Account Manager - Service Provider Customers

NETSCOUT SYSTEMS, INC. (NASDAQ: NTCT) is a market leader in real-time performance management and cybersecurity solutions for today's most demanding carrier, enterprise, and government networks. We provide real-time, pervasive visibility, and insights customers need to accelerate and secure their digital transformation.

Our mission is protecting the global leaders of industry from the risks of disruption, allowing them to solve their most challenging network performance and security problems, and ensuring the connected world runs safely and smoothly. The connected world is only as strong as the people who protect it. NETSCOUT Guardians are an elite force of trailblazers, innovators, and problem solvers who take on the responsibility of tackling the world's most pressing network challenges.

Headquartered in Westford, Massachusetts, NETSCOUT has approximately 2,300 employees and offices across the globe. NETSCOUT serves the Global 5000 enterprise community as well as government agencies and telecommunication service providers. We're looking for exceptional talent to join our team and help change the world.

Position Summary:

The Sales Account Manager is responsible for achieving sales quota in assigned territory through direct sales to telecommunication service provider customers. This role controls the accounts directly even if the business is booked through channels.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Adhere to company policies and ethical guidelines

Follows a selling process

Responsible for booking business per the company bookings policies and revenue recognition policy

Understand the customer's business and how our products impact their business

Develops strong relationships and coaches in the accounts

Develops a pipeline of 4X quota and is constantly prospecting in new or existing accounts

Consistently calls at multiple levels high and wide

Works collaboratively with Sales Engineers to ensure ongoing account technical support.

Follows company strategy and direction

Candidate will be located in the desired city / region

Education Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related degree

Experience Requirements:

8 + years sales experience in computer networking

8+ years sales experience in IT / Cybersecurity

Experience selling to US Service Providers (ISP, MSO, UCaaS, CCaas, and data center/hosting)

Experience selling security, monitoring, or networking solutions to technical and economic buyers

A quantifiable track record of success demonstrated by territory/professional growth

A solid, articulate understanding of our technology, market, and client profile

Track record of exceptional and consistent quota achievement

Proven success, established customers and contacts, and solid territory knowledge

You will need the skill to independently, work with large, complex accounts

Ability to source, pursue and close new business

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, you regularly will be required to talk and hear. This position requires the ability to occasionally lift company products and supplies, up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Additional Information:

The people behind our products are responsible for our company's success, and we take your career ambitions seriously. As a NETSCOUT Systems employee, you'll enjoy a generous benefits package, including a liberal vacation policy, matching 401k plan, tuition reimbursement, medical, dental, domestic partner benefits, company-paid life insurance, short & long term disability & AD&D. We also offer both a Flexible Medical & Childcare Spending Account.

Location: Dallas, TX