: Compute platforms (Kubernetes, VMware, Pivotal, Openstack, Docker, DCOS, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud), Monitoring software, Data Center Security
• Strong track record of consistently overachieving sales targets
• Strong executive presence, communication skills, and credibility. Experience working with C-level executives at F500 organizations
• Alignment with Sysdig values: Love our Customers, Trust in the Team, and Dig Deeper
• Ability to learn new products and processes quickly
• Competitive/Driven
• Entrepreneurial – Willing to go the extra mile, strong work ethic, resourceful, “get it done” attitude
• Must be willing to travel to clients to support relationships
• Bachelor's Degree

Desired Qualifications

• SaaS sales experience
• Passion and desire to work in a startup culture directly impacting the growth of the company
• Strong sales aptitude and deep fundamental understanding of the sales process
• A sound, tech-savvy business acumen and the ability to articulate a compelling value proposition in a complex and evolving business environment
• Ability to thrive in an agile environment with an ever-evolving set of solutions

Why work at Sysdig?

• We’re a well funded startup that already has a large enterprise customer base
• We have a pragmatic, approachable culture, from the CEO down
• We have an organizational focus on delivering value to customers
• Our open source tools (https://sysdig.com/opensource/) are widely used and loved by technologists & developers

When you join Sysdig, you can expect:

• Competitive compensation including equity opportunities
• Flexible hours and unlimited time off
• Additional recharge days
• 401k matching (starting the day you do)
• Parental leave and fertility support
• Health Savings, Flexible Spending and Dependent Care Accounts
• Mental wellbeing support through Modern Health for you and your family
• Monthly wellness reimbursement
• Career growth

The U.S. annual on target earnings (OTE) range for this full-time position is between $280,000 and $340,000/year. This range represents a combination of annual base pay and targeted commission. Actual offers may be higher or lower than this range based on a variety of factors, including (but not limited to) the candidate’s work location, job-related skills, experience and education.

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