Senior SLED Sales Director II – AI-Ready Connectivity

Lumen; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 136,000 - 182,000; Full time

Job summary

Lumen is a leading network provider driving AI-ready connectivity for enterprises, governments, and communities. This role leads a sales team across State, Local Government, and Education, building growth and profitability in the East region.

The Director II Sales, SLED oversees all sales activities for the Lumen Solution portfolio, ensuring strong quota attainment and a disciplined forecast across Networking, Cloud, Security, and Datacenter offerings.

Qualifications

• Five plus years of telecom or related technology sales experience.
• Five plus years sales management experience with SLED or Federal in telecom or tech industry.
• Experience in building strategic plans for sales team growth and development.
• Experience in mentoring, training, and developing high-performance sales teams.
• Must have a valid driver’s license and satisfactory driving record.

Responsibilities

• Manage the sale of entire product portfolio including Networking, Cloud, Security, Managed Services, and Datacenter solutions to meet revenue targets.
• Perform account planning and positioning for Growth Accounts in SLED vertical.
• Responsible for quota attainment and meeting monthly sales goals while delivering outstanding service.
• Train, coach, mentor, motivate and conduct formal performance reviews for a team of 5-7 sales representatives in SLED accounts.
• Manage daily sales activity, funnel activity, territory management, and customer-focused sales efforts for a team of SLED sales executives.

Skills

Sales leadership

SLED expertise

Telecom domain knowledge

Account planning

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Job description

Lumen is a leading network provider driving AI-ready connectivity for enterprises, governments, and communities. This role leads a sales team across State, Local Government, and Education, building growth and profitability in the East region.

The Director II Sales, SLED oversees all sales activities for the Lumen Solution portfolio, ensuring strong quota attainment and a disciplined forecast across Networking, Cloud, Security, and Datacenter offerings.