Account Manager II - RE Expansion - Remote Eligible

The Role

Responsible for regional enterprise sales account development within 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.

Work Location

Work from home position - Needs to be in the Washington DC, Maryland or Virginia area

The Main Responsibilities

Providing accurate and detailed weekly forecast funnel of identified and proposed opportunities in order to meet or exceed sales quota requirements

Responsible for developing regional enterprise sales in the designated target market(s) by identifying new sales opportunities with prospective enterprise customers headquartered in the region by cold calling, premise visits, networking, lead generation, proposal submission, and customer appointments.

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

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 existing 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.

Leveraging strategic client relationships and external presence to achieve Lumen's strategic imperatives

Leveraging your 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

Requires at least 50% or more of time conducting sales activities outside of the office.

What We Look For in a Candidate

Bachelor's degree or equivalent education and experience

5-7+ years' experience using a solution-based sales methodology for enterprise technology services in a consultative, complex, business-line sales process

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

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: $70,949 - $94,595 in these states: DC MD VA 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.