Enterprise Account Executive - North East Italy

About Us

Sophos is a global leader and innovator of advanced security solutions for defeating cyberattacks. The company acquired Secureworks in February 2025, bringing together two pioneers that have redefined the cybersecurity industry with their innovative, native AI-optimized services, technologies and products. Sophos is now the largest pure-play Managed Detection and Response (MDR) provider, supporting more than 28,000 organizations. In addition to MDR and other services, Sophos’ complete portfolio includes industry-leading endpoint, network, email, and cloud security that interoperate and adapt to defend through the Sophos Central platform. Secureworks provides the innovative, market-leading Taegis XDR/MDR, identity threat detection and response (ITDR), next-gen SIEM capabilities, managed risk, and a comprehensive set of advisory services. Sophos sells all these solutions through reseller partners, Managed Service Providers (MSPs) and Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs) worldwide, defending more than 600,000 organizations worldwide from phishing, ransomware, data theft, other everyday and state-sponsored cybercrimes. The solutions are powered by historical and real-time threat intelligence from Sophos X-Ops and the newly added Counter Threat Unit (CTU). Sophos is headquartered in Oxford, U.K.

Role Summary

As an Enterprise Account Executive at SOPHOS, you will be at the forefront of expanding our footprint in the enterprise market. Your expertise will drive strategic sales and partnerships, ensuring SOPHOS’s prominence in your assigned territory. Ideally the candidate should be located in Region (Emilia Romagna, Veneto, Trentino, Friuli).

What You Will Do:

• Consistently exceed sales quotas by acquiring new enterprise customers (New Logo Sales) and driving cross-selling and upselling opportunities within the existing customer base.
• Orchestrate the end-to-end customer engagement process, emphasizing long-term success and loyalty.
• Initiate and lead high-impact sales strategies and collaborative efforts with key partners.
• Develop and nurture executive-level relationships to secure customer commitment and satisfaction.
• Conduct strategic site visits to identify growth opportunities and enhance engagement.
• Maintain impeccable account and opportunity data within CRM systems for accurate forecasting.
• Deeply understand customer business dynamics to align and upsell SOPHOS solutions.
• Communicate SOPHOS’s value proposition effectively to retain and grow customer accounts.
• Adhere to and advocate for the SOPHOS Sales Methodology (MEDDPICC) as a framework for success.
• Engage in continuous learning and training to stay ahead of product developments and industry trends.
• Record all sales activities diligently to ensure Salesforce (CRM) system reflects current and accurate data.
• Collaborate with Sales Engineering and Marketing for comprehensive support throughout the sales cycle.
• Provide valuable market insights and feedback to SOPHOS’s product and strategy teams.

What You Will Bring:

• Proven track record in enterprise sales and account management.
• Strong strategic thinking and business acumen.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to work independently and navigate complex sales cycles.
• Proficiency in Salesforce (CRM) and sales forecasting tools (CLARI).
• Readiness for extensive travel to meet business needs.
• Capability to work remotely and manage a territory-based home office.

Ready to Join Us?

At Sophos, we believe in the power of diverse perspectives to fuel innovation. Research shows that candidates sometimes hesitate to apply if they don't check every box in a job description. We challenge that notion. Your unique experiences and skills might be exactly what we need to enhance our team. Don't let a checklist hold you back – we encourage you to apply.

What's Great About Sophos?

• Sophos operates a remote-first working model, making remote work the primary option for most employees. However, some roles may necessitate a hybrid approach.
• Our people – we innovate and create, all of which are accompanied by a great sense of fun and team spirit.
• Employee-led diversity and inclusion networks that build community and provide education and advocacy.
• Annual charity and fundraising initiatives and volunteer days for employees to support local communities.
• Global employee sustainability initiatives to reduce our environmental footprint.
• Global fitness and trivia competitions to keep our bodies and minds sharp.
• Global wellbeing days for employees to relax and recharge.
• Monthly wellbeing webinars and training to support employee health and wellbeing.

Our Commitment To You

We’re proud of the diverse and inclusive environment we have at Sophos, and we’re committed to ensuring equality of opportunity. We believe that diversity, combined with excellence, builds a better Sophos, so we encourage applicants who can contribute to the diversity of our team. All applicants will be treated in a fair and equal manner and in accordance with the law regardless of gender, sex, gender reassignment, marital status, race, religion or belief, color, age, military veteran status, disability, pregnancy, maternity or sexual orientation. We want to give you every opportunity to show us your best self, so if there are any adjustments we could make to the recruitment and selection process to support you, please let us know.

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