Why This Job is Featured on The SaaS Jobs
This listing stands out because it sits at the intersection of SaaS infrastructure and a dominant platform ecosystem. The focus on M365 data protection and resilience reflects a mature SaaS category where buyers expect measurable outcomes and vendor credibility, and where co-sell motions with hyperscalers can materially shape pipeline. The specialist model also signals a product-led portfolio that requires deep domain knowledge to convert larger, higher-stakes opportunities.
For SaaS sales professionals, the role offers exposure to the mechanics of scaling a cloud line of business inside an established software company: territory planning, forecast rigor, and repeatable “compete plays” in a crowded market. Working alongside field AEs and a dedicated solution engineer mirrors how many SaaS organisations structure enterprise deals, making the experience portable across cloud security, data management, and platform-adjacent products. The emphasis on ROI narratives and sales-cycle acceleration aligns with how SaaS teams defend and expand ARR.
This position is best suited to someone who prefers owning a defined product area while influencing broader account strategy through partnership with generalist sellers. It fits professionals who enjoy structured deal management, executive-level customer engagement, and coordinating with external partners such as Microsoft without needing to be the sole account owner.
The section above is editorial commentary from The SaaS Jobs, provided to help SaaS professionals understand the role in a broader industry context.
Job Description
Veeam, the #1 global market leader in data resilience, believes businesses should control all their data whenever and wherever they need it. Veeam provides data resilience through data backup, data recovery, data portability, data security, and data intelligence. Based in Seattle, Veeam protects over 550,000 customers worldwide who trust Veeam to keep their businesses running. Join us as we move forward together, growing, learning, and making a real impact for some of the world’s biggest brands. The future of data resilience is here - go fearlessly forward with us.
bout the Role
This role reports to the EMEA lead of the Veeam Data Cloud M365 business and will partner closely with the Commercial Territory Managers (TM) in his/her territory to drive world-class sales experiences for customers. By partnering the Veeam TMs and the Veeam Data Cloud M365 specialist, Veeam will deliver the best and most value-add sales experience for customers, helping them define the best data protection and resiliency plan possible. This role will also be deeply connected with Microsoft to leverage the Veeam + Microsoft partnership to drive co-sell.
This role is accountable to meet sales and growth goals for the M365 data protection business in his/her territory. The role is expected to be an expert in Veeam's Data Cloud M365 products and augment Field pursuit teams to increase win rates, deal size and accelerate sales cycles. This role will carry a quota focused on Veeam Data Cloud M365 and be expected to drive sales cycles for opportunities above $100k ARR. This role will also be teamed with a solution engineer focused on the Veeam Data Cloud M365 business. The sales specialist will focus on winning the customer decision and proving value, and the specialist solution engineer will focus on winning the technical decision.
This role will be responsible for building and maintaining a plan to exceed plan, delivering a weekly deal-based forecasts, being an expert in compete plays in the M365 data protection space against Veeam’s top competitors and building great value-add and ROI scenarios for customers to win the customer decision. Deal commercial management will depend on if it is a multi-product opportunity where the Veeam TM will own the end-to-end business.
What You’ll Do
- Ensure sales fundamentals are met across the Veeam Data Cloud M365 business (e.g., pipe coverage, deal updates, etc.)
- Collaborate on a daily business with his/her territory’s AEs to ensure great account-level partnering
- Prepare and lead customer meetings on Veeam Data Cloud M365 to advance sales opportunities
- Develop and execute the Veeam Data Cloud M365 close plan to exceed historical close rates
- Coordinate the Veeam Data Cloud M365 solution engineer engagement with the
- Own the co-sell process with Microsoft in his/her territory and hit regional co-sell goals
- Provide weekly product-specific forecast updates for his/her territory
- Ensure top deals are on-track with the right Field + Specialist pursuit team engaged
- Identify repeatable sales tactics that increase win rates and help build a “win formula”
What You’ll Bring
- At least 10+ years in software sales, and proven capability to engage at the customer exec level, and at least 15+ years of total work experience
- Proven track record of hitting / exceeding sales goals
- Proven capability in Enterprise software sales, and ideally in the data protection, data management or M365
- Proven capability of working in a Specialist + Field sales model
- Proven capability of working in a partner-driven GTM
- Ability to work cross-functionally with Sales, Renewals and Field Marketing
- Strong team player / coach mentality – expect to be personally engaged in opportunities
- Excellent written and presentation skills for both external and internal audiences
- Be able to travel up to 50% of time
What You’ll Get
- Paid time off:21 annual vacation days combined with 4 global VeeaMe Days for rest and self-care
- Comprehensive medical insurance for employees and eligible dependents, plus gap cover for hospital co-payments and above-rate charges
- Mandatory private pension plan with employer and employee contributions
- Risk insurance including death cover (with educational benefit), disability income replacement, severe illness, and funeral cover
- 24 paid volunteer hours annually through the Veeam Cares program
- Professional training and education, including courses and workshops, internal meetups, and unlimited access to our online learning platforms (LinkedIn Learning, Athena, O’Reilly) and mentoring through our MentorLab program
Please note: If an applicant is permanently located outside of South Africa, Veeam reserves the right to decline the application for this position.
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