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Dell Technologies

Makes PCs, AI servers and data storage systems

Account Executive - Public

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/15/2026Deadline 10/28/26
No salary listed
Expert
Bachelor's
Johannesburg, South Africa
In Person
Sales & Account ManagementField Sales

About the job

Requirements
  • At least 8 years of field sales experience for outside sales within the public sector.
  • Ability to manage full-cycle sales and exceed targets.
  • Discovery, demonstration, and value-messaging skills.
  • Negotiation proficiency and ability to navigate procurement.
  • Time management and prioritization across multiple opportunities.
Responsibilities
  • Manage mid-market accounts, expand footprint through cross-selling and upselling, and win new opportunities.
  • Build champions, navigate buying committees, and maintain disciplined pipeline hygiene.
  • Execute territory plans, prospect for new logos, and expand existing accounts.
  • Qualify opportunities rigorously and run structured sales cycles to close.
  • Collaborate with solution specialists and partners to build compelling proposals.
  • Forecast accurately, maintain customer relationship management records, and report weekly progress.
Desired Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s degree in Business or Marketing.
  • Training in modern sales methodologies, such as Challenger or SPIN.

About the company

Dell Technologies makes laptops, desktops, servers, data storage and networking equipment for businesses, governments, schools and consumers, and it builds many of the server racks inside large AI data centers. In 2016 it completed its $67 billion purchase of storage maker EMC, then the largest technology deal ever. One division sells PCs, monitors and Alienware gaming computers, while the other sells PowerEdge servers, storage arrays and networking gear to companies running their own data centers. Dell earns money from those hardware sales plus support, financing and subscription services. Michael Dell founded the company in 1984 from his University of Texas dorm room, and it is based in Round Rock, Texas.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$5.3M

Headquarters

Round Rock, Texas

Founded

1984

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What believers are saying

  • AI demand is surging: Dell booked $60.9 billion in AI server orders in the quarter ending July 2026.
  • A $95 billion order backlog gives teams years of work: Dell raised its fiscal 2027 sales forecast to $192 billion.
  • Dell pays for staff to keep learning: its benefits profile lists tuition assistance and apprenticeship programs.

What critics are saying

  • Jobs keep shrinking: Dell's March 2026 annual report showed headcount down 10% to about 97,000, a third straight yearly cut.
  • A few giant buyers drive AI sales: SpaceX and CoreWeave ranked among Dell's largest customers in August 2026.
  • PCs earn thin profits: Dell's PC division kept just 7.6 cents of operating profit per sales dollar last quarter.

What makes Dell Technologies unique

  • Dell sells both halves of computing: data center gear brought in $31.8 billion last quarter, PCs another $15.0 billion.
  • The founder still controls it: Michael Dell, chairman and CEO, holds super-voting shares with over half the director votes.
  • Dell sells straight to buyers at scale: its own sales force, not resellers, brings in about half of revenue.

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