Strategic Sales Executive

Skills
Sales
Role

What the job involves

The main requirements, responsibilities and hiring steps.

Requirements

  • University degree or equivalent relevant working experience
  • 10 to 15 years sales experience in IT value proposition and service-based solution selling
  • Strong track record of territory development through strategic prospecting and qualifying opportunities
  • Proven ability to sell modern IT infrastructure solutions including Professional Services and Managed Services
  • Experience with hybrid cloud platforms across the full design-build-operate lifecycle
  • Ability to engage key decision-makers through professional networks
  • Deep understanding of technology and software market landscape
  • Ability to differentiate offerings through competitive positioning and value proposition articulation
  • Proven planning skills and ability to think strategically
  • Collaborative team player with strong interpersonal skills
  • Responsible and accountable for achieving individual booking targets
  • Experience with Salesforce CRM and accurate forecasting
  • Ability to manage concurrent sales pursuits under pressure

Nice to have

  • Strategic thinker
  • Customer focused
  • Collaborative
  • High energy
  • Commercially aware
  • Proactive

Day to day

  • Drive new client acquisition across technology and software markets in mid-market and enterprise segments.
  • Build and manage a high-quality pipeline through self-sourced opportunities and direct engagement with key decision-makers.
  • Lead complex sales cycles from prospecting and solution design through negotiation closing and transition to implementation.