Dataminr

Account executive in international defence

In short

This role drives new customer growth for Dataminr's Real Time Alerting products within the International Defence sector, focusing on the European defence market. It requires 5+ years of enterprise/SaaS sales experience, a proven track record selling into the Defence/Military sector, Spanish language fluency, appropriate security clearance, and willingness to travel 35-50% of the time. It's a remote, full-time position for a strategic sales professional comfortable navigating public-sector stakeholders and long sales cycles.

Description
You're a highly motivated and experienced solution sales professional with a proven track record of selling in the public sector and passionate about contributing to a fast growth tech company. You're an expert in networking, breaking into new markets and building long term customer relationships that support the ambitious growth plans of Dataminr in the International Defence market. This position will play a leading role in our next expansion phase!
Responsibilities
•Plan and execute strategic and tactical sales capture plans to drive new customer growth across International Defence and ensure coverage of quarterly and annual targets.
•Build and maintain excellent, long-term customer partnerships and create a network of key influencers and decision-makers to drive demand.
•Develop a deep understanding of customer use cases, internal decision-making nuances, and budget cycles necessary to win business.
•Provide thought leadership to generate demand for Dataminr's Real Time Alerting products and identify ways to integrate them into customer workflows.
•Provide accurate sales forecasting on a quarterly basis.
•Act as a sector subject matter expert, advising on strategic and tactical sales recommendations based on competitive activity, trends, and innovations.
Requirements
•Spanish language fluency required.
•Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience and 5+ years of successful enterprise software or SaaS sales experience.
•Demonstrable track record of success selling technology solutions, negotiation, and closing strategic opportunities within the Defence/Military sector, particularly in the European defence sector.
•Adept at strategically navigating and influencing all customer stakeholders in the buying process (users, influencers, and budget decision makers).
•Exceptional communication skills for establishing clear value propositions through customer conversations, presentations, and written proposals.
•A good understanding of open source information for public sector benefit, and possession of appropriate security clearance to operate within the client base.
•Willing to travel on an expected 35-50% basis.
Nice to have
•A former Military background would be a plus.
•Portuguese or Italian are a plus.
Conditions
Dataminr is proud to offer a variety of flexible work arrangements, offices all over the world to foster collaboration, generous PTO and sick leave, and more, as part of our competitive benefits package aimed at keeping all our employees happy and healthy.

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