Senior Account Director - Specialized Sales CDN

About Lumen

Lumen is guided by our belief that humanity is at its best when technology advances the way we live and work. With 450,000 route fiber miles serving customers in more than 60 countries, we deliver the fastest, most secure global platform for applications and data to help businesses, government and communities deliver amazing experiences.

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The Role

As an Account Director Senior - Specialized Sales, you will be responsible for managing business development activities for high-profile named accounts and / or specific market segment(s) that lead to the expansion and growth of specialized products.

Accountable for the coordination and strategy on assigned key account(s). Responsible for the overall development and implementation of the account plan.

The Main Responsibilities

Drives account management responsibilities as an overlay sales role including solution creation, solution offering, configuration management, order issuance, service delivery, service management and revenue recognition.

Demonstrates a balance of strategic and tactical thought leadership.

Identifies, bids on, negotiates, and closes new sales opportunities in order to meet and exceed established sales and revenue quotas.

Provides comprehensive account plans and strategies to win new business from new and / or existing accounts.

Provides input to sales management about trends and changes taking place within the customer’s organization, and makes recommendations about future courses of action necessary of the company towards improving its position with the customer.

Provides accurate and detailed weekly forecast funnel of identified and proposed opportunities in order to meet or exceed sales quota requirements.

In-depth knowledge on a specific products and / or services. Interaction with Product management for nonstandard / custom requirements based upon customer needs.

What We Look For in a Candidate

Knowledge and understanding of the telecom industry's competitive landscape.

Experience with Salesforce.com preferred.

Demonstrated strong communication, written, and formal presentation skills as well as proficiency in selling to the close.

Self-motivated, pro-active, results-oriented professional with an ability to work with minimum direction.

Proficient in MS office products : Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Requires at least 50% or more of time conducting sales activities outside of the office.

10+ years experience

What to Expect Next

Based on your job application information you may be given the opportunity to complete an online assessment immediately after applying.

Completion of the online assessment is a requirement in order to be considered for our open position. Now not a good time?

No worries, we will also send you an email with a link to complete the assessment. We strongly recommend that you complete this within 5 days of your application date.

Requisition # : 234591

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Job-related concerns noted in the background screen may disqualify you from the new position or your current role. Background results will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

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Disclaimer

The above job definition information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification.

It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

Job duties and responsibilities are subject to change based on changing business needs and conditions.