Sr. Account Manager at Zayo group in Ashburn, Virginia

Job Description:

Company Description

Zayo provides mission-critical bandwidth to the world's most impactful companies, fueling the innovations that are transforming our society. Zayo's 133,000-mile network in North America and Europe includes extensive metro connectivity to thousands of buildings and data centers. Zayo's communications infrastructure solutions include dark fiber, private data networks, wavelengths, Ethernet, and dedicated Internet access. Zayo serves wireless and wireline carriers, media, tech, content, finance, healthcare and other large enterprises.

The Senior Account Manager will support accounts Zayo's Cloud, Technology and Infrastructure Large Enterprise Vertical. The successful candidate will develop customer relationships and drive sales of connectivity and the full suite of Zayo's network infrastrure solutions to Large Enterprise prospects and customers in the Mid Atlantic Region. The position is responsible to achieve sales and revenue growth targets through consistent account management activities as well as acquiring new accounts. Meet monthly, quarterly, and annual sales goals set by the leadership team through aggressive prospecting and selling. A demonstrated ability to succeed in an autonomous environment is key to this role. The ideal candidate has a strong understanding of telecom and the digital transformation underway with most large enterprises. The ability to work on large, complex deals applying a consultative and trusted advisor approach is a must.

Responsibilities

• Generate sales revenue by actively promoting Zayo products and services to targeted account patches.


• Present proposals and manage customers through the sales process.


• Attain high Net Promoter Score results based on excellent customer support in the sales process


• Maintain current business relationships with customers, securing existing revenue on long-term commitments and or selling net new accounts


• Apply knowledge of customers, industry, and services to achieve revenue objectives


• Work with the current Sales team to develop account strategy, solution design, and relationship management on targeted accounts


• Manage high volume of work while maintaining a high degree of responsiveness


• Track, analyze and report on sales performance and activities in Salesforce and other reporting tools


• Provide accurate and timely forecasts of sales opportunities.


• Develop and maintain records of customer activity for reporting of sales and forecasts.


• Provide accurate and timely information to management.


• Coordinate closely with other departments to ensure customer satisfaction is maintained and revenue objectives met.


• Collaboratively work as a part of a team while concurrently performing as an individual with minimal supervision.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent from four-year College; or equivalent combination of education and experience 5+ years of relevant experience


• Proven ability to build relationships


• Strong financial acumen


• Quick learner who collaborates well with others


• . Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.


• Exceptional customer service and relationship building/maintaining skills.


• Excellent time management and organizational skills.


• A sense of urgency and desire to rapidly accelerate results and career with Zayo Group Sales


• Possesses excellent interpersonal skills and can work effectively with a diverse group of personalities; must be approachable, show respect for others and be able to present data with effective communication and presentation skills


• High tolerance for ambiguity and can work successfully in a matrix management model


• Strong understanding of account management & the strategic selling process


• Effective problem solving and interpersonal skills Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint; Salesforce a plus.


• General understanding of Zayo Networks value proposition, products, and services such as Ethernet, Waves, IP transport, Dark Fiber, Cloud services/connectivity, and Colocation.


• Ability to travel as required by customers

Benefits, Rewards & Wellness

• Annual Incentive Plan (AIP) - Full-time Zayo employees are also eligible for discretionary AIP which is based on the performance of the Company, an employee's business segment, and the individual employee




• Sales Incentive Plan - Full-time Zayo sales employees are also eligible for discretionary incentive cash compensation through our Sales Incentive Plan




• Excellent Health, Dental & Vision Insurance




• Retirement 401(k) Savings Plan




• Fitness membership discounts




• Generous paid time off policy including paid parental leave

Please note, in accordance with Zayo's commitment to providing and maintaining a workplace free of recognized hazards, all U.S. and Canadian employees and any employee, vendor, customer, or visitor who enters a Zayo office or facility in the U.S. and Canada must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and provide proof of such vaccination. If you are hired by Zayo, you will be required to provide proof of vaccination or have a valid religious or medical reason not to be vaccinated.