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Pure Storage

Delivers all-flash storage hardware and services

Sales District Director - Enterprise Sales Division, Enterprise Sales Team (Hi-Touch)

Field SalesConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeTokyo, JapanNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • At least five years of field sales management experience in the high-tech industry, such as AI, data management, software, or SaaS.
  • A track record of selling to IT departments and IT leadership at large enterprise accounts.
  • Experience building and managing partner-led sales motions within Japan’s system integrator and distributor ecosystem.
  • Proven success recruiting, coaching, and retaining strong sales talent.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication, with the ability to articulate Everpure’s value clearly and credibly to executives.
  • A strong organizational, process-driven, and detail-oriented approach.
  • Sound judgment in balancing competing priorities and getting to the root of problems.
  • The ability to mobilize internal resources, including system engineers, support, marketing, and global teams, to execute complex sales strategies.
  • Fluency with CRM and sales enablement tools.
  • Native-level Japanese for working with Japanese customers and partners.
  • Conversational-level English for collaborating with global teams.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and develop a team of Enterprise Account Executives serving major customers, embedding Everpure’s culture and values in how the team works.
  • Hire and onboard additional Account Executives as the business grows.
  • Equip the team to lead strategic conversations on AI and data readiness, cyber resilience, and hybrid and multi-cloud data management.
  • Collaborate with the extended district sales team, including Systems Engineers, Partner Account Managers, and Inside Sales, to align customer and partner strategy.
  • Drive team performance against key performance indicators, including pipeline growth, partner alignment, forecast accuracy, and proof-of-concept management, maintaining a pipeline of at least four times quota.
  • Build and deepen relationships with channel partners, including distributors, resellers, and system integrators, and jointly plan and develop accounts with them.
  • Join key customer and partner meetings, lead by example, and coach every team member to meet or exceed quota.
  • Travel regularly to customer and partner sites within Tokyo and across Japan.
  • Deliver annual bookings targets, new logo growth, and Account Executive quota attainment.
  • Run weekly activity and pipeline reviews to identify and close gaps early.
  • Apply analytical thinking, including data- and AI-enabled sales tools, to solve problems and shape team strategy.
  • Manage performance with clarity, consistency, and accountability.

Desired Qualifications

  • Sales management experience in storage or core IT infrastructure in a competitive market.

About the Company

Pure Storage

Delivers all-flash storage hardware and services

Pure Storage provides data storage solutions including all-flash storage arrays, cloud storage, hybrid cloud, and data protection services. Its products work by using flash memory to deliver fast data access, with Evergreen One offering a subscription-based, continuous update and maintenance model that keeps hardware and software up to date without replacing hardware. The company differentiates itself from competitors through a focus on high-performance all-flash storage, scalable data management, and a subscription-based Evergreen model that sustains ongoing software/firmware updates. Its goal is to help businesses manage, protect, and access their data efficiently at scale with sustainable, environmentally friendly storage solutions.

Company size
5,001-10,000
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Santa Clara, CA
Founded
2009

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