Sales Specialist

About the Team
This results-driven role will report to the Director of Service Providers collaborating with a sales team focused on Service Providers.

Your Role
Drive activities to achieve short- and long-term revenue and pipeline goals of our Service Provider market.
Manage all elements of the sales cycle selling to/partnering with Service Provider prospects and customers.
Evolve our strategic coverage model for the theater’s Service Provider business, optimizing productivity and ROI for Nutanix.
Build true partnerships with our Service Provider partners, understanding their growth strategies, acting as their champion within Nutanix and evangelizing Nutanix within the partner.
Work closely with Nutanix Account Managers in promoting the tenant services offered by our Service Provider partners.
Help create/track pipeline and close deals with Service Provider tenants by partnering effectively with Nutanix field teams.
Own, develop and execute business plans covering relationship building, joint solution development, marketing, enablement, and more.
Work with our HQ Service Provider organization to create and/or evolve the proper commercial constructs, product features and business governance for our Service Provider partners.
Collaborate with various stakeholders within Nutanix and Service Provider organizations, to execute our business plan and evolve it as needed.
Define and track business metrics and conduct regular business reviews and executive briefings with Nutanix and Service Provider partners.
Enable partner stakeholders by educating on Nutanix value proposition and use cases.
Focus on long-term strategy while handling tactical business activities.

What You Will Bring
10+ years of specific experience demonstrating a strong level of expertise in collaborating with sales teams focused on Service Providers.
Hands-on leadership with strong business acumen.
Well organized with a track record of developing and consistently executing on focused plans.
Excellent written and spoken communication skills. Ability to communicate and build strong relationships with all levels of an organization.
Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills and the ability to inspire others to act without using explicit authority.
Knowledgeable about infrastructure and cloud solutions, IT services management, end-user computing, databases, and more.
Strategic thinker and problem solver and the ability to plan and play out different scenarios to maximize growth.
Hands-on and can-do “does what it takes” attitude to drive success.
Highest level of personal and professional ethics and integrity
Travel up to 50%