Confluent is pioneering a fundamentally new category of data infrastructure focused on data in motion. Have you ever found a new favourite series on Netflix, picked up groceries curbside at Walmart, or paid for something using Square? That’s the power of data in motion in action—giving organisations instant access to the massive amounts of data that is constantly flowing throughout their business. At Confluent, we’re building the foundational platform for this new paradigm of data infrastructure. Our cloud-native offering is designed to be the intelligent connective tissue enabling real-time data, from multiple sources, to constantly stream across the organisation. With Confluent, organisations can create a central nervous system to innovate and win in a digital-first world.

　　We’re looking for self-motivated team members who crave a challenge and feel energised to roll up their sleeves and help realise Confluent’s enormous potential. Chart your own path and take healthy risks as we solve big problems together. We value having diverse teams and want you to grow as we grow—whether you’re just starting out in your career or managing a large team, you’ll be amazed at the magnitude of your impact.

　　About the Role:

　　The ISV OEM Account Executive will play a key role in driving Confluent’s sales activities to grow our business expansion with ISV/ OEM accounts in Japan, establishing mutually beneficial collaborations . This role includes activities developing and executing on the go-to-market strategy for Japan as your Territory. The ideal candidate needs to have experience building OEM, MSP or Embedded SaaS revenue streams, and selling complex Database, Messaging, Big Data, Open Source and/or SaaS into large corporate and multinational companies.

　　What You Will Do:

　　Build awareness for Kafka and Confluent

　　Aggressively prospect, identify, qualify and develop sales pipeline across your territory, contributing to our Enterprise revenue generating effort

　　Craft and execute comprehensive sales strategies tailored to target and acquire new OEM Contracts through delivering compelling presentations and effectively negotiating partnership agreements

　　Close business to exceed monthly, quarterly and annual bookings objectives

　　Build strong and effective relationships in the Enterprise / Cloud space, resulting in growth opportunities

　　Build and maintain relationships with new and existing Confluent partners

　　Create and execute go to market plans that are based on viral methods and organic growth

　　What You Will Bring:

　　You have at least 12 to 15+ years of Enterprise sales experience

　　Deep experience selling within the Database, Open Source, Messaging or Big Data space into the Enterprise space with proven success in OEM sales

　　An ability to articulate and sell the business value of big data and the big impact on businesses of all sizes

　　Experience selling to developers and C levels

　　Significant experience in a Sales and/or Business Development role within a similar start up and high growth organization

　　Come As You Are

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