Director II, SLED Sales & Growth Lead

Lumen; Lincoln (NE); On-site; USD 136,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Life benefits

Bonus structure

Job summary

Lumen is seeking a Director II Sales, SLED to lead a regional sales team focused on State, Local Government, and Education accounts. You will drive revenue growth, build strategic plans, and maintain strong customer relationships across Networking, Cloud, Security, Managed Services, and Datacenter solutions.

Travel is estimated at 30% and requires a valid driver’s license. You will mentor a team of 5-7 sales representatives, manage funnel discipline, and collaborate with cross‑functional leaders

Qualifications

• Five plus years of telecom or related technology successful sales experience.
• Five plus years sales management experience with SLED or Federal in telecommunications or a technology-based industry.
• Experience in building strategic plans for sales team growth and development including account and activity planning and development.
• Experience in mentoring, training, and developing high-performance sales teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage the sale of entire product portfolio including Networking, Cloud, Security, Managed Services, and Datacenter solutions to meet revenue targets based on rolled-up quota of sales team.
• Perform account planning and positioning for Growth Accounts in SLED vertical.
• Responsible for quota attainment, realigning modules of accounts, and meeting/exceeding monthly sales goals while delivering the outstanding service to customers.
• Train, coach, mentor, motivate and conduct formal performance reviews for team of 5-7 sales representatives in SLED accounts.
• Manage active learning plans and facilitate daily, monthly, and yearly sales results goals for sales team.

Skills

Telecom sales

Sales leadership

SLED/Federal experience

Account planning

Mentoring/training

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Job description

Lumen is seeking a Director II Sales, SLED to lead a regional sales team focused on State, Local Government, and Education accounts. You will drive revenue growth, build strategic plans, and maintain strong customer relationships across Networking, Cloud, Security, Managed Services, and Datacenter solutions.

Travel is estimated at 30% and requires a valid driver’s license. You will mentor a team of 5-7 sales representatives, manage funnel discipline, and collaborate with cross‑functional leaders