Account Director

Bitdefender
Singapore
On-siteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Geared toward IT sales professionals comfortable with consultative account management, this role emphasizes building client relationships and driving revenue in the cybersecurity domain within Singapore.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 2-3 years of IT sales experience and a track record in enterprise software sales
    — “At least 2-3 years of sales experience in the IT industry”
  • Individuals skilled in translating client needs into solution requirements and value propositions
    — “Ability to translate clients’ needs into solution requirements and clear value propositions”
  • Professionals with strong communication skills in English and Mandarin who can engage clients effectively
    — “Strong communication, presentation, and written skills in English and Mandarin”

Things to consider

  • The role likely demands a high level of client engagement and relationship-building
    — “Build customer relationships through consultative conversations to understand clients’ business objectives”
  • Candidates must be prepared to manage the full sales cycle from prospecting to closing
    — “Manage the sales cycle from prospecting through to closing deals”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience in developing business plans and achieving sales goals in your resume and interview responses
    — “Develop business plans to help achieve assigned goals and quotas”
  • Demonstrate your ability to identify and nurture new sales opportunities through networking
    — “Identify new sales opportunities through networking and nurture them into lasting partnerships”
  • Emphasize your familiarity with sales methodologies like MEDDIC and how they align with your approach
    — “Familiarity with MEDDIC sales methodology is a plus”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · MediumAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • Achieved sales goals and quotas
  • Developed business plans
  • Built customer relationships
  • Managed the sales cycle
Typical background
Sales experience in the IT industryExperience in software sales

Skills & requirements

Required

SalesAccount ManagementConsultative SellingCRM UsageMarket ResearchNegotiationForecastingCompetitive ResearchClient Relationship ManagementAfter-sales Support

Preferred

Meddic Sales MethodologyExperience In Software SalesExperience In Professional And Managed Services

Stack & domain

SalesIT IndustrySoftware SalesProfessional ServicesManaged ServicesCRMMarket ResearchSales ForecastingNegotiating PrinciplesCommunicationPresentationWritten SkillsRelationship BuildingAccount ManagementCybersecurityThreat PreventionDetectionResponse Solutions

About the role

Original posting from Bitdefender via Greenhouse

Bitdefender is a cybersecurity leader delivering best-in-class threat prevention, detection, and response solutions worldwide. Guardian over millions of consumer, enterprise, and government environments, Bitdefender is one of the industry’s most trusted experts for eliminating threats, protecting privacy, digital identity and data, and enabling cyber resilience. With deep investments in research and development, Bitdefender Labs discovers hundreds of new threats each minute and validates billions of threat queries daily. The company has pioneered breakthrough innovations in antimalware, IoT security, behavioral analytics, and artificial intelligence and its technology is licensed by more than 180 of the world’s most recognized technology brands. Founded in 2001, Bitdefender has customers in 170+ countries with offices around the world. For more information, visit https://www.bitdefender.com

Responsibilities:

Drive new sales and revenue from prospective and existing client accounts within the assigned vertical

Develop business plans to help achieve assigned goals and quotas

Build customer relationships through consultative conversations to understand clients’ business objectives

Manage the sales cycle from prospecting through to closing deals

Identify new sales opportunities through networking and nurture them into lasting partnerships

Support pipeline and account activity, including preparing timely proposal responses, tracking activity in CRM, contributing to forecasting, and conducting competitive research

Build and maintain working knowledge of Bitdefender’s service offerings

Provide professional after-sales support to strengthen client satisfaction and loyalty

Develop account plans for named accounts to increase engagement value, with guidance from senior team members

Monitor projects or campaigns to ensure they run smoothly

Requirements:

At least 2-3 years of sales experience in the IT industry

Knowledge of or experience in software sales, professional and/or managed services is an advantage

Understanding of the sales process and account management, with an interest in opening up new markets

Strong communication, presentation, and written skills in English and Mandarin

Ability to build relationships, with a strong sense of accountability and ownership

Ability to translate clients’ needs into solution requirements and clear value propositions

Working knowledge of market research, sales, and negotiating principles

Good organizational and time-management skills

Sound business acumen

Familiarity with MEDDIC sales methodology is a plus

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Source: Bitdefender careers (Greenhouse)

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