Sales Account Manager

About the role:

The Red Hat Sales team is looking for a Commercial Account Executive to join us in the Northeast. In this role, you will handle relationships with our commercial accounts, helping our customers make business and IT transformations using our services and solutions through engaging with our partner ecosystem. You’ll build new commercial relationships and expand and improve the business with existing customers.

As a Commercial Account Executive, you will also gain understanding of customer processes, needs, and challenges, promoting the value of Red Hat’s solutions and how they can address customer needs.

• Accountable for executing Red Hat sales strategy and driving performance and customer success in assigned set of accounts – retaining and growing bookings through partners
• Apply knowledge of use cases and strategic offering value proposition to win new business and identify and execute opportunities to drive upsell, cross-sell, and renewals across Red Hat portfolio, deepening penetration within accounts
• Provide customer continuity and account expertise to sales pod for accounts, driving sales performance and positioning Red Hat as a strategic partner
• Collaborate with pod team to achieve success together within territory
• Collaborate with partners and customer success team to understand how customer derives value from Red Hat solutions, support expansion/ retention, and ensure customer meets success criteria outlined in the Value/Success Plan
• Engage Specialist Solutions Architect, Sales Solutions Specialists, industry experts, and other specialists to drive end to end sales and deliver customer value as needed

• Excellent leadership & communication skills, with ability to engage a diverse set of stakeholders in a matrixed organization
• Understanding of ecosystem landscape and how to engage with partners to create a “better together” value proposition for customers
• Strategic orientation and value engineering skills to position and sell solutions to client needs and build business cases around ROI/TCO
• Strong understanding of client's business, industry trends, competitive landscape, and Red Hat differentiators/ value proposition
• Ability to articulate the value of Red Hat solutions, and Red Hat’s differentiation with key client stakeholders and partners
• Track record in delivering effective and engaging presentations to a variety of audiences
• Ability to cultivate long‑term relationships and develop internal advocates across client org, including IT and business functions

The salary range for this position is $ – $ (inclusive of base pay + target incentive compensation). Actual offer will be based on your qualifications.

Red Hat determines compensation based on several factors including but not limited to job location, experience, applicable skills and training, external market value, and internal pay equity. Annual salary is one component of Red Hat’s compensation package. This position may also be eligible for bonus, commission, and/or equity. For positions with Remote‑US locations, the actual salary range for the position may differ based on location but will be commensurate with job duties and relevant work experience.

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• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Flexible Spending Account – healthcare and dependent care
• Health Savings Account – high deductible medical plan
• Retirement 401(k) with employer match
• Paid time off and holidays
• Paid parental leave plans for all…