Regional Sales Manager - Manufacturing

CrowdStrike CrowdStrike · Enterprise · Tokyo, Japan

Regional Sales Manager for CrowdStrike's AI-native cybersecurity platform, focusing on enterprise manufacturing clients in Japan. This role involves prospecting, closing new business, and developing post-close relationships, collaborating with internal teams and partners. Requires expert-level sales experience, deep industry knowledge, and strong business acumen.

What you'd actually do

  1. Prospects, identifies, qualifies, and closes new customer revenue within assigned accounts by building relationships with key decision makers, typically using flexible and scalable licensing models (e.g. Falcon Flex).
  2. Develops and executes a comprehensive business plan for each account, including identifying core customer requirements and mapping the benefits of CrowdStrike’s solutions to customer business requirements.
  3. Coordinates with internal stakeholders during customer onboarding, accelerated adoption of products, expansion, and eventual transition of accounts after the first twelve months to expansion/renewal focused Account Managers.
  4. Timely documentation within CRM / Marketing software of customer contact and activity data is required of the role (e.g. names, titles, contact information, opportunity value, product information, sales stages, probability, business pain, firm-future commitments, etc.).
  5. Accountable for accurate forecasting, regular quarterly revenue delivery, and the implementation of agreed account and business plans.

Skills

Required

  • Expert-level sales experience
  • Deep industry knowledge and understanding of a customer’s decision-making process, goals, strategies, and business objectives
  • Expert-level presentation, customer service, financial/business acumen, and negotiation skills
  • Consultative effectiveness and establishing trust
  • Knowledge of sales methodologies, techniques, and the sales lifecycle of security software solutions
  • Minimum 8+ years of relevant professional experience

Nice to have

  • BA/BS or equivalent educational background

What the JD emphasized

  • expert-level knowledge of selling the company’s products and services
  • expert-level presentation, customer service, financial/business acumen, and negotiation skills at all levels of customer engagement
  • Fully functional knowledge of sales methodologies, techniques, and the sales lifecycle of security software solutions, software business value concepts, and the company's products.