Account Executive, Enterprise (Virginia)

THE ROLE

You will be the strategic owner and revenue driver for Pure Storage's most valuable Enterprise accounts across the greater Washington DC/Maryland/Virginia area. Your mission is to evangelize our radically simple, all-flash data platform, driving value that redefines the customer experience and maintains our industry-leading satisfaction. You will lead cross-functional pursuit teams, coordinating with sales specialists and strategic partners globally to execute and win new business. This role offers the autonomy to craft and execute a robust, territory-wide sales strategy with massive financial and technological impact.

Location and Territory: Virginia

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Own a robust sales pipeline for your assigned territory, ensuring consistent activity and accurate forecasting that meets or exceeds quarterly and annual revenue quotas.
• Develop and execute comprehensive account strategies, mobilizing internal resources (Solutions Engineers, Marketing, Executives) to deliver Pure's total value proposition to key IT and business leaders within your Enterprise customers.
• Deepen relationships with C-level executives and key decision-makers to establish Pure as a long-term strategic partner, directly contributing to the industry's highest customer satisfaction ratings.
• Lead complex, multi-stakeholder sales cycles from initial contact to final contract, effectively orchestrating team-selling efforts with both internal peers and external strategic channel partners.
• Successfully acquire new logo business within the territory by proactively identifying, prospecting, and navigating the target accounts from the boardroom to the data center.

WHAT YOU BRING

• The authentic ability to engage customers, demonstrate executive presence, and uncover deep-seated business challenges to position Pure's portfolio as the definitive solution.
• A Challenger Mindset and thought leadership; the creativity to apply customer insights and technology expertise to displace incumbents and solve persistent, complex data problems.
• Proven expertise in leading and navigating complex, multi-stakeholder sales processes and fostering shared ownership and success across internal teams and external channel partners.
• Exceptional territory management and prospecting skills, with a consistent track record of opening new logo doors and cultivating a robust, healthy sales pipeline.