Enterprise Sales Manager APAC & MEA

Ziff Davis; Dubai; On-site; AED 404,000 - 441,000; Full time

Job summary

Ookla, an Accenture company, is seeking an Enterprise Sales Manager to lead the expansion of its enterprise business across the Middle East and Africa, managing and growing a portfolio of strategic accounts while closing new opportunities.

You will own end-to-end sales cycles, build a robust pipeline, and engage executive stakeholders to deliver measurable business outcomes for customers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Telecommunications, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline.
• MBA or advanced business qualification is advantageous.
• 7–12 years of enterprise technology sales experience with a proven track record of exceeding quota.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a territory and account growth strategy aligned with MEA objectives.
• Identify, qualify, and close new enterprise opportunities across targeted industries.
• Build and maintain a robust sales pipeline to achieve revenue targets.
• Engage CIOs, CTOs, Digital Transformation Leaders, IT Directors, and Operations Executives.
• Lead the full sales cycle from prospecting to closure with proposals and negotiations.
• Develop compelling value propositions and business cases demonstrating measurable outcomes.
• Manage a portfolio of existing enterprise customers and strategic accounts; drive retention and upsell.
• Collaborate with Customer Solutions and Success teams to ensure customer satisfaction and value realization.
• Develop relationships with system integrators, managed service providers, and technology partners.
• Support initiatives to expand Ookla's presence in adjacent industries and participate in events.

Skills

Enterprise sales

SaaS sales

Analytics

Networking

Customer experience

Cloud

Managed services

Strategic accounts

Solution selling

Executive communication

Contract negotiation

Account planning

Data analysis

Independent working

Stakeholder management

English communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/Telecommunications/Engineering/CS

MBA or advanced business qualification

Job description

Description

We are seeking a highly motivated and commercially driven Enterprise Sales Manager to lead the expansion of Ookla's enterprise business across the Middle East and Africa while managing and growing a portfolio of existing strategic accounts.

The Opportunity

The successful candidate will be responsible for identifying, developing, and closing new business opportunities across enterprise sectors including hospitality, real estate, transportation, smart cities, government, education, healthcare, retail, and large venues. The role will focus on positioning and selling Ookla's enterprise solutions portfolio, including:

• Enterprise Experience Assurance powered by Ekahau and Speedtest Certified
• Speedtest Pulse
• Customer Experience and Outage Intelligence solutions powered by Downdetector
• Speedtest Insights and Advanced Analytics services

The Enterprise Sales Manager will work closely with the VP Sales MEA, Sales Directors, Customer Success Managers, Product Specialists, and Professional Services teams to execute regional growth strategies and deliver measurable business outcomes for customers.

Expectations For Success

• Develop and execute a territory and account growth strategy aligned with MEA strategic objectives.
• Identify, qualify, and close new enterprise opportunities across targeted industries.
• Build and maintain a robust sales pipeline to achieve and exceed revenue targets.
• Engage executive stakeholders including CIOs, CTOs, Digital Transformation Leaders, Customer Experience Leaders, IT Directors, and Operations Executives.
• Lead the full sales cycle from prospecting and discovery through proposal development, negotiation, and contract closure.
• Develop compelling value propositions and business cases that demonstrate measurable customer outcomes.
• Manage a portfolio of existing enterprise customers and strategic accounts.
• Drive customer retention, renewals, upsell, and cross-sell opportunities.
• Establish trusted advisor relationships with key stakeholders.
• Collaborate with Customer Solutions and Success teams to ensure customer satisfaction and long-term value realization.
• Develop relationships with system integrators, managed service providers, technology partners, consultants, and industry influencers.
• Support strategic initiatives focused on expanding Ookla's presence in adjacent industries beyond telecommunications.
• Participate in industry events, conferences, workshops, and executive briefings.
• Contribute market intelligence, competitive insights, and customer feedback to support regional strategy development.

Requirements

We are looking for the right person, not the exact list of requirements. If you believe your life experience has prepared you for similar challenges, we’d like to hear from you.

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Telecommunications, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline.
• MBA or advanced business qualification is advantageous.
• 7–12 years of enterprise technology sales experience with a proven track record of exceeding quota.
• Experience selling SaaS, analytics, networking, telecommunications, customer experience, cloud, managed services, or enterprise software solutions.
• Strong experience managing strategic accounts while developing new business opportunities.
• Familiarity with enterprise networking, Wi-Fi technologies, customer experience management, digital transformation, or connectivity-related solutions is highly desirable.
• Experience operating across multiple countries within the Middle East and Africa is preferred.
• Strong consultative and solution-selling capabilities.
• Excellent executive communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to translate technical capabilities into business value and outcomes.
• Strong commercial negotiation and contract management skills.
• Strategic account planning and opportunity management expertise.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Self-motivated, entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to work independently.
• Strong collaboration and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English. Additional regional languages are advantageous.
• New business revenue generation
• Enterprise pipeline growth
• Customer retention and renewal performance
• Upsell and cross-sell success
• Forecast accuracy

About

Ookla, an Accenture company, is a global leader in connectivity intelligence that brings together the trusted expertise of Speedtest®, Downdetector®, Ekahau®, and RootMetrics® to deliver unmatched network and connectivity insights. By combining multi-source data with industry-leading expertise, we transform network performance metrics into strategic, actionable insights.

Our solutions empower service providers, enterprises, and governments with the critical data and insights needed to optimize networks, enhance digital experiences, and help close the digital divide. At the same time, we amplify the real-world experiences of individuals and businesses that rely on connectivity to work, learn, and communicate. From measuring and analyzing connectivity to driving industry innovation, Ookla helps the world stay connected.

About Accenture

Accenture helps the world’s leading enterprises reinvent by building their digital core and unleashing the power of AI to create value at speed for organizations across industries. Our strategy is to be the reinvention partner of choice for our clients and lead in the safe, widespread adoption of AI, and to be the most client focused, AI-enabled, great place to work in the world. We bring together the talent of our approximately 799,000 people with proprietary assets and platforms, deep process and industry expertise, and leading ecosystem relationships to deliver end-to-end solutions and measurable outcomes at scale. Through our Reinvention Services, we offer broad expertise across Cybersecurity, Digital Core, Finance, Industry and Enterprise, Song, Supply Chain and Engineering, and Talent, with advanced capabilities in AI and Data, Industry and Process, and Technology. We serve approximately 9,000 clients and generated approximately $70 billion in FY25 revenue. Visit us at accenture.com.

Compensation Range

Ookla provides a range for the base pay. Factors that may be used to determine your actual pay may include your specific job related knowledge, skills, experience, and geographic location. The salary compensation for this role is 404,000 - 441,000 AED. Individual pay within the compensation range for this business unit specific role is determined based on a variety of factors including experience, scope of the role, capabilities to perform the role, education and training, as well as business and company performance.