Senior Commercial Account Executive

Zayo Group•Remote - ID, ID

4d•$75,460 - $107,800

About The Position

Zayo is seeking a Senior Commercial Account Executive to identify, develop, and close new revenue opportunities within large and complex commercial accounts across assigned geographic territories in its Commercial Enterprise Segment. The role involves prospecting for new customers and strategically developing existing accounts to uncover additional sales opportunities and build long-term, multi-service relationships. The position develops and executes strategic account plans and multi-threaded prospecting and customer engagement campaigns to reach decision-makers, influencers, and technical stakeholders. It is accountable for assigned new MRR and revenue growth targets through strategic prospecting, account development, and complex solution selling. The successful candidate brings a strong understanding of Zayo’s Fiber Infrastructure, Transport, IP, SD-WAN, Edge, and Security services, and experience closing complex opportunities involving multiple products, locations, stakeholders, and customer requirements. The role applies a consultative, trusted-advisor approach and independently coordinates internal and customer resources throughout the sales process to create sustained opportunities for new MRR growth. The position requires travel as needed to support customers and territory activities.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience.
At least five years of successful B2B sales experience; telecommunications, technology, network infrastructure, or a related industry is preferred.
Demonstrated success prospecting for new customers, developing accounts, and achieving or exceeding sales and revenue targets.
Experience developing and closing large, complex B2B sales opportunities involving multiple customer stakeholders, locations, products, or solution requirements.
Strong working knowledge of telecommunications and network infrastructure, including demonstrated knowledge of Fiber Infrastructure, Transport, IP, SD-WAN, Edge, and/or Security services.
Ability to conduct sophisticated discovery with business and technical stakeholders, understand customer objectives, and translate requirements into compelling solutions.
Ability to develop relationships with multiple decision-makers, technical stakeholders, and influencers within customer organizations.
Experience developing strategic account plans and executing targeted prospecting and account-development strategies for high-value prospects and customers.
Experience using SalesLoft or similar sales engagement platforms for targeted, multi-persona prospecting and customer engagement campaigns.
Ability to independently manage complex opportunities through qualification, solution development, proposal, negotiation, and close.
Strong proficiency with Salesforce CRM or similar platforms, including opportunity management, pipeline development, and sales forecasting.
Ability to consistently execute the One Zayo Way sales process and maintain discipline in account planning, opportunity qualification, pipeline management, forecasting, and sales execution.
Strong business acumen, including the ability to understand customer business drivers, articulate business value, and communicate with technical and business audiences.
Excellent verbal, written, presentation, negotiation, and interpersonal communication skills.
Strong organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple large accounts and complex opportunities simultaneously.
Self-motivated, competitive, and accountable, with the ability to work independently and coordinate cross-functional resources.
Ability to travel as required to support customers and territory activities.

Responsibilities

Achieve and exceed assigned new MRR and revenue targets by acquiring new customers and developing additional sales opportunities within large and complex commercial accounts.
Develop and execute strategic territory and account plans that prioritize high-potential prospects and customers based on market opportunity, network capabilities, customer requirements, and potential for long-term new MRR growth.
Use SalesLoft to design and execute targeted, multi-threaded account engagement campaigns across personas, decision-makers, and influencers.
Prospect into high-value commercial accounts and develop wedge opportunities that establish Zayo and create a foundation for broader, multi-product relationships.
Build relationships with business leaders, technical decision-makers, and influencers to understand priorities and uncover opportunities across locations, products, and business units.
Conduct discovery with business and technical stakeholders and translate customer objectives, network requirements, challenges, and future initiatives into relevant Zayo solutions.
Position consultative solutions across Zayo’s Fiber Infrastructure, Transport, IP, SD-WAN, Edge, and Security portfolio.
Manage large, complex opportunities involving multiple products, locations, stakeholders, and solution requirements, coordinating the technical, commercial, and operational resources needed to advance them.
Drive opportunities through discovery, qualification, solution development, business-case development, proposal, commercial negotiation, and close.
Develop newly acquired customers into long-term, multi-service relationships and identify further opportunities to expand Zayo’s presence and generate new MRR.
Follow the One Zayo Way sales process and apply defined sales methodologies, tools, and best practices to account planning, opportunity qualification, pipeline management, customer engagement, and deal progression.
Maintain a healthy, appropriately qualified pipeline and provide accurate, timely forecasts, including current opportunity stage, new MRR, close date, probability, customer commitments, and next steps.
Maintain accurate and timely account, contact, activity, and opportunity information in Salesforce.
Collaborate with Sales Engineering, Product, Operations, Legal, Finance, Marketing, and other internal organizations to develop solutions, remove obstacles, and close complex opportunities.
Maintain knowledge of Zayo’s network capabilities, product portfolio, competitive environment, assigned markets, and emerging customer requirements.
Share best practices and market insights with the Regional Enterprise organization and contribute to disciplined prospecting, collaboration, and sales execution.