Sonatype is the software supply chain management company. We’re on a mission to change how the world innovates by making software development easier. From running the world’s largest repository of Java open-source components (Maven Central) to inventing componentized software development and then software supply chain management to creating the only solution that stops malicious open-source malware in its tracks, we’re constantly leading the industry while helping thousands of customers manage open source every day.

Already used by 15 million developers, we have lofty goals for our technology to be in the hands of every engineering team. And we need you to do that. Join us!

Learn more at www.sonatype.com.

Ideal Candidate is coming from a Big4 background, with software sales/account management background.

You will be selling our industry leading software solutions, leading and motivating a virtual team as well as owning and brokering new Senior customer relationships with a view to elevating our engagement to a strategic partnership.

The goal of the Strategic Account Manager is to maximise the ARR opportunity in our most important accounts. The focus will be to ensure customers Renew and Expand their usage of existing and future Sonatype offerings.

What you will do:

Planning and Coverage-
Build and execute against a Sales Account plan that details potential ARR (account addressable market) across the account and it’s subsidiaries
Ensures all members of the extended team participate in the creation and delivery against the Account Plan
Prioritizes team activities and leads time appropriately
Business Forecasting-
Conduct regularly scheduled business reviews with internal extended team and external customer team (EBR)
Maintain and communicate accurate sales forecast and effectively qualify risks in forecast and develop appropriate contingency plans to ensure forecast is met
Management of Extended Team -
Run commitments to the account, extended team, and management while remaining accountable for driving balanced business with consistent with Sonatype sales campaigns and business objectives
Collaborate with Legal, Sales Ops, and Customer Success to negotiate and drive global agreements and global pricing strategies
Owning the Account -
Build the Sales Account plan with the support and collaboration of the extended team
Assess strategies and vital adjust tactics through the use of the opportunity planning process
Leverage Sonatype executives within the account
Effectively lead and demonstrate cross-functional resources
Establish clear communication processes and guidelines to ensure effective cross functional communication with customer
Partnering -
Assess coverage model and as required build partner plan to best cover account and ensure appropriate partner resources are mapped
Customer Care -
Lead campaign to build positive relationships with customers
Proactively drive and own the resolution of customer problems
Develop structured approach to ’keep in touch’ with key contacts
Deliver regular EBR’s to customer
Advance issues and challenges appropriately, with clear and concise communication
Critical Thinking -
Articulate Sonatype’s and customer’s business and priorities to build deep connections with decision makers throughout multiple levels of the customers’ organization to drive purchase decisions and increase interaction and participation.
Find opportunities to use existing relationships to drive expansions, illicit introductions to new customers, or aid in the development of new collateral.
Reporting -
Track and be prepared to report on key metrics (ARR, attainment, forecast accuracy, pipeline, etc.)

Who you are /Required Qualifications:

Knowledge of -
10+ years of a combination of Consulting background and software/open source knowledge is required
Salesforce or other Enterprise CRM system for recording sales activity, forecasting and opportunity management
Sales Prospecting tools i.e. Linkedin Navigator, ZoomInfo, etc.
Account planning
Account Inspection
Field Account Reviews
Forecasting and reporting
Strategic planning
Tactical planning
Skill In and experience in -
Conducting internal and external account planning sessions with cross functional teams
Crafting, progressing and closing Sales Opportunities in sophisticated Enterprise Accounts
Creation and execution of Strategic account plans
Excellent critical thinking and problem solving skills, especially in ambiguity
Ability To -
Communicate clearly and efficiently
Present to and collaborate with Sonatype and Customer/Account executive-level individuals
Quickly understand a customer’s business, priorities, and struggles
Track Record of over-achievement

What we are proud of:

2023 Forrester Leader in SCA
#1 ranked SCA
2022 Frost & Sullivan Technology Innovation Leader Award: Sonatype earned Frost & Sullivan’s 2022 Global Technology Innovation Leadership Award in Development and Operations (DevOps) Security.
NVTC 2022 Cyber Company of the Year: Sonatype was named Commercial Cyber Company of the Year and a Capital Cyber Award-winner by the Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC)
2022 Annual Peer Award: Sonatype’s Nexus Lifecycle won a PeerSpot Silver Peer Award as a leading Enterprise Technology solution in the Software Composition Analysis category.
2022 Best in Biz Award: Sonatype CEO Wayne Jackson was recognized as a Silver Winner in the Best in Biz Awards’ Executive of the Year category.
Tech Ascension Awards: Sonatype was named the Best DevOps Security Solution for Nexus Lifecycle and Nexus Firewall (Software Composition Analysis).
BuiltIn Best Places to Work: Sonatype was named to the Washington DC 100 Best Places to Work list and Washington DC Best Midsize Places to Work list.
Company Wellness Week - We shut down company operations for a week to enable all employees to spend time pursuing personal growth and enjoying much needed and deserved rest.
Diversity & Inclusion Working Groups
Parental Leave Policy
Paid Volunteer Time Off (VTO)