Account Director I - SLED

Lumen Technologies; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); Remote; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a dynamic sales professional to drive growth and connect with clients. In this role, you'll identify and develop new sales opportunities while ensuring customer satisfaction. You'll leverage your sales experience to build strong relationships and exceed quotas. Join a forward-thinking company that values teamwork and offers flexibility to thrive. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a lasting impact in a rapidly evolving industry, where your contributions will be recognized and rewarded.

Benefits

Health Benefits

Life Insurance

Voluntary Lifestyle Benefits

Flexible Work Environment

Qualifications

• 5+ years of industry sales experience required.
• Strong communication and organizational skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Develop sales in target markets by identifying new opportunities.
• Manage relationships with existing customers to retain business.

Skills

Sales Experience

Attention to Detail

Time Management

Communication Skills

Proactive Approach

Tools

Salesforce.com

MS Office

Job description

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Location: WORKS FROM HOME, PA, US ALLENTOWN, PA, US, 18109 PITTSBURGH, PA, US, 15219 PHILADELPHIA, PA, US, 19108 MECHANICSBURG, PA, US, 17055

Company: Lumen Technologies

About Lumen

Lumen connects the world. We are igniting business growth by connecting people, data and applications – quickly, securely, and effortlessly. Together, we are building a culture and company from the people up – committed to teamwork, trust and transparency. People power progress.

We’re looking for top-tier talent and offer the flexibility you need to thrive and deliver lasting impact. Join us as we digitally connect the world and shape the future.

The Role

Identify and develop new sales opportunities, provides product solutions, ensures customer satisfaction, and maintains positive ongoing relationships to maximize sales for the company. Introduces company products and services to new and/or existing customers. Develops and maintains accurate sales and/or revenue forecasts and management of quota funnels.

The Main Responsibilities

• Responsible for developing sales in the designated target market(s) by identifying new sales opportunities by contacting prospective customers by cold calling, premise visits, networking, lead generation, proposal submission, and customer appointments in order to meet and exceed established sales and revenue quotas.
• Develops and manages relationships with acquired and/or existing customers in order to attain additional business and retain existing revenue. Develops action plans to cross-sell and up-sell accounts to increase overall total customer spend with the company.
• Learns and develops further knowledge of new technologies and selling points which includes enhancing expertise in the company's entire product suite.
• Provides comprehensive account plans and strategies to win new business from new and/or existing accounts.
• Provides accurate and detailed weekly forecast funnel of identified and proposed opportunities in order to meet or exceed sales quota requirements.

What We Look For in a Candidate

Basic Qualifications:

• 5+ years of industry sales experience

Preferred Experience:

• Experience: 5+ yrs industry specific sales experience
• Attention to detail with good organizational capabilities.
• Ability to prioritize with good time management skills.
• 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.

Compensation

This information reflects the anticipated base salary range for this position based on current national data. Minimums and maximums may vary based on location. Individual pay is based on skills, experience and other relevant factors.

Location Based Pay Ranges:

$85,586 - $114,114 in these states: PA.

Lumen offers a comprehensive package featuring a broad range of Health, Life, Voluntary Lifestyle benefits and other perks that enhance your physical, mental, emotional and financial wellbeing.

Application Process

Based on your job application information you may be given the opportunity to complete a video interview immediately after applying. This will include a set of questions for you to record a response to in addition to Game Challenges. Completion of this video interview 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 video interview. We strongly recommend that you complete this within 5 days of your application date.

Background Screening

If you are selected for a position, there will be a background screen, which may include checks for criminal records and/or motor vehicle reports and/or drug screening, depending on the position requirements.

Equal Employment Opportunity

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all persons regardless of race, color, ancestry, citizenship, national origin, religion, veteran status, disability, genetic characteristic or information, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, family status, pregnancy, or other legally protected status (collectively, “protected statuses”). We do not tolerate unlawful discrimination in any employment decisions, including recruiting, hiring, compensation, promotion, benefits, discipline, termination, job assignments or training.

Disclaimer

The job responsibilities described above indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not intended to include a comprehensive inventory of all duties and responsibilities for this job. Job duties and responsibilities are subject to change based on evolving business needs and conditions.

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Please be advised that Lumen does not require any form of payment from job applicants during the recruitment process. All legitimate job openings will be posted on our official website or communicated through official company email addresses. If you encounter any job offers that request payment in exchange for employment at Lumen, they are not for employment with us, but may relate to another company with a similar name.