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Major Account Manager
Arista Networks INC · 🇺🇸 Houston, TX, US (Remote) · Remote
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship possible
One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 120 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 31 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What Arista Networks INC paid sponsored hires in similar roles5 certified filings for “Manager, Software Test” (Computer and Information Systems Managers) in CA: $169k–$188k, median $169k. Most were filed at wage level II (100%) — 2 lottery entries, ≈31% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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The US Department of Labor certified 120 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 31 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
Who You'll Work With As a team member of the Arista Sales team, you are the face of Arista to our customers; their internal champion for the problems they need to solve. As their champion you will align Arista’s technical resources to achieve your customer’s business outcome. You will partner with some of the most skilled Customer Engineers in the industry in addition to our Professional Services and Executive teams to help them understand how to execute on your customer’s behalf. Our sales teams have a culture of team success, where you’ll collaborate and be supported by like minded sales professionals. This role typically reports to a Regional Sales Manager or Area VP of Sales. What You'll Do Lead the Future of Enterprise Networking. We are seeking a Major Account Manager to join our growing Sales organization. This role will be instrumental in growing the Arista brand within the Greater Houston area. This is an opportunity for a high-performing enterprise technology sales professional who thrives on winning new business, expanding strategic relationships, and selling transformative technology to C-level and senior IT executives. If you're a hunter, a trusted advisor, and someone who enjoys winning competitive enterprise opportunities, this role offers an opportunity to make a significant impact in one of Arista's most important markets. Job Responsibilities: • Own and grow a strategic territory consisting of 12–15 named enterprise accounts across the Greater Houston market. • Exceed aggressive sales objectives by developing new opportunities, expanding existing relationships, and penetrating new accounts. Build trusted relationships with CIOs, CTOs, network leaders, infrastructure executives, architects, and other key decision-makers. • Take a consultative, value-based selling approach to uncover business challenges and demonstrate how Arista's data-driven networking solutions can transform the business challenges that AI/ML, Big Data, and siloed IT systems put on the network into a seamless network running a single open source operating system. • Work with Arista systems engineers to design and position compelling solutions that drive down the total cost of ownership. • Collaborate with technology partners to identify prospects and demonstrate best-in-class solutions • Establish and manage key channel relationships in your territory. • Formulate strategic and tactical account plans based on periodic business reviews with your prospects and customers. • Conduct demand generation activities such as happy hours, lunch-n-learns and technology forums. • Collaborate with Arista peers on marketing plans and best practices. • Keep up-to-date with technology partner solutions, competing solutions and competitor strategies. You know how to open doors, build relationships, navigate complex enterprise sales cycles, and turn customer challenges into strategic technology opportunities. Our team looks for individuals who embody our values of trust, compassion, collaboration, respectfulness, integrity, and good-natured fun. Minimum Job Requirements: • BS/BA degree or equivalent in addition to 8+ years of technology sales experience. • A proven track record of direct enterprise selling, including both new-logo acquisition and expansion within existing accounts in the Houston market. • Relevant data center or networking (LAN/WAN, SDN) industry background from a technology partner, competitor, channel partner or end user is a requirement. • Strong network of relationships and executive-level rolodex and relationships within the territory • Excellent people skills and ability to build relationships at all levels • You possess previous selling experience and technical acumen in one or more of the following areas; Networking,