Account Executive Commercial

**Commercial Account Executive - Melbourne**

Rapid7 is seeking a curious, customer centric and target driven Account Executive to join our ANZ sales team and be responsible for customer acquisition in assigned territory/ vertical, contributing to the growth of this region. You will have a proven track record in exceeding your sales targets through solution selling, with the ability to build meaningful relationships to drive revenue growth.

**About the Team**
Our ANZ Sales organisation serves as a strategic partner for our customers, helping them achieve a more secure digital future. By leveraging the full value of our product portfolio our Sales teams create relevant solutions to meet our customers needs and keep them secure. You will be supported closely by our in-region teams of Business Development Representatives, Channel Account Managers, Solutions Engineers and Customer Success Managers, all with the collective goal of best serving our customers with best-in-class Cybersecurity solutions and services.
Our Account Executives are set up to be successful through our sales enablement team, who through a blend of training programs and coaching will ensure that all our AE's are fully immersed into our business and products and can articulate Rapid7 solutions to align with customer needs.

**About the Role**
In this role, you will partner cross-functionally with internal teams to drive net-new business opportunities from initial prospecting through negotiation and contract close. This is a quota-carrying role responsible for selling solutions from our entire portfolio.

**In this role, you will**:

- Creatively source new prospects and thoughtfully position Rapid7's offerings to meet their needs
- Turn client feedback into actionable strategies to drive new business and influence client choices, advocating for client needs to negotiate win-win solutions
- Become a trusted advisor with prospects and customers, building credibility and trust
- Stay current on competitor offerings and be able to identify their strengths and vulnerabilities
- Work closely and communicate effectively with various functional teams including Channel, Sales Engineering, Sales Operations, Marketing and Customer Success to ensure seamless implementation and effective ongoing account growth
- Develop and take responsibility for own pipeline, providing accurate updates on forecast to sales leadership on a weekly and quarterly basis as required

**The skills you'll bring include**:

- Previous experience in a full cycle New Business Sales role within a cybersecurity/cloud/ SAAS company.
- Proven track record in commercial territory or successful track record as SDR / outbound position in ANZ looking to take next step their in sales career.
- Takes full accountability for achieving their number, approaches achieving targets with tenacity, determination and a drive to succeed
- Knowledgeable of the market and market trends within cybersecurity and the cloud space, able to demonstrate credibility and expertise with our prospects and customers
- Customer centric approach to sales, understanding the customers needs and drivers, with the ability to handle objections and remove barriers
- Creative, able to challenge convention and come up with new solutions to drive revenue and create customer outcomes
- Adaptable, able to adjust style and approach, flexible when faced with changing circumstances

**About Rapid7**
At Rapid7, we are on a mission to create a secure digital world for our customers, our industry, and our communities. We do this by embracing tenacity, passion, and collaboration to challenge what's possible and drive extraordinary impact.
Here, we're building a dynamic workplace where everyone can have the career experience of a lifetime. We challenge ourselves to grow to our full potential. We learn from our missteps and celebrate our victories. We come to work every day to push boundaries in cybersecurity and keep our 10,000 global customers ahead of whatever's next.Join us and bring your unique experiences and perspectives to tackle some of the world's biggest security challenges.

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