Sales Manager

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Join a company that is pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We are renowned for our technical excellence and leading innovations, and for making a difference to our clients and society. Our workplace embraces diversity and inclusion – it's a place where you can grow, belong and thrive.

Join a company that is pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We are renowned for our technical excellence and leading innovations, and for making a difference to our clients and society. Our workplace embraces diversity and inclusion – it's a place where you can grow, belong and thrive.

This position will join the Global IP Network (GIN) team 's Global IP Network is one of the world's largest Tier 1 global IP backbones, spanning the Americas, Europe, Asia and Oceania on a single autonomous system number AS2914. As a top wholesale IP provider globally, our network has received many international recognitions, including Best Global Wholesale Carrier, Best North American Wholesale Carrier and Wholesale Operator of the Year, among others.

In this role the associate will be responsible to lead and manage a team of GIN Account Executives based in Seattle, WA. The Sales Manager, Account Executive Team will be directly responsible for leading their team to generate new monthly recurring revenue (MRR), through the acquisition of new logos in the entirety of North America. The Sales Manager, Account Executive Team will be expected to work with other members of the Sales Management Team as well as across other departments such as GIN Finance, Product Management, IP Engineering, IP Operations/NOC, and Customer Engineering to help with or lead specific projects pertaining to GIN revenue generation within the Sales Channel.

• Develop and manage a Sales Team with direct and indirect collaboration with a target market focus of prospective customers with a need for high-capacity IP Transit and the portfolio on GIN Value Added Services.
• Manage collaborative sales activities with internal Business Unit sales organizations, as well as with external NTT Affiliates on required deals.
• As a part of the GIN Sales Management Team, the Sales Manager, Account Executive Team will be providing regular updates regarding assigned team sales activities in addition to weekly and monthly reporting.
• Track progress and analyze trends of ongoing sales opportunities for their team, and responsible for reporting on this activity to Senior Management.
• Work with Product Development and Marketing teams to leverage necessary tools and resources to promote the success of the Sales Team.
• Required flexibility to work outside of standard 9am-6pm US West Coast time zone hours.
• Good knowledge of all Microsoft Office, Internet, and  applications.
• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time (or more depending on the needs of the business).
• Enforces performance standards and addresses problems/issues in a timely fashion.
• Responsible for ensuring staff participates and successfully completes all company wide mandates/training in a timely manner.
• Complies with all Ethics and professional standards.
• Complies with all corporate and organizational security policies and guidelines.

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Computer Science, Engineering or a related field preferred.

• Minimum of 2-4 years managing a team of new logo acquisition and/or business development professionals.
• Minimum of 5-7 years of sales and/or business development experience, including experience in developing complex multi-component business solutions.
• Minimum of 2-5 years of experience specifically within the Telecom and/or IP industries.

• Preferred to have previously managed a national or regional team of sales executives.
• Must have a working knowledge of IP Transit, industry standard agreements associated with the product set, and the network implications surrounding these types of Agreements.
• Excellent communication abilities in both verbal and written genres. Well-honed teamwork skills including the ability to…