Global Account Manager

**The Elevator Pitch: Why will you enjoy this new opportunity?**

The VMware Global Account Program is responsible to serve approximately 100 of VMware’s largest customers. These premier accounts are managed by a team of experienced Global Account Managers (GAM) with the objective to establish a significant VMWare footprint in the largest and most influential corporations worldwide. Our selling is focused on our customers primary business initiatives and connecting our value to our customers business value. Our Value Selling strategy is the investment of time, talent and technology from VMWare and our partners to invent (transform) our customers business for their benefit. This strategic objective is being accomplished using a highly focused and experienced account management, marketing, and engineering teams, as well as substantial executive level engagement.

The Global Account Manager will have principle responsibility for VMware sales to Capgemini within the VMware portfolio (Sell to and MSP Sales). The individual in this role will be responsible for overall account management including the creation and execution of the strategic account plan, goal obtainment and revenue growth. The GAM takes a consultative approach to selling and works toward a trusted advisor status serving as the executive contact across the customer on behalf of VMware, communicating VMware’s unique value. Leads overall account strategy and matrix management of sales, specialist and partner resources to ensure value-added benefits and deeper/wider reach into the customer. The GAM is responsible for taking share from our competitors.

**Success in the Role: What are the performance outcomes over the first 6-12 months you will work toward completing?**
- Sets the global account strategy that drives new VMware revenue through the ownership and implementation of an actionable, business-outcome based account plan
- Oversees and implements business case & value selling strategies which align the customer’s needs, up to the Board/C-Suite, to VMware solutions and services including the development of business cases with specific metrics & ROIs identified
- Manages tactical business while investing in larger, longer term strategic opportunities
- Constructs and sells large multi-product, integrated solutions and services utilizing strategic partnerships which drive business outcomes
- Maintains high touch and trusted advisor status with the customer establishing trust
- Maintains operational command of the business through forecast accuracy and demand generation
- Act as an inspired leader for a large extended team of virtual resources to ensure consistent and effective team engagement and ensuring optimal usage of resources across management, supporting and partner organizations

**Success Factors**

**Your prior experience in these areas should accelerate your success in this role.**
- Extensive experience in technology sales with increasing levels of responsibility
- Proven experience as a Global/Strategic Account Manager
- Established and reference-able relationships with key contacts in the designated account
- Documented track record of proven success
- Proven experience managing in a matrix work environment
- Comfortable working with C level executives at Fortune 500 companies and building necessary business relationships throughout the organization
- Familiar with Target Account Selling or other established sales methodology a plus
- Knowledge of all facets of compute technologies

**You are also**:

- Able to identify the customer's pain points and needs then suggest solutions to satisfy those needs
- ** Business Acumen**: Able to become the expert on the customer’s business, value drivers, organization, and industries
- Able to push the customer's thinking through a value-centric conversation educating them on new ways our solutions can provide benefits to their company
- Adapts communication and influencing styles to suit different audiences and capable of introducing new ideas or methods internally and to the customer
- ** Financial Acumen**: Knowledge & understanding of customer's financial situation along with the ability to discuss customer's outcomes in financial terms. Understanding of budgets, costs and price required.
- Does not simply sell on price but negotiates value to outcomes; Understands the legal and contractual implications of the negations as well as financial.
- ** Executive Presence**: Possess a blend of temperament, competencies and skills that empowers the ability to command a room and hold business-led conversations at the C- level
- Understands the global aspects and cultures surrounding their customer and the various countries in which they operate
- Takes initiative and works with limited direction
- Adapts to changing circumstances and accepts new ideas and change initiatives
- Excels at working collaboratively with their team, peers, supporting resources, partners, management, and the customer
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