Global Account Director
, CA, United States
The Global Account Director is responsible for identifying and closing new Hyperscale, Cloud and enterprise accounts in addition to managing the customer relationship. The Global Account Director will provide valuable insights and recommendations to support the client’s strategic initiatives. Essential Functions:
Prospect, qualify and close technical solution sales with the named Strategic accounts, typically one to five key accounts,
Work with the customer to identify underlying causes of customer’s business problems and recommend the appropriate solutions,
Manages sales activities for assigned named accounts,
Responsible for significant key partner relationship management and development,
Responsible for the master strategy for strategic accounts and ensures the strategy is executed,
Manage intermediate, technical sales with highly varied business applications,
Develop customer presentations and participate in customer meetings,
Consistently achieve targeted sales quota,
Build and manage account plan for targeted accounts,
Develop clear, specific, action-oriented account plans to develop large accounts,
Prospect, qualify and close complex, technical solution sales,
Manage the client engagement cycle from prospecting, to proposal through to closing and contract signature, including the negotiation of complex contractual terms and conditions with new clients,
Ability to understand enterprise data center needs, define requirements and customize data center solutions for a variety of organizations,
Keeps Sales Force updated and follows sales processes for orders as set by department,
Other duties as assigned.
Minimum Requirements:
Proven successful colocation sales experience
Excellent presentation and verbal and written communication skills
Must be able to work in a team environment
Must be able to set goals and develop a business plan
Must be self-motivated and activity/performance driven
Must be able to learn the solution sales cycle
Must be able to effectively use sales automation tools, applications software and equipment to manage the sales/service process
Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written. Must be able to effectively communicate to Executives both within and outside the company.
Must be willing to learn and adapt as new products are developed
Successful track record of selling high profile solutions to national and global clients.
Strategic selling experience to large organizations.
Experience managing a global customer with key stakeholders around the world
Proven ability to work well as part of an extended sales team as well as cross functionally within a global organization
Strong solution selling skills, including extensive experience calling on key executives in large accounts
Strong knowledge of the IT industry
Experience/Skills: This position requires 10 year’s successful sales experience. Experience in selling to Hyperscale and Cloud providers. Requires previous experience selling to C-level decision makers in respective business market and proven successful sales experience in an IT consulting sales environment
Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Computer Science or other related field (work experience may be substituted for degree)
Work requirements: Travel as required
CyrusOne is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status.
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