Account Manager, France (Remote UK)

Executive Overview:

Anomali, a world-renowned platform leader in Security Operations, supercharges SecOps by fusing Lightspeed Security Analytics, Industry-Leading Cyberthreat Intelligence (CTI), AI-based automated threat hunting, alert orchestration, automated threat detection and incident response (TDIR) blocking, community intelligence sharing, exposure management, and dark web protection. Transforming CISOs into superheroes and analysts into SOC terminators.

Anomali's Platform offers: “Match” Next-Gen SIEM, “Lens” AI Threat Hunter, “ThreatStream” TIP, Anomali Integrator, Anomali ISAC, Anomali Attack Surface Management, and Anomali Digital Risk Protection, infused with Anomali AI.

Anomali bridges the gap between point solutions (EDR, NDR, SSE, RMM, CAASM, etc.) and replaces legacy SIEMs at 50% the cost, giving analysts easy-to-use tools that enable lightspeed detection & response. Anomali addresses the global shortage in cyber talent by empowering analysts to contain, eradicate, and block threats in seconds without complex SIEM queries, manual blocks, or long investigations. 

Anomali delivers as a proprietary platform and disruptor to the security analytics world. Anomali can search billions of logs in seconds, correlating tens of millions of IoCs and IoAs across years of telemetry and logs often deleted or moved to cold storage. At every point across the cyber kill chain, Anomali supercharges the SOC to detect, contain, and eradicate threats before organizational impact. 

Objective

We are currently looking for talented and passionate Account Manager to join our EMEA enterprise sales team and develop/lead the region. We are known for having an upbeat and healthy, dynamic environment with a culture focused on career growth, success and winning! Our business model allows our sales teams to manage the full life cycle of our customer engagement. We do not cap commissions!

The primary responsibility is for the go to market strategy for the territory, growing the revenue of Anomali’s security solutions into enterprise organizations and government organizations within an eco-system of channel and technology partners.

The territory will include France and French speaking Europe.

Job Description

Responsibilities

o Develop a regional territory go-to-market plan, incorporating a sales, marketing and channel plan with execution milestones.

o Although initially a ‘first person on the ground’ enterprise sales role, the Account Manager for France will work in close partnership with an established and very experienced Principal Solutions Architect / SEs, based in the EMEA region to support this role.

o Actively participate in all areas of the regional business. Build and drive the sales motion for the region establishing and maintaining all client and channel relationships.

o Above all else, be accountable for results to exceed sales targets for the region on a regular basis.

o Represent Anomali as the main spokesperson and figurehead for the region. Evangelize to the market and partners. Host key industry and Anomali events for the region.

o Work closely with our strategic customers to be their advocate in Anomali for additional needs, identifying new business opportunities, and ensuring smooth and on-time renewals.

o Work with the customer success team to develop strong regional Anomali customer advocates who can be an important part of our sales motion / GTM and create up-sell.

o Travel as required across the region either working directly with end-users or with channel / eco-system partners.

o Build and communicate consistent, accurate forecast information weekly, monthly and quarterly, giving the VP EMEA and CRO excellent visibility into the region’s pipeline.

o Develop an Anomali eco-system within the region with key decision makers, influencers and partners. Find and develop ‘lighthouse accounts’ for the region.

o Work closely with the channel team to evolve the partner channel both in terms of select SIs, VARs, distributors and technology partners to drive maximum value and incremental pipeline growth for the region.

Accountabilities & Performance Measures

o Exceeds assigned sales quotas in designated territory.

o Responsible for the development and performance of all sales activities in assigned markets.

o Provides accurate reporting and forecasting for the region.

o Establishes plans and strategies to expand the customer base in the territory.

Organizational Alignment

o Reports to Alex Depret-Bixio, VP EMEA.

o Works closely in partnership with the Account Manager and Pre-Sales Solutions Engineers, and in parallel with the channel, SDR, marketing and customer success teams that align to the territory.

Qualifications

Required Experience

o Minimum of 5 years of direct enterprise cybersecurity sales / regional management experience in France.

o Bachelor’s Degree in business or technical domain is required.

o Proven track record in significant over-quota achievement and demonstrated career stability in enterprise sales.

o Experience of selling into several verticals to include Banking/Finance, Energy/Utilities, government agencies, and Pharmaceuticals.

o Successful in driving growth in the region of at least 30% y/y consistently.

o Full life cycle solution selling. Experience with SaaS enterprise security products preferred.

o Strong and systematic experience in selling 6 & 7 figure deals to Global 2000 / DAX100 accounts.

o Domain experience in preferably Cyber Threat Intelligence and/or cyber related domain experience in SIEM, SOC, Big Data, Cloud, SOAR, NDR or EDR.

o Experience in a fast growth pre-IPO business in a similar phase of growth to Anomali.

o Proven and consistent hunting skills, 5 + years in an enterprise hunting / closing new business role is required. Experience in target account selling strategy.

o Proven ability to generate 3x pipeline and strong closing skills.

o Salesforce experience preferred.

o Based out of the UK, travel to France and the included region will be required.

Required Skills

o Ability to connect with all individuals at all levels, C-Suite to analyst.

o Consultative sales approach – ability to uncover value by identifying customer pain points and understand information security concepts and approaches. Experience of value selling methodologies.

o Gravitas – needs to be comfortable dealing with CISO level engagements and have an extensive existing network of enterprise cybersecurity contacts within the region within the end-user but also within the channel / ecosystem.

o Strong work ethic, ability to adapt to rapidly changing environments, self-starter, high energy, passionate mindset.

o Curious / strong desire to self-learn new technology and ramp quickly.

o Entrepreneurial and creative business approach.

o Strong but balance personality with high integrity and work ethic, checked ego, non-political, ability to self-analyze and self-motivate. Positive energy, collaborator, winner attitude. Finds solutions, not problems.

o Strong relationship builder externally and internally.

o Enthusiastic and effective communicator. Excellent presentation skills (oral and written) for communication of complex solutions, business benefits, customer journey, and more. Excellent written and verbal communications skills.

o Strong public speaker – track record of speaking and evangelizing at Industry events.

o Strong negotiation skills, including managing legal contract negotiations.

o Strong pipeline management and forecasting skills.

o Analytical – data-driven in approach to decision making.

Environmental Job Requirements &Working Environment

o Languages: English and French (fluent oral and very high standard in written).

o Home office based – experience of working successfully in this way.

o Based out of the UK, with travel to France and associated territory

o Travel as necessary to develop the territory to end users, channel partners, marketing events.

o Occasional travel out of territory to attend corporate events / training events and company kick-offs.

Equal Opportunities Monitoring

It is our policy to ensure that all eligible persons have equal opportunity for employment and advancement on the basis of their ability, qualifications and aptitude. We select those suitable for appointment solely on the basis of merit without regard to an individual's disability, race, religion, sex, age or sexual orientation. Monitoring is carried out to ensure that our equal opportunity policy is effectively implemented.

If you are interested in applying for employment with Anomali and need special assistance or accommodation to apply for a posted position, contact our Recruiting team at [email protected]. We are happy to discuss reasonable adjustments.