Global Account Manager

Cogent Communications; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 40,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

PTO 20 days

Short/Long Disability

Life Insurance

Holidays

Family Leave

401(k) plan with employer match

Stock options

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Cogent Communications is seeking a results-driven sales professional for an in-office role in Houston. You will identify and develop new business across an international sales territory, targeting IP transit customers, carriers, and content providers.

Ideal candidates have 3–8+ years of B2B telecom sales, a proven hunting record, and excellent communication skills. This position offers a competitive base with structured tenure-based increases and uncapped commission potential.

Qualifications

• 3–8+ years of solid B2B sales experience in telecom with collocation and data transit.
• Track record of success in direct hunting, quota attainment.
• Ability to identify, qualify and generate new business through prospecting.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work in a fast-paced team.
• CRM and Microsoft Office experience a plus.

Responsibilities

• Identify new business opportunities within a regional sales territory and global targets.
• Direct calling, email, and outreach to advance opportunities with key decision makers.
• Supplement prospecting with onsite customer meetings as needed.
• Use consultative selling to position connectivity solutions across Cogent's footprint.
• Support customers by leveraging Cogent's network in buildings, data centers, and colocation facilities.

Skills

B2B sales

Telecom industry

Prospecting

Communication

Teamwork

Education

College degree preferred

Tools

CRM

Microsoft Office

Job description

Cogent Communications is a multinational, Tier 1 facilities-based ISP, consistently ranked as one of the top five networks in the world and is publicly traded on the NASDAQ Stock Market under the ticker symbol CCOI. Cogent specializes in providing businesses with high speed Internet access, private network services, IPv4 address leasing, optical transport services and data center colocation services. Cogent's facilities-based, all-optical IP network backbone provides IP services in over 228 markets globally. Since its inception, Cogent has unleashed the benefits of IP technology, building one of the largest and highest capacity IP networks in the world. This network enables Cogent to offer large bandwidth connections at highly competitive prices. Cogent also offers superior customer support by virtue of its end-to-end control of service delivery and network monitoring. Structured tenure pay increases and an uncapped commissions plan offers you unlimited earnings potential.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Paid Time Off (PTO) (20 days per year)
• Short and Long Term Disability
• Life Insurance
• Holidays
• Family Leave (three weeks per year)
• 401(k) plan with employer match
• stock options
• an Employee Assistance Program

Compensation

[Starting / Initial] Base Salary Pay Range: [$19.23- $43.26 per hour or $40,000 – $90,000 per year].

• 50% -150% of one month’s MRCs (monthly recurring charges)
• 1/12 of one-time NRCs (non-recurring charges)
• 1/24 of Burst

[Tenured] Base Salary Pay Range: [$19.23 - $52.88 per hour or $40,000 - $110,000 per year] based on achievement of structured tenure based and performance based pay increases.

Specific offers within the listed pay ranges are determined by a variety of factors such as experience, education, skills, certifications and business needs.

Responsibilities

• Identify new business opportunities within a prescribed Regional Sales Territory via sourcing and Hunting to identify new business opportunities within a global sales territory and target market segments of IP Transit, Content creators/hosters, Carriers/wholesalers and Netcentric companies.
• Through direct calling, email and contact efforts you will identify, qualify, and generate these new business opportunities by working directly with Key Decision Makers.
• Compliment prospecting and selling efforts through onsite customer meetings as needed.
• Use consultative and relationship building selling techniques to identify current and future connectivity solutions.
• Help Cogent customers and prospects by positioning our services for new business by leveraging the global network footprint that includes commercial and retail buildings, carrier neutral hotels, data centers and colocation facilities.

Qualifications

• 3-8+ years of solid, B2B sales experience in a telecom arena with collocation, wholesale experience and data transit and transport.
• Proven experience with a track record of success in a direct hunting, B2B sales role and quota achievement.
• Demonstrated ability to identify, qualify and generate new business through extensive prospecting and research.
• Strong oral and written communication skills are a must.
• Ability to work in a fast paced, team environment with revenue deadlines.
• Working knowledge of computer applications such as Microsoft Office and a CRM are a plus.
• A college degree is preferred but not required.

Work Environment

This is an in-office position five days a week to best support your success, allowing for focused mentorship, training, and personal coaching.

Cogent Communications is an Equal Opportunity Employer.