Chris Kiley
About Chris Kiley
Chris Kiley is the Director of Regional Sales at SentinelOne, with extensive experience in strategic planning, sales team development, and customer relationship management in the technology and cybersecurity sectors.
Professional Background
Chris Kiley is the Director of Regional Sales at SentinelOne, based in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. He has a comprehensive background in sales management and has held various positions at notable companies in the technology and cybersecurity industry. Before his current role, he worked at SailPoint as Director of Regional Sales and has also served in the same capacity at FireEye, Inc., Forcepoint, McAfee, Good Technology, Check Point Software Technologies, Ltd., and Sprint. His career spans over two decades, with extensive experience in strategic account management and territory sales.
Education and Expertise
Chris Kiley holds a BA in Business Administration from the University of South Florida, where he studied Management. He has a strong business acumen and an aptitude for technology, specializing in cyber security, SaaS, cloud security, enterprise software, IP networking (LAN/WAN), unified communications, and several other areas in the tech industry. His expertise extends to executive suite/C-level relationships, consultative solution sales, new market development, product launches, and channel development.
Sales Leadership and Team Building
Chris Kiley has specialized skills in hiring, building, and coaching top-performing sales teams. He is known for his ability to recruit, build, and retain award-winning sales teams that generate significant business growth. In his various leadership roles, Chris has developed strategic long-term business plans to meet current and future customer requirements and has nurtured senior-level business relationships to ensure long-term loyalty and greater market share.
Strategic Planning and Forecasting
Chris Kiley is proficient in creating concise business proposals that outline business value, technical features, and ROI elements of tailored implementations. He is adept at strategic planning and analysis, customer service, and account development and management. Chris uses CRM, Salesforce (SFDC), and Clari for accurate forecasting and has experience with managed detection and response (MDR) and endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions.
Industry Experience and Current Role
Chris Kiley's extensive industry experience includes computer/network/cyber security, SaaS, cloud security, telecommunications, and wireless/mobility. Currently, he serves as the Director of Regional Sales at SentinelOne. In addition to his role at SentinelOne, Chris is also an Executive Board Member at the Cloud Security Alliance in the Ohio River Valley Chapter. His previous roles have equipped him with a thorough understanding of the technology landscape and customer requirements in these fast-evolving fields.