Application Guide

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at HITACHI ENERGY

🏢 About HITACHI ENERGY

Hitachi Vantara, the data foundation trusted by the world’s innovators, empowers businesses to automate, optimize, and innovate with resilient, high-performance data infrastructure. As part of Hitachi Energy, you'll contribute to advancing sustainable energy systems towards a carbon-neutral future, working on cutting-edge solutions for clients from banks to the Las Vegas Sphere.

About This Role

As an Account Executive in the AMER Sales team, you'll build deep relationships with clients across various industries, understand their challenges, and deliver profitable business for Hitachi's products, services, and solutions. This role focuses on hunting new business in the NYC/NJ area, requiring complex data center and storage selling experience to drive growth and customer success.

💡 A Day in the Life

You'll start your day reviewing pipeline metrics and prioritizing outreach to key prospects in the NYC/NJ area. Mornings might involve client meetings (virtual or in-person) to understand their data challenges, followed by afternoons collaborating with solutions architects to tailor proposals. Evenings could include industry events or follow-up calls to advance deals.

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🎯 Who HITACHI ENERGY Is Looking For

  • Experienced in complex data center and/or storage selling, with a proven track record of hunting and closing deals in the NYC/NJ area.
  • Energetic and motivated sales professional who thrives on building deep customer relationships and articulating value propositions.
  • Collaborative team player who works cross-functionally to ensure customer success and shares in celebrating wins.
  • Passionate about sustainable energy and data-driven innovation, aligning with Hitachi's mission to advance a carbon-neutral future.

📝 Tips for Applying to HITACHI ENERGY

1

Highlight your specific experience selling data center or storage solutions in the NYC/NJ area, including deal sizes and client outcomes.

2

Demonstrate your hunting skills by providing examples of how you've identified and closed new business in competitive markets.

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Tailor your resume to emphasize cross-functional collaboration and relationship-building with C-level executives.

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Showcase your knowledge of Hitachi Vantara's data infrastructure solutions and how they align with sustainability goals.

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Include metrics that quantify your sales achievements, such as revenue growth, quota attainment, or market share expansion.

✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter

['Your experience with complex data center or storage sales in the NYC/NJ area.', 'Your ability to build deep relationships and understand customer challenges to drive value.', "Alignment with Hitachi's mission of advancing sustainable energy systems and data-driven innovation.", 'Examples of successful hunting and new business development in a similar industry.']

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🔍 Research Before Applying

To stand out, make sure you've researched:

  • → Study Hitachi Vantara's data infrastructure products (e.g., VSP storage, UCP converged systems) and their competitive advantages.
  • → Review recent news about Hitachi Energy's sustainability initiatives and how they tie to customer value.
  • → Understand the Las Vegas Sphere case study as an example of customer innovation enabled by Hitachi.
  • → Explore the company's culture and values, especially around diversity, global teamwork, and impact.

💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics

Based on this role, you may be asked about:

1 Describe a time you successfully hunted and closed a complex data center deal in the NYC/NJ market.
2 How do you approach building relationships with C-level executives in large enterprises?
3 Walk us through your process for articulating value propositions for storage or data infrastructure solutions.
4 How do you collaborate with cross-functional teams (e.g., pre-sales, support) to ensure customer success?
5 What do you know about Hitachi Vantara's role in sustainable energy and how would you leverage that in sales?
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⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid

  • Failing to mention specific NYC/NJ market experience or complex data center/storage sales background.
  • Being too generic about sales achievements without quantifiable results or relevant industry context.
  • Not demonstrating knowledge of Hitachi Vantara's unique value proposition or sustainability focus.

📅 Application Timeline

This position is open until filled. However, we recommend applying as soon as possible as roles at mission-driven organizations tend to fill quickly.

Typical hiring timeline:

1

Application Review

1-2 weeks

2

Initial Screening

Phone call or written assessment

3

Interviews

1-2 rounds, usually virtual

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