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By connecting people, data, and applications quickly, securely, and effortlessly, we help organizations move faster and unlock what’s next.
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The Role
Responsible for sales account development within the SLED organization, with an established geographic territory for a complex suite of services and robust product sets to drive sales, increase brand awareness, and grow a specific territory.
The Main Responsibilities
Develop sales within designated target markets by identifying new opportunities with prospective enterprise customers headquartered in the region
Activities include cold calling, premise visits, networking, lead generation, proposal submissions, and customer appointments
Manage customer relationships after securing new business to:
Strengthen strategic positioning with key decision‑makers
Retain existing revenue
Identify and capture additional business opportunities
Create and execute comprehensive sales plans with clearly defined strategies, tactics, and timelines to maximize revenue growth
Take full ownership of the assigned geographic territory, ensuring consistent coverage and proactive engagement
Continuously expand knowledge of emerging technologies, industry trends, and company products and solutions to enhance sales effectiveness
Utilize Siebel and Salesforce.com to maintain accurate, detailed weekly forecast funnels of identified and proposed opportunities, ensuring alignment with sales quota requirements
What We Look For in a Candidate
5+ years of sales experience in a quota‑carrying role
Proven success in solution selling across IP, data, and voice network services
Demonstrated strength in hunting, prospecting, and new account development
Experience using Salesforce.com preferred
Strong communication, writing, and formal presentation abilities, with a track record of effectively selling through to close
Highly self‑motivated, proactive, and results‑driven, with the ability to work independently and with minimal direction
Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Strong attention to detail and solid organizational skills
Ability to prioritize tasks effectively and manage time efficiently
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
$62,247 - $82,993 in these states: AL AR AZ FL GA IA ID IN KS KY LA ME MO MS MT ND NE NM OH OK PA SC SD TN UT VT WI WV WY
$65,364 - $87,148 in these states: CO HI MI MN NC NH NV OR RI
$68,470 - $91,293 in these states: AK CA CT DC DE IL MA MD NJ NY TX VA WA
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. We're able to answer any additional questions you may have about our bonus structure (short-term incentives, long-term incentives and/or sales compensation) as you move through the selection process.
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Benefits
Bonus Structure
Requisition #: 341945
Background Screening
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Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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Disclaimer
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