Last updated at Mon, 05 Jun 2023 14:41:31 GMT

Devin Poulter是一名销售总监,在科技行业拥有超过20年的经验. Recently, 我们问了他几个问题,以了解他是如何建立自己的事业的, what it’s like to lead a team at Rapid7, and more.

You’ve been in software sales for most of your career, what can you tell us about being successful as an Account Executive?

我想说,作为一名成功的客户经理,建立个人品牌是非常重要的. 能够与客户进行开放和诚实的对话,并真正专注于你可以(或有时)的地方, 在你不能增加价值的地方,人们会记住你吗.

Years down the line, when you are either introducing a new product, or representing a different company, 你正在联系的决策者可能会记得你以前是如何对待他们的. If you took the time to create a positive relationship, 他们更有可能接你的电话并倾听,因为你已经建立了信任的基础. I’ve seen that play out time and time again, 我认为,对于建立自己职业生涯的人来说,同样关注自己的个人品牌和你所代表的产品或公司品牌是很重要的.

当谈到建立销售职业生涯时,Rapid7对你来说最突出的是什么?

Well, 网络安全市场是白热化的,因为威胁和不良行为者不断找到暴露脆弱组织的新方法. 随着新公司和初创公司的出现,这是一个吸引了大量竞争的市场,但我认为最有价值和可持续性的是像Rapid7这样的组织,它们可以满足客户的需求,并与他们一起成长.

When we think about our customers, particularly the CISO, their role has become increasingly challenging, and will continue to be so. Between an evolving threat landscape, a struggle to find talent for in-house security teams, 动荡的经济形势给预算带来了压力——他们需要合作伙伴帮助他们用更少的资源做更多的事情. At Rapid7, 我们让每个人都有责任思考这些客户面临的挑战,并确保我们为客户提供最好、最具影响力的解决方案,从而帮助客户建立一个更安全的数字化未来.

Additionally, Rapid7 isn’t a one trick pony for a CISO. 我们的客户主管可以在我们的产品的整个平台上销售, 使他们成为客户的真正合作伙伴,并根据客户的独特需求和挑战增加价值. 当谈到建立一个成功的销售职业(尤其是建立你的个人品牌), 这有助于我们的销售代表为客户提供最大的价值,这些解决方案可以随着客户的需求而增长和扩展.

Finally, Rapid7’s mission is inspiring. 对我们产品的需求永远不会消失. All around the world, 有一些不良行为者不断试图利用个人和企业快速获利. When you think of the impact a hacker or vulnerability can have, 从经济损失到整个基础设施系统和社区的破坏. 我们正在为组织提供工具和资源,以保护自己免受坏人的侵害, 并帮助他们的安全团队更有效地工作,保存他们的数据——更重要的是, people, safe from harm.

What’s it like to lead a team at Rapid7?

作为一名领导者,我很高兴有机会帮助我的团队成熟并看到他们成功. That’s always been a big motivator for me—and it still is today. As I’ve progressed through my career, 我想说,看到业务的增长和成功也是同样值得的, and the impact we’re making on our customers.

今天,我的动力远不止达到目标和去俱乐部. Being part of a company that’s creating real impact every day, whether it’s through our products, our open source communities, or our work in public policy and governance, 这是一段被认可的旅程,让我们在市场上获得了真正创新的声誉,这让我们感到很满足.

当人们在会议或演出中主动接近你时, and commenting on the work Rapid7 is doing, 它给你的工作注入了很多自豪感,并提醒你我们的使命有多重要. A company that gives you that kind of fulfillment, along with opportunities to grow, 找到下一份工作和找到职业归宿之间的真正区别是什么.

What do you look for in an Account Executive?

我寻找的是真正的好奇心,以及对挑战进行批判性思考的能力. 我不需要别人告诉我他们认为我想听什么,或者给我一个笼统的答案. In order to uncover this in an interview, 我经常会分享一个真实世界的情况,并询问他们如何处理它的意见. 这给了我一个机会,看看他们有什么样的后续问题, how they think, and how they might approach challenges on the job. As far as their answer, I’m not looking for a right or wrong response, it’s more about learning how they think. Sometimes, 我甚至会帮助指导或给他们反馈,帮助他们理解上下文,或者用他们最初没有想到的方式来构建它. 最突出的候选人是那些能够提出正确问题的人, can articulate their opinion, and who are also coachable and open to feedback. Knowledge of our products and industry can always be taught, 但是拥有正确的心态对于帮助他们成长并在这个职位上取得成功至关重要.

At Rapid7, 当我们说我们对各种想法持开放态度并鼓励人们挑战传统时,我们是认真的, 我们尊重大家提出的不同观点. 这种文化有助于维持业务,并使你在自己的领域做出一些非常酷的事情.

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