Sales Executive II

NTT DATA strives to hire exceptional, innovative and passionate individuals who want to grow with us.

We are currently seeking a Sales Executive II to join our team in Atlanta, Georgia (US-GA), United States (US).

NTT DATA strives to hire exceptional, innovative and passionate individuals who want to grow with us.

We are currently seeking a Georgia SLED Sales Executive II to join our team in Atlanta, Georgia (US-GA), United States (US).

The ideal candidate NTT DATA is seeking has 10+ years of experience and strong relationships in Georgia State and Local government and Education, possibly as part of the State or local government administrations, agencies or departments. Additionally, a strong understanding of Information Technology is highly desired as this position will be seeking to ultimately sell technology services and offerings to these entities with a primary role of generating, qualifying, and closing new business for the company.

The Sr. Sales Executive for the State and Local agencies and Education entities of Georgia will do duties and need the following skills:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop a pipeline of new business contacts and opportunities and conduct regular progress reviews with immediate leadership.
• Create account plans with detailed demand generation strategies for states, cities, counties and educational institutions (Public Entities) and a plan to grow existing relationships and expand to grow new relationships.
• Introduce other NTT DATA executive leadership to existing relationships and new contacts.
• Be intimate with the Public Entities budget processes, specifically understanding budget that is earmarked for Information Technology and bring opportunities forward and coordinate client meetings based on findings.
• Work months in advance to understand upcoming Requests for Proposals (RFPs), influence specific requirements where possible for the benefit of NTT DATA and bring to the pursuit process far in advance of the RFP issue date.
• Understand the different contracting vehicles available for all the Public Entities and work to ensure NTT DATA is on each vehicle where applicable. Promote these vehicles to prospects as a potential method to procure services without necessarily going through a formal RFP process.
• Develop a strong understanding of NTT DATA offerings for Public Entities and promote these to the Public Entities. Also learn about and establish relationships with other NTT Group entities and jointly work together to identify and close new business.
• Support pursuit and proposal delivery teams throughout the defined pursuit process as a team player, striving to assist the team however needed to execute the overall pursuit process.
• Work closely with Delivery groups and Marketing to support go-to-market plans and demand generation activities for vertical area.
• Work with vendor partners to jointly develop business opportunities and close new business.
• Contribute to NTT DATA’s knowledgebase of presentations, proposals, etc. and share sales tools that are re‑usable for others.
• Update and maintain a detailed funnel of opportunities in Salesforce and provide status reports to ensure current visibility of activities, highlighting areas requiring practice area support and resource needs to meet sales objectives.
• Develops and executes goals and strategies within sales area.
• Own the strategic direction and executive leadership their assigned territory or domain (SLED clients in the State of Virginia)

Job Level Specific Duties:

• Maintain a senior-level of knowledge about the State, Local and Education Agencies in Georgia.
• Sells primarily complex managed services, full IT Outsourcing solutions, application services and industry vertical solutions. Not hardware or software
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