Senior Field Sales Specialist

tners, developing strategic account plans, and ensuring revenue growth through proactive contract management and solution selling.**

Responsibilities

Build Customer Relationships

• Plan, build, and maintain relationships with key stakeholders in assigned accounts and prospects.

• Facilitate customer relationships to ensure timely resolution of issues.

• Conduct quarterly business reviews to identify and develop new selling opportunities.

Leverage Internal & External Partners

• Coordinate sales approach with extended sales teams (Sales Engineers, Solutions Architects, Customer Care, Sales Operations, etc.) and external partners (Resellers, Strategic Alliances).

• Demonstrate consistent intra-region selling and occasional cross-region exports.

• Utilize networks within strategic alliances and reseller partners to map and penetrate accounts.

Account Planning

• Research and document detailed understanding of customer business and organizational landscape.

• Develop account plans focused on maintaining and growing accounts.

Solution Selling

• Identify customer business needs, challenges, and technical requirements to match with company solutions.

• Deliver tailored pitches in partnership with technical teams.

• Maintain proficiency in the full suite of product offerings and global footprint.

• Leverage external partners to drive solution development in new areas and prospects.

Contract Renewals

• Proactively address high churn risk customers using internal and external resources.

• Facilitate contract renewals and negotiations to protect revenue.

• Understand contractual obligations, notice periods, and renewal terms.

Pipeline Management

• Monitor and maintain opportunity status in CRM systems, following forecasting principles.
• Identify at-risk accounts, expiring contracts, and forecast churn.

Territory Planning

• Prioritize accounts and prospects for short- and long-term pursuit to achieve sales objectives.
• Provide accurate forecasts and focus on specific verticals or sectors as needed.

Prospecting

• Collaborate with Opportunity Development teams to strategize lead qualification.
• Pursue high-propensity prospects, cold call, and build industry contacts.

Negotiation

• Facilitate commercial offers and contract negotiations in partnership with Sales Management.
• Understand commercial levers and recommend deal structures with leadership and finance teams.

Mentorship

• Remain open to guidance from leadership and senior Account Executives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required.

• Advanced English proficiency.

• Knowledge of technology infrastructure environments.

• Strong communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills.

• Ability to work collaboratively with internal teams and external partners.

• Experience in sales or account management within technology or related industries

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