Jobs

    Territory Account Executive, Public Sector - Manchester, United Kingdom - Sophos Group

    Sophos Group
    Sophos Group Manchester, United Kingdom

    1 week ago

    Default job background
    Description

    Territory Account Executive, Public Sector

    Sophos is a worldwide leader and innovator of advanced cybersecurity solutions, including Managed Detection and Response (MDR) and incident response services and a broad portfolio of endpoint, network, email, and cloud security technologies that help organizations defeat cyberattacks. As one of the largest pure-play cybersecurity providers, Sophos defends more than 500,000 organizations and more than 100 million users globally from active adversaries, ransomware, phishing, malware, and more. Sophos' services and products connect throughitscloud-based Sophos Central management console and are powered bySophos X-Ops, the company's cross-domain threat intelligence unit. Sophos X-Ops intelligence optimizes the entire Sophos Adaptive Cybersecurity Ecosystem, which includes a centralized data lake that leverages a rich set of open APIs available to customers, partners, developers, and other cybersecurity and information technology vendors. Sophos provides cybersecurity-as-a-service to organizations needing fully managed, turnkey security solutions. Customers can also manage their cybersecurity directly with Sophos' security operations platform or use a hybrid approach by supplementing their in-house teams with Sophos' services, including threat hunting and remediation. Sophos sells through reseller partners and managed service providers (MSPs) worldwide. Sophos is headquartered in Oxford, U.K. More information is available at

    Role Summary

    The Public Sector Territory Account Executive (TAE) will manage an assigned territory in support of the Mid-Market segment selling directly to our Public Sector customers (Focus on Education but including NHS, Blue Light, Local Government & Housing) for a given territory, fulfilling through the channel. You will actively generate and pursue leads and opportunities to achieve sales quotas. You will create, execute, and maintain the territory account plan from prospecting to building and maintaining a constant revenue pipeline.

    What You Will Do

    • Generate Mid-Market accounts sales pipeline, qualifying opportunities, and accurately forecasting pipeline.
    • Create and manage public tender processes, preparing, submitting and evaluating bids.
    • Achieve agreed quarterly sales goals through management of the sales process to closure of the sale, driving high renewal rate and cross-sell opportunities in the territory.
    • Engage with customers to understand their business pain points, priorities, and business drivers, to align Sophos solutions to customers' desired outcomes.
    • Work with the Channel Sales team and partner community to create a pipeline through indirect engagements.
    • Collaborate with sales engineering and channel partners throughout the sales cycle to achieve high levels of customer satisfaction and high adoption of Sophos technology.

    What You Will Bring

    • 4+ years in a sales role working with end users or channel partners and a track record of achieving and exceeding sales quotas within the Public Sector.
    • Understanding of the mid-market business sales cycle, buyer personas, and decision-making processes, and how to successfully navigate them.
    • Exceptional opportunity discovery and deal qualification skills, value proposition presentation, negotiation, and closing skills.
    • Customer-centric orientation with the ability to build relationships via email, telephone, and in person.
    • Solid technical acumen able to explain the benefits of different technologies, strong cybersecurity knowledge an advantage.
    • Experience of selling through and with channel partners, and ability to thrive in a team selling environment.
    • Excellent organizational skills and ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks at once.
    #LI-MS1

    #LI-Hybrid

    #B1

    Ready to Join Us?

    At Sophos, we believe in the power of diverse perspectives to fuel innovation. Research shows that candidates sometimes hesitate to apply if they don't check every box in a job description. We challenge that notion. Your unique experiences and skills might be exactly what we need to enhance our team. Don't let a checklist hold you back – we encourage you to apply.

    What's Great About Sophos?

    · Sophos operates a remote-first working model, making remote work the primary option for most employees. However, some roles may necessitate a hybrid approach. Please refer to the location details in our job postings for further information.

    · Our people – we innovate and create, all of which are accompanied by a great sense of fun and team spirit

    · Employee-led diversity and inclusion networks that build community and provide education and advocacy

    · Annual charity and fundraising initiatives and volunteer days for employees to support local communities

    · Global employee sustainability initiatives to reduce our environmental footprint

    · Global fitness and trivia competitions to keep our bodies and minds sharp

    · Global wellbeing days for employees to relax and recharge

    · Monthly wellbeing webinars and training to support employee health and wellbeing

    Our Commitment To You

    We're proud of the diverse and inclusive environment we have at Sophos, and we're committed to ensuring equality of opportunity. We believe that diversity, combined with excellence, builds a better Sophos, so we encourage applicants who can contribute to the diversity of our team. All applicants will be treated in a fair and equal manner and in accordance with the law regardless of gender, sex, gender reassignment, marital status, race, religion or belief, color, age, military veteran status, disability, pregnancy, maternity or sexual orientation. We want to give you every opportunity to show us your best self, so if there are any adjustments we could make to the recruitment and selection process to support you, please let us know.

    Data Protection

    If you choose to explore an opportunity, and subsequently share your CV or other personal details with Sophos, these details will be held by Sophos for 12 months in accordance with our Privacy Policy and used by our recruitment team to contact you regarding this or other relevant opportunities at Sophos. If you would like Sophos to delete or update your details at any time, please follow the steps set out in the Privacy Policy describing your individual rights. If you have any questions about Sophos' data protection practices, please contact

    #J-18808-Ljbffr


  • ISG plc Manchester, United Kingdom

    **Location**: Manchester · **Reports To**: Strategic Relationship Director · About ISG · ISG is a dynamic construction services company, delivering robust and future-proofed places that help people and businesses thrive. Our 2,800 worldwide specialists in fit-out, technology, con ...


  • Valtech Group Manchester, United Kingdom

    In this newly created position, we are looking for a Public Sector Practice Lead - representing and accelerating growth in our public sector portfolio, while ensuring continued delivery excellence. This will build upon Valtech's strong and long-standard track record delivering hi ...


  • JMC Legal Recruitment Manchester, United Kingdom

    **Join this Top 50 Firm and work on a broad range of commercial & procurement matters for numerous public bodies & local authorities, placing you years ahead of your PQE.** · Homing offices all across the UK, this Top 50 firm are widely recognised as a leading national player. Th ...

  • Mazars

    Public Sector

    1 week ago


    Mazars Manchester, United Kingdom Full time

    In Audit, you will join a growing team of over 1,100 relationship driven, curious, problem solvers who add value to their clients on a daily basis. Our Audit Teams provide audit assurance services which are vital to our clients' business controls, shareholder confidence and credi ...

  • Mazars UK

    Public Sector

    2 weeks ago


    Mazars UK Manchester, United Kingdom Full time

    Public Sector - Audit Assistant Manager (3334) · In Audit, you will join a growing team of over 1,100 relationship driven, curious, problem solvers who add value to their clients on a daily basis. Our Audit Teams provide audit assurance services which are vital to our clients' bu ...

  • Mazars UK

    Public Sector

    3 weeks ago


    Mazars UK Manchester, United Kingdom Full time

    Public Sector - Audit Manager (3331) · In Audit, you will join a growing team of over 1,100 relationship driven, curious, problem solvers who add value to their clients on a daily basis. Our Audit Teams provide audit assurance services which are vital to our clients' business con ...


  • InPaaS Group Manchester, United Kingdom

    Job Description · We are currently seeking an experienced new business focussed Account Executive specifically within the Public Sector vertical to join a fast growing Managed Service Provider in the UK. · This is an exciting opportunity to join a highly successful team that is w ...


  • Capgemini Invent Manchester, United Kingdom Permanent

    At Capgemini Invent, we help our clients to embrace innovation and transformation to get the future they want . · By combining strategy, technology, data science, and creative design expertise with an inventive mindset, we partner with our clients to innovate and transform their ...


  • Sophos Manchester, United Kingdom

    About Us · Sophos is a worldwide leader and innovator of advanced cybersecurity solutions, including Managed Detection and Response (MDR) and incident response services and a broad portfolio of endpoint, network, email, and cloud security technologies that help organizations def ...


  • Knewin Manchester, United Kingdom

    Company Description · Version 1 is a Technology Services company, delivering impactful change to help our customers navigate the rapidly changing digital-first world. We have recently hired our 3000th employee, doubling in size since 2020. We plan to triple in size in the next 5 ...


  • Version 1 Manchester, United Kingdom Full time

    Job Description · The role will be part of a successful, growing team focused on UK Central Government opportunities. The team is made up of a number of salespeople, who generate new opportunities and/or lead on responses to large government procurement programmes. Come and join ...


  • Anglo Technical Recruitment Ltd Manchester, United Kingdom Part time

    Our client who is a UK w is seeking an experienced EIA practitioner to play a management role in infrastructure projects and bidding, primarily transport infrastructure for their own client. You will be comfortable introducing a range of relevant propositions including infrastruc ...


  • Knewin Manchester, United Kingdom Full time

    Company Description Version 1 is a Technology Services company, delivering impactful change to help our customers navigate the rapidly changing digital-first world. We have recently hired our 3000th employee, doubling in size since 2020. We plan to triple in size in the next 5 ye ...


  • Grant Thornton Manchester, United Kingdom Full time

    Job Description · : PUBLIC SECTOR ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL REPORTING MANAGER · Background · Finance functions in the public sector continue to face increasing demands as they try to balance the financial stability of the organisation whilst having to deal with increased compl ...


  • Grant Thornton LLP Manchester, United Kingdom

    Public Sector Audit School Leaver Programme (Autumn Manchester · Grant Thornton UK LLP is part of a global network of independent audit, tax and advisory firms, made up of some 58,000 people in over 135 countries. We're a team of independent thinkers who put quality, inclusion a ...


  • Kennedys Manchester, United Kingdom Full time

    Kennedys is looking for an experienced candidate to assist with defendant related public sector claims in our Manchester, Leeds or Birmingham office. · This is a great opportunity to work on a high value and sensitive caseload for a variety of clients defending primarily Abuse an ...


  • Marks Sattin (UK) Ltd Manchester, United Kingdom Full time

    Strategic Finance Manager | Remote | Up to £29.00 per hour | Short term contract · Marks Sattin are delighted to be recruiting for a Strategic Finance Manager for a public sector organisation. In this role, you will play a pivotal part in maintaining financial strategy and plans ...

  • Forward Role

    Account Manager

    1 week ago


    Forward Role Manchester, United Kingdom Full time

    This award winning integrated creative agency based in South Manchester are looking for a superstar Account Manager to come in on a contract basis in their Client Services team. · You work within a team of 18 in Client Services team, and within a smaller team of 5 looking after p ...


  • BCL Legal Manchester, United Kingdom

    Commercial Associate - Manchester · Award winning national firm is looking to appoint an experienced Commercial solicitor from a private practice or public sector background to join its Manchester office on a full time or part time basis. · The Team · National and collaborative c ...


  • BCL Legal Manchester, United Kingdom

    Government & Infrastructure Associate - Manchester · Award winning national firm is recruiting a 0-4 commercial associate to join its top ranking Government & Infrastructure team based at its offices in Manchester. · The Role · Working within a team headed by a Partner recognised ...