Account Manager Sr - SLED

Role Overview

Lumen is the trusted network for the AI‑powered world, connecting people, data, and applications through our expansive fiber network and connected ecosystem. We enable secure, high‑performance connectivity across cloud, edge, and AI workloads for enterprises, governments, and communities. This role focuses on sales account development within the Public Sector organization, driving sales, increasing brand awareness, and growing a specific geographic territory.

This position allows you to work from home in Colorado. Requires at least 50% of time conducting sales activities outside of the office.

• Develop sales in the designated target market(s) by identifying new sales opportunities with prospective enterprise customers via cold calling, premise visits, networking, lead generation, proposal submission, and customer appointments.
• After winning new business, manage customer relationships to gain strategic positioning with decision makers, retain existing revenue, and acquire additional business.
• Develop and implement sales plans that provide clearly defined strategies, tactics, and time frames to maximize revenue. Take ownership of the geographic territory designated by management.
• Continuously learn and develop knowledge of new technologies and selling points, enhancing expertise in the company's products and solutions.
• Utilize Siebel &  to provide accurate and detailed weekly forecast funnel of identified and proposed opportunities in order to meet or exceed sales quota requirements.

• 5+ years of Industry Public Sector sales experience.

• Proven experience in solution selling IP, data, and voice network services.
• Proven experience in hunting, prospecting, and new account development.
• Experience with  preferred.
• Demonstrated strong communication, written, and formal presentation skills, with an ability to sell to the close.
• Self‑motivated, pro‑active, results‑oriented professional with the ability to work with minimum direction.
• Proficient in MS Office products:
  Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Attention to detail with good organizational capabilities.
• Ability to prioritize and manage time effectively.
• Requires at least 50% of time conducting sales activities outside of the office.

Base salary range: $80,775 – $107,690 (CO). Individual pay is based on skills, experience, and other relevant factors. Lumen offers a comprehensive package featuring health, life, voluntary lifestyle benefits, and other perks. Bonus structure includes short‑term and long‑term incentives and/or sales compensation.

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all persons regardless of race, color, ancestry, citizenship, national origin, religion, veteran status, disability, genetic characteristic, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, family status, pregnancy, or other legally protected status (collectively, “protected statuses”). We do not tolerate unlawful discrimination in any employment decisions, including recruiting, hiring, compensation, promotion, benefits, discipline, termination, job assignments or training.

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