Sales And Business Development Account Executive, Sub - saharan Africa Region

Sales and Business Development Account Executive, Sub-Saharan Africa Region

Telesat (NASDAQ and TSX: TSAT) is a leading global satellite operator, providing reliable and secure satellite-delivered communications solutions worldwide to broadcast, telecommunications, corporate and government customers for over 50 years. Backed by a legacy of engineering excellence, reliability and industry-leading customer service, Telesat has grown to be one of the largest and most successful global satellite operators.

Telesat Lightspeed, our revolutionary Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite network, scheduled to begin service in 2027, will revolutionize global broadband connectivity for enterprise users by delivering a combination of high capacity, security, resiliency and affordability with ultra-low latency and fiber-like speeds. Telesat is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, and has offices and facilities around the world.

The Sales and Business Development Account Executive will develop and execute Sales and Business Development Strategies for Telesat Lightspeed LEO Services and Solutions in the Sub-Saharan Africa region.

Main Responsibilities:

• Collaborate and team with Telesat's Global Account Sales team by offering additional sales and business development support for existing GEO customers.
• Evangelize Telesat Lightspeed in the market, create interest for Telesat LEO at decision making level (C-suite, technology/planning heads), influence long-term network strategy and connectivity requirements of prospects
• Build sales and distribution channel partnerships in the Sub-Saharan Africa region
• Responsible for developing and executing a business plan for all in the Sub-Saharan Africa region: i.e. MNOs, Large and Small Telcos, WISPs, Service Providers, and Large Enterprise customers. This includes closing agreements with customers for future services.
• Pipeline and account planning
• Responsible for alignment of activities and objectives across virtual teams including solution engineering, product and sales operations

Education and Experience Required:

• 15+ years of sales and business development experience within the Satellite and/or Telecommunications Industry.
• Extensive knowledge of the Sub-Saharan Africa region markets, key players and dynamics
• Extensive experience in Satellite and/or Enterprise domains is required
• Must have a proven track record in Business development and Sales activities where you exceeded targets and captured new accounts with Large TELCOS, MNOs and Managed Service providers.
• Experience in designing and executing sales strategies and selling Telesat's value proposition of our GEO and LEO Lightspeed offerings at the "C suite" level.
• Ability to manage in a dynamic, high-growth environment
• Experience in winning complex sales (orchestrating deals across different stakeholders (Technology, Engineering/Planning, Procurement, Operations, Business); Strong negotiation skills; Consultative sales experience
• Experience with standard sales tools, ability to design complex account plans
• Ability to provide detailed report and status on sales activity as well as executive briefing for key negotiation
• Design execute BD and sales plans; market review and assessment, intelligence and competition analysis; support product development and customers feedback, support tailored customer value proposition design.
• Excellent command of English (written and oral)
• Additional language would be a plus

Travel Requirements for This Role:

• Extensive travel is anticipated throughout the region.

At Telesat, we take pride in being an equal opportunity employer that values equality in the workplace. We are committed to providing the best candidate experience possible including any required accommodations at every stage of our interview process. All qualified applicants that have been selected for an interview that require accommodations, are advised to inform the Telesat Talent team accordingly. We will work with you to meet your needs. All accommodation information provided will be treated as confidential.

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