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James Fisher

Philadelphia,PA

Summary

Results-driven professional in sales and renewals, known for high productivity and efficient task completion. Skilled in strategic planning, customer relationship management, and team leadership. Excel in communication, negotiation, and problem-solving to achieve sales targets and business growth.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Renewals Manager

Magnet Forensics
Philadelphia, PA
07.2023 - Current
  • Transitioned from Grayshift renewals team to EMEA corporate renewals team post-merger, supporting four sales representatives
  • Served as the first dedicated Renewals Manager for the EMEA territory, addressing account disorganization, increasing on-time renewal rate, and renewing/expanding over 400 customer contracts totaling $6m in revenue

International Business Development Manager

Grayshift
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
01.2023 - 07.2023
  • Identified and targeted potential clients in untapped markets, driving business development efforts
  • Analyzed potential partners and clients to ensure compliance with Magnet's Human Rights Due Diligence process.

Territory Account Manager

Grayshift
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
08.2020 - 01.2023
  • Played a pivotal role as an early hire at Grayshift, transitioning from Federal sales to become the first international salesperson
  • Drove significant revenue growth through the development of partner relationships and direct sales, expanding Grayshift's global footprint and achieving 184% quota attainment during 2 years in role
  • Onboarded and trained new international sales hires, delivering Salesforce training and providing product expertise to ensure team success

Federal User Success Manager (Inside Sales)

Elastic
Arlington, VA
01.2019 - 08.2020
  • Fulfilled a unique role supporting the federal sales team from an account development perspective focused on systems integrators, and working with the federal partner team in business development efforts
  • Delivered 117% attainment of quota to date, pipelining over $1.4 million in revenue
  • Mentored new inside sales reps as they onboarded and ramped up into production, including development of new training material and processes

Business Development Representative

ZeroFOX
Baltimore, MD
10.2017 - 01.2019
  • Worked as sole representative supporting the federal sales team, in addition to two commercial sales executives
  • Sourced over $400,000 worth of revenue
  • Trained, supervised, and evaluated new members of sales team

Government Account Representative

Fedresults
Reston, VA
01.2016 - 10.2017
  • Surpassed assigned monthly goal of 8 net new sales opportunities for 15 consecutive months
  • Generated approximately 70% of team's total opportunities over 15 months
  • Conducted onsite trainings for reseller sales teams - Composed training materials and provided further support in initiating and advancing sales cycle
  • Organized meetings with Chief Information Security Officers of multiple federal agencies exceeding 40,000 employees

Education

Bachelor of Science - Communication

Old Dominion University
Norfolk, VA
12.2015

Skills

  • Partner relationship management
  • Effective communication in team leadership, client relations, and writing
  • Experienced in use of customer relationship management software (Salesforce)
  • Onboarding and training of new team members
  • Addressing customer needs and resolving issues

Timeline

Renewals Manager

Magnet Forensics
07.2023 - Current

International Business Development Manager

Grayshift
01.2023 - 07.2023

Territory Account Manager

Grayshift
08.2020 - 01.2023

Federal User Success Manager (Inside Sales)

Elastic
01.2019 - 08.2020

Business Development Representative

ZeroFOX
10.2017 - 01.2019

Government Account Representative

Fedresults
01.2016 - 10.2017

Bachelor of Science - Communication

Old Dominion University
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