sales representative Remote
Job description
About Lumen
Lumen is guided by our belief that humanity is at its best when technology advances the way we live and work. With 450,000 route fiber miles serving customers in more than 60 countries, we deliver the fastest, most secure global platform for applications and data to help businesses, government and communities deliver amazing experiences. Learn more about Lumen’s network, edge cloud, security and communication and collaboration solutions and our purpose to further human progress through technology at news.lumen.com, LinkedIn: /lumentechnologies, Twitter: @lumentechco, Facebook: /lumentechnologies, Instagram: @lumentechnologies and YouTube: /lumentechnologies.
The Role
You will lead a North America Regional Enterprise new logo acquisition team comprised of winning acquisition sales professionals who maintain a high-quality pipeline and successfully achieve sales and revenue targets.
The Main Responsibilities
You are:
- A self-motivated, proactive enterprise sales leader with a strong track record of regularly meet or exceed targets closing deals through new client acquisition
- A leader who successfully executes on sales strategies for the pursuit of new enterprise opportunities
- Accountable for impeccable funnel and deal management capabilities, with a distinct track record of driving high quality funnel adds, maintaining an appropriate 90-day funnel and managing to sequential improvements in close rates across the team
- Enthusiastic about a digital first environment, driving for high adoption of digital capabilities across customers AND sellers
- Positive, upbeat, and professional
- Detail oriented with strong time management skills
- Passionate about building, cultivating, and ensuring the success of your team – whether new team members or those who have been driving success for Lumen for many years
- Focused on caring for talent and providing a positive, inclusive work environment, ensuring team diversity and a sense of belonging
- A development-oriented leader who can teach, transfer knowledge, and drive results through others
- Visionary, curious, innovative, and inspirational
What We Look For in a Candidate
You also have:
- Bachelors degree or equivalent education and experience
- 6+ years’ experience developing and leading winning teams using a solution-based sales methodology for enterprise technology services in a consultative, complex, business-line sales process
- 1+ years’ experience leading other sales leaders and teams, driving attainment throughout the organization, directly and indirectly
- Demonstrated strong communication, written, and formal presentation skills as well as proficiency in selling to the close.
- Proficiency in MS Office Products: Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint
- Strong business acumen and expert knowledge of Lumen’s products, services, and solutions
- Experience with Salesforce.com preferred
Additionally, you will be responsible for:
- Leading an accountable team with accurate forecasting and a healthy, high-quality pipeline for growth ensuring effective execution to achieve sales and revenue goals
- Effective relationship-building internally through cross-functional collaboration and problem-solving with partners such as Customer Success, Product, Marketing, Solutions/Technology experts, Sales Support, Service Delivery, etc. for new account pursuit support and services, and strengthen new client sales deployment strategies
- Identifies, bids on, negotiates, and closes new sales opportunities in order to meet and exceed established sales and revenue quotas. Provides comprehensive account plans and strategies to win new business from new accounts.
- Providing input to sales management about trends and changes taking place within the customer’s organization and making recommendations about future courses of action necessary of the company towards improving its position with the customer.
- Acting as a mentor and coach, overseeing the development and career advancement of direct reports
- Leveraging vast external network to identify and recruit high performing talent to the team and builds internal relationships with other leaders to provide win-win career opportunities to Lumen employees
- Managing appropriate level of indirect and/or alliance partner relationships required to position customer solutions to acquisition prospects
- Requires at least 50% or more of time conducting sales activities outside of the office.
What to Expect Next
Requisition #: 329166
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This position is part of a bargaining unit and represented by a union. Depending upon the applicable collective bargaining agreement under which you may be hired, you may be: (a) required to join the union and pay union dues as a condition of employment; or, (b) required to pay union dues, but not join the union as a condition of employment; or (c) free to chose whether or not to join the union, but if you do join the union you would be obligated to pay union dues.
EEO Statement
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NOTE: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Disclaimer
The above job definition information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Job duties and responsibilities are subject to change based on changing business needs and conditions.
Salary Range
111375
247500
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.
This position is eligible for either short-term incentives or sales compensation. Director and VP positions also are eligible for long-term incentive. To learn more about our bonus structure, you can view additional information here. We're able to answer any additional questions you may have as you move through the selection process.
As part of our comprehensive benefits package, Lumen offers a broad range of Health, Life, Voluntary Lifestyle and other benefits and perks that enhance your physical, mental, emotional and financial wellbeing. You can learn more by clicking here.
Note: For union-represented postings, wage rates and ranges are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreement provisions.
