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Sales Licensing Partner will field sellers on pitching, positioning, sizing, and offering the Flex Consumption Program from inception through execution to field sales. Includes driving program and offer needs to support the quote to cash process. This role is expected to make key decisions with/without input from the management team and provide recommendations and breakdown of complex situations to sales leaders using analytics. This role will be responsible for supporting sales teams throughout different geographic regions in deal structuring, pricing and contract reviews.

F5’s Sales organization is continuously evolving and adapting to enable the needs of our customers, and this role is critical in enabling the operational delivery of F5’s new Subscriptions & Licensing offerings.

The ideal candidate should have working knowledge of software licensing, sales cycles, analytical skills, translating and understanding customer needs. The candidate must have the ability to drive complex, high business impact sales/operational components to timely completion. They should be comfortable interacting with all levels within the organization up to and including senior executives

Primary Responsibilities:

Proactively manage a set of defined operational/contractual elements that enable the quote to cash for Licensing offerings for a targeted vertical
Be the primary operations point of contact during the Flex Consumption Program addendum review process
Provides clear and timely communication within HQ teams as well as Theatre Sales teams.
Attend calls with field and customers as needed to educate them on the components of licensing programs.
Able to understand the ‘voice of the field’ and “voice of the customer” and represent that back to the operations team to drive programmatic improvements.
Focused on assigned task that supports the Sales Process, improving deal velocity and removing roadblocks to close business.
Manage regional coverage for Flex Consumption Program by being the Subject Matter Expert. This involves creating/managing quotes/operational elements and assisting the field close the deal.
Manage the operational pipeline and provide updates to Sales Leadership
Manage the operational process for contract management.
Manage and track customer addendum exceptions.

Other Responsibilities:

Responsible for upholding F5’s Business Code of Ethics and for promptly reporting violations of the Code or other company policies.
Develop materials and presentations as needed to support the programs
Perform other related duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Proven ability to effectively work with all levels including executive management
Knowledge of sales operations activities/technology
High attention to detail is a must
Strong communication, planning, and organization skills
Strong leadership, organization, analytical, and execution skills
Ability to work with a high degree of independence
Ability to work effectively under tight deadlines
High degree of business proficiency, professional maturity, and poise.
High competence on Microsoft Office suite & SFDC
Knowledge of Tableau a plus

Qualifications:

BS/BA in Business related field or equivalent work experience
2 - 4 years working in Sales, Sales/Business Operations, Program Management or Business Insights capacity
Knowledge of security and networking marketplace and products is desirable

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

Duties are performed in a normal office environment while sitting at a desk or computer table. Duties require the ability to utilize a computer, communicate over the telephone, and read printed material.
Duties may require being on call periodically and working outside normal working hours (evenings and weekends).
Duties may require the ability to travel via automobile or airplane, approximately 10% of the time spent traveling.

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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. This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, job assignment, compensation, promotion, benefits, training, discipline, and termination. F5 offers a variety of reasonable accommodations for candidates. Requesting an accommodation is completely voluntary. F5 will assess the need for accommodations in the application process separately from those that may be needed to perform the job. Request by contacting accommodations@f5.com.

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