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Full-Time

Client Sales Director

Posted on 7/1/2024

Arista Networks

Arista Networks

1,001-5,000 employees

Provides cloud networking and AI-driven solutions

Data & Analytics
Hardware
Enterprise Software

Expert

Toronto, ON, Canada

Category
Strategic Account Management
Sales & Account Management
Required Skills
Sales
Marketing
Requirements
  • Bachelor Degree (BA/BS,CS,BBA) or equivalent
  • A minimum of 10+ years of Sales experience with a focus on developing large major Fortune 500 customers
  • Demonstrated leadership skills to lead both internal cross functional teams within Engineering, Legal, Marketing and external partners
  • Proven navigation of End User requirements definition through the contracting and resale processes is mandatory
  • Working knowledge of networking (Route, Switch, SDN, SD-WAN, Campus Networks, Network Virtualization, NFV,), data center, and/or network automation solutions are prerequisites
  • Demonstrated people skills and ability to cultivate and maintain relationships at all levels
  • Proven track record of building business plans, documenting the processes, and exceeding sales targets
  • Travel to our customers and regional partners within the territory
Responsibilities
  • Identify, develop and close sales opportunities across the Arista product portfolio
  • Establish productive, professional relationships with key personnel in assigned agencies
  • Creating and executing targeted account plans in concert with partner managers and sales engineering team
  • Establish customer demand through pre-engagement planning, research, and solution alignment to mission
  • Manage and align year 1 to year 3 business priorities across a named account territory
  • Create a marketing plan aligned with named accounts and territory

Arista Networks specializes in data-driven cloud networking for large data center, campus, and routing environments, offering platforms that provide availability, agility, automation, analytics, and security through an advanced network operating stack. Their main technologies include cloud networking, distributed control plane, and AI-driven network identity.

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

$359.4M

Headquarters

Santa Clara, California

Founded

2004

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

5%

1 year growth

11%

2 year growth

22%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Partnerships with companies like VAST Data enhance Arista's capabilities in AI infrastructure, making it a key player in the growing AI market.
  • The introduction of CV UNO™ and MSS positions Arista as a leader in network observability and zero trust security, attracting enterprise clients focused on security and compliance.
  • Recent acquisitions, such as Pluribus Networks, expand Arista's cloud networking offerings, potentially leading to increased market share and revenue growth.

What critics are saying

  • The highly competitive networking market, with giants like Cisco and Juniper Networks, could pressure Arista's market share and pricing power.
  • The complexity of integrating new acquisitions like Pluribus Networks may pose operational challenges and divert focus from core business activities.

What makes Arista Networks unique

  • Arista Networks excels in providing high-speed, low-latency networking solutions optimized for AI workloads, setting it apart from traditional networking providers.
  • Their Multi-Domain Segmentation Service (MSS) offers a unique, agentless approach to zero trust networking, reducing operational complexity and enhancing security.
  • Arista's CloudVision® Universal Network Observability™ (CV UNO™) system integrates network, systems, and application visibility, offering a comprehensive observability solution that competitors lack.
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