Majors Account Executive

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About Trellix

Trellix is a global company redefining the future of cybersecurity. The company’s comprehensive, open, and native cybersecurity platform helps organizations confronted by today’s most advanced threats gain confidence in the protection and resilience of their operations. Trellix, along with an extensive partner ecosystem, accelerates technology innovation through artificial intelligence, automation, and analytics to empower over 50,000 business and government customers with responsibly architected security. More at https://trellix.com.

Role Overview:

Partnering closely with Regional Sales Leadership, Global Teams, and strategic partners, you will expand our footprint, maximize revenue, and build a robust long-term pipeline. As a trusted advisor, you’ll demonstrate how Trellix’s enterprise security solutions consistently exceed complex customer requirements while ensuring top-tier satisfaction.

About the Role

• Drive Revenue Success: Consistently achieve and exceed an assigned annual revenue quota (e.g., $5M+).

• Maximize Territory Growth: Strategically manage and expand your territory to deliver both immediate revenue and sustainable long-term opportunities.

• Pipeline & Account Planning: Build a strong sales pipeline through rigorous account planning, market mapping, and executive engagement.

• Close High-Impact Deals: Prospect, negotiate, and close software contracts and professional services engagements ranging from $150K to $5M+.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with cross-functional sales and technical teams to identify upselling and cross-selling opportunities across the broader Trellix portfolio.

• Deliver Value-Driven Presentations: Lead high-level sales calls, strategic customer engagements, and tailored product demonstrations (both virtual and in-person) that showcase Trellix's business value.

• Guide Evaluation & Implementation: Oversee successful product evaluations, proof-of-concepts, pilot implementations, and beta programs in coordination with technical experts.

• Strategic Partnering: Collaborate with sales leadership to refine go-to-market strategies and optimize sales approaches for complex enterprise environments.

About You

• Location: Located on or near the West Coast.

• Proven Enterprise Track Record: 6+ years of success selling complex security software, cloud solutions, and professional services to large enterprise accounts (Fortune 250 focus).

• Executive Presence: Experienced trusted advisor capable of effectively engaging, negotiating with, and influencing C-level executives and key decision-makers.

• Established Network: Possess deep, existing relationships and industry contacts within the region, with an intimate understanding of current enterprise cybersecurity challenges.

• Domain Knowledge: Solid foundational understanding of modern networking topologies, enterprise security architectures, and emerging technologies.

• Consultative & Customer-Centric: Expert in value-based selling methodologies that solve critical customer pain points and yield high-value, long-term partnerships.

• Navigating Matrixed Environments: Proven ability to collaborate effectively and succeed within a multi-tiered, global sales organization.

This position is paid (in part) on a commission basis. The Base Pay Range is $140,000 - $180,000. The On Target Earnings (OTE) Range (base pay plus on target commission) is $300,000 - $335,000. Actual base pay within the Base Pay Range and actual OTE within the OTE Range will depend on varying circumstances, including the work location, individual qualifications, company budget and other operational business needs. Compensation may also include long-term incentives, subject to various metrics and company policy.

Company Benefits and Perks:

We believe that the best solutions are developed by teams who embrace each other's unique experiences, skills, and abilities. We work hard to create a dynamic workforce where we encourage everyone to bring their authentic selves to work every day. We offer a variety of social programs, flexible work hours and family-friendly benefits to all of our employees.

• Retirement Plans

• Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage

• Paid Time Off

• Paid Parental Leave

• Support for Community Involvement

We're serious about ourcommitment to a workplace where everyone can thrive and contribute to our industry-leading products and customer support, which is why we prohibit discrimination and harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation or any other legally protected status.

Our Commitment to You:

At Trellix, we are committed to creating a safe and trustworthy experience for our customers, employees, and candidates. Please be aware that fraudulent recruiting activity can occur through fake job postings or impersonated communications.

Trellix conducts interviews through professional channels only and does not use text messages, instant messaging, or group chats for interviews. We will never request sensitive personal information-such as your date of birth, Social Security number, or national ID number-during the interview process.

Trellix also does not require candidates to pay fees, purchase products or services, or process payments of any kind as part of the recruiting or hiring process. And Trellix will never keep any original work authorization documents that we may be required to review during the hiring process.