About Lumen Lumen connects the world. We are igniting business growth by connecting people, data and applications – quickly, securely, and effortlessly. Together, we are building a culture and company from the people up – committed to teamwork, trust and transparency. People power progress.
Lumen's commitment to workplace inclusion and employee support shines bright. We've made the Newsweek 2024 Greatest Workplaces for Diversity list and achieved a perfect score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index (CEI) for the fifth consecutive year. Plus, we're the top employer in the communications and telecom industry, ranking 12th overall across all industries in The American Opportunity Index.
We're looking for top-tier talent and offer the flexibility you need to thrive and deliver lasting impact. Join us as we digitally connect the world and shape the future.
The Role As a Senior Account Director, you will be tasked to identify and develop new Large Enterprise Financial Technology sales opportunities; by providing product solutions, ensure customer satisfaction, and maintain positive ongoing relationships to maximize sales for the company. This individual will introduce Lumens Solutions Portfolio of services to new and/or existing customers and will be responsible for the implementation of strategic and tactical sales account plans.
The Main Responsibilities Execute strategies to win new business from new and/or existing Banking or Financial Services accounts. Develop and manage relationships with acquired and/or existing customers in order to gain strategic positioning with decision makers, attain additional business, and retain existing revenue. Develop and maintain accurate sales and/or revenue forecasts and management of quota funnels. Develop action plans to cross-sell and up-sell accounts to increase overall total customer spend with the company. Identify, bids, negotiate, and close new sales opportunities in order to meet and exceed established sales and revenue quotas. Demonstrate knowledge of the company's entire product suite. May have more in-depth knowledge on a subset of products and/or services. Provides accurate and detailed weekly forecast funnel of identified and proposed opportunities in order to meet or exceed sales quota requirements. Provides input to sales management about trends and changes taking place within the customer's organization, and makes recommendations about future courses of action necessary of the company towards improving its position with the customer. What We Look For in a Candidate This position allows for work from home when not in Team or Client Meetings in one of the following areas, Charlotte, North Carolina, or Jacksonville, Florida. Individual will be required to conduct sales activities outside the office, 50% or more of time.
7+ years of industry / technical sales experience. Business Outcome Selling Expertise Demonstrated strong communication, written, and formal presentation skills as well as proficiency in selling to the close. Self-motivated, pro-active, results-oriented professional with an ability to work with minimum direction. Proficient in MS office products: Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Experience with Salesforce.com is a plus Compensation The starting salary for this role differs based on the employee's primary work location. Employees typically do not start at the top of the range, though compensation depends on each individual's qualifications.
This position also has commission in addition to the base salary.
Location Based Pay Ranges $118,130- 157,500 in these states: FL $124,040- $165,380 in these states NC As with the pay range variety that's based on the region of a country, specific offers are determined by various factors such as experience, education, skills, certifications and other business needs.
What to Expect Next Based on your job application information you may be given the opportunity to complete an online assessment immediately after applying. Completion of the online assessment is a requirement in order to be considered for our open position. Now not a good time? No worries, we will also send you an email with a link to complete the assessment. We strongly recommend you complete this within 5 days of your application.
Requisition #: 333270
Background Screening If you are selected for a position, there will be a background screen, which may include checks for criminal records and/or motor vehicle reports and/or drug screening, depending on the position requirements. For more information on these checks, please refer to the Post Offer section of our FAQ page . Job-related concerns identified during the background screening may disqualify you from the new position or your current role. Background results will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Equal Employment Opportunities 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 or information, 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.
Disclaimer The job responsibilities described above indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not intended to include a comprehensive inventory of all duties and responsibilities for this job. Job duties and responsibilities are subject to change based on evolving business needs and conditions.
