Services Sales Manager - Professional Services (Kuala Lumpur)

Overview

Services Sales Manager - Professional Services (Kuala Lumpur) F5 Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia At F5, we strive to bring a better digital world to life. Our teams empower organizations across the globe to create, secure, and run applications that enhance how we experience our evolving digital world. We are passionate about cybersecurity, from protecting consumers from fraud to enabling companies to focus on innovation. Everything we do centers around people. That means we obsess over how to make the lives of our customers, and their customers, better. And it means we prioritize a diverse F5 community where each individual can thrive.

Role Overview This is a strategic sales position requiring an in-depth knowledge of how technology is used to enable business goals or overcome business challenges. Position requires strategic thinking / planning coupled with tactical execution of identified business opportunities, within a matrix organization. Must be able to build and maintain relationships effectively and communicate at all levels. Develops opportunities across the F5 services portfolio while effectively selling using technical, organizational and customer knowledge to influence and build trusting relationships. Able to partner effectively, and tactically across F5 and with Systems Integrators, large Service Providers and regional VARs based on need or required value. This is typically an individual contributor role. This is a quota carrying role.

What You’ll Do

Establish and maintain positive working relationships with F5 Distributors, F5 Partners, F5 Professional Services and F5 Product Sales Teams in the development, sales and delivery of Professional, Knowledge, and Enhanced Services offerings.

Develop strategies and create opportunities in consulting solutions, training, enhanced services offerings to ensure that deliverables are of the highest quality and meet client expectations.

Manage technical, service agreement, and training aspects of Professional Services engagements and assist in sales efforts both with existing clients and prospective ones.

Research and develop lists of potential customers within an organization; regularly follow-up on leads and developing leads, and act to close deals

Determine market strategies and goals for each service; understanding the strategies, goals and objectives of named accounts

Assume a leadership role in coordinating account strategy and tactics for professional services team (consulting, education services and sales management)

Responsible for identifying and qualifying long-term and short-term business opportunities and pro-actively identifying and addressing competitive threats

Prepares formal proposals and presentations, presents to all levels of the organization including executives, leads negotiations, coordinates complex decision making processes and overcomes objectives to closure, and closes sales in a professional and effective manner

Maintain up-to-date knowledge of industry trends, technical developments and government regulations that affect target markets

Must understand organization’s business needs, develop application of products and services and communicate how F5’s technical value added solutions will address those needs

Assume full responsibility for accurate sales forecasting by demonstrating in depth knowledge of sales cycles from initial contact through the procurement process, ensure SalesForce is utilized appropriately and maintained on a regular basis

Responsible for upholding F5’s Business Code of Ethics and for promptly reporting violations of the Code or other company policies

Perform other related duties as assigned

What You’ll Bring

8+ years of direct work experience in a relevant environment

BA / BS degree preferred

Strong negotiation and closing skills

Strong solution selling and presentation abilities

Advanced client interfacing and customer-focused approach

Strong Influencing skills

Demonstrated selling skills in a complex matrix environment

Demonstrates effective use of internal relationships and resources

Strong ability to effectively manage time and prioritize workload, develop and manage pipeline and forecasting

Ability to provide and work from a home office located within the territory

Requires specialized knowledge in cloud services, managed services and traditional implementation services

Experience with Internet related software or systems

What You’ll Get

Hybrid working mode

Career growth and development opportunities

Recognitions and Rewards

Employee Assistance Program

Competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and cool perks

Culture of Giving Back

Dynamic Diversity & Inclusion Interest Groups

Apply if you believe your own unique capabilities can contribute to the success of this role and our organization!

The Job Description is intended to be a general representation of the responsibilities and requirements of the job. However, the description may not be all-inclusive, and responsibilities and requirements are subject to change.

Please note that F5 only contacts candidates through F5 email address (ending with @f5.com) or auto email notification from Workday (ending with f5.com or @myworkday.com).

Equal Employment Opportunity It is the policy of F5 to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and employment applicants without regard to unlawful considerations of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, sensory, physical, or mental disability, marital status, veteran or military status, genetic information, or any other classification protected by applicable local, state, or federal laws. F5 offers a variety of reasonable accommodations for candidates. Requesting an accommodation is completely voluntary. For accommodations, please contact

Note : This description is a general representation and not all-inclusive. Responsibilities and requirements are subject to change.

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