Director-Sales ECO
At a glance
Director-level Sales Leadership role at Att. San Jose · full-time · $134,600–$216,200 base.
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What you'll do
- Set regional pursuit plans and account priorities to win new logos and grow fiber and wireless sales in High-Tech accounts
- Hire, coach and retain acquisition sellers and front-line managers, while setting prospecting routines and territory coverage
- Step into major deals to shape the approach, meet senior buyers, negotiate terms and close complex opportunities
- Coordinate technical and commercial teams on network offers, proposals, pricing and RFP responses
- Review pipeline, forecasts, budgets and team results, while building executive relationships and resolving customer escalations
What you bring
- At least ten years in sales, including recent enterprise or B2B selling and sales leadership experience
- A record of winning new customers and closing large, complex deals, personally and through a sales team
- Experience managing pipeline, forecasts, proposals, pricing and commercial negotiations for major opportunities
- You can lead both sales professionals and front-line managers, and work credibly with senior business and technical buyers
Who this fits
This director role suits a sales leader who has personally pursued complex enterprise business and can lead a team focused on new-account growth. You will supervise managers and individual contributors. Frequent customer-site travel and in-person meetings are required, along with at least one office day each week. Relocation is not offered.
From the employer
Sales employees will concentrate on acquiring new business and conducting customer visits in the field. Must be willing and able to travel frequently to customer sites and attend in-person customer meetings. This role also requires a minimum of one day per week in the office to support collaboration and team engagement. No relocation is offered.
Overall Purpose: Lead, coach, and scale a team of enterprise sales professionals focused exclusively on acquiring new logos and expanding wallet share within large, complex High-Tech accounts. This Director owns the new business engine for the region — building the pipeline strategy, setting the hunting cadence, and converting greenfield opportunities into long-term, high-value customer relationships.
Accelerate revenue growth by building and leading a high-performing, acquisition focused sales organization. This role calls for a proven sales leader with firsthand experience prospecting for and closing complex enterprise deals with new logos, leading hunter teams, and establishing the strategy, talent, discipline, and accountability needed to scale.
Lead the sales organization in turning untapped market opportunities into measurable growth. Set pursuit strategy, guide team execution, and align technical, product, engineering, marketing, and channel/partner resources to equip sales teams to deliver winning solutions, acquire new accounts, and grow AT&T’s business across a high-growth customer portfolio.
What you'll do
- Own new business revenue: Deliver against new logo acquisition and net-new fiber and wireless gross add targets across a set of High-Tech customers with minimal existing AT&T business.
- Build and lead a hunting team: Recruit, develop, coach, and retain a team of acquisition-focused Client Solutions Executives and support sales resources; supervise both individual contributors and front-line sales managers.
- Drive pipeline generation discipline: Establish and enforce prospecting cadence, territory coverage models, target account lists, outbound activity standards, and funnel hygiene expectations across the team.
- Define the acquisition strategy: Develop and execute go-to-market plans across a set of named high-potential High-Tech accounts, prioritize pursuits, and allocate resources toward the highest-value opportunities.
- Lead complex pursuits from the front: Engage directly in strategic, high-value deals — shaping pursuit strategy, participating in C-level conversations, structuring commercial terms, and negotiating with senior stakeholders to close.
- Shape differentiated solutions: Apply working knowledge of high-capacity networking solutions including Wavelength, DIA, DWDM, Managed Optical Fiber Networks and Mobility solutions; orchestrate technical, engineering, product, and partner resources to build compelling, competitive offers.
- Bring market insight: Monitor competitive dynamics, industry developments, and buying patterns within the High-Tech sector; translate insight into winning sales plays and value propositions.
- Govern proposals and pricing: Oversee development of presentations, proposals, pricing strategies, bids, and RFP responses; ensure deal structures are competitive, profitable, and approved through appropriate commercial governance.
- Manage performance and budget: Track leading and lagging performance metrics, conduct regular pipeline and performance reviews, manage expense and resource budgets, and ensure effective allocation of sales support investment.
- Build executive relationships: Maintain senior-level relationships across target prospects and newly won accounts, personally resolving escalations and complex issues to protect momentum and customer confidence.
- Collaborate across the enterprise: Partner with marketing, sales operations, product, legal, finance, and delivery organizations to remove barriers, accelerate deal velocity, and deliver a strong customer experience from first contact through implementation.
- Own results and talent decisions: Hold full accountability for team sales performance, forecast accuracy, and pursuit outcomes; influence and make decisions regarding staffing, performance management and advancement.
What you'll bring
- 10+ years of related sales experience, including recent experience in an enterprise or B2B selling environment.
- Demonstrated experience leading sales teams, including supervising front-line managers and/or career-level sales professionals.
- Proven track record of new business development — personally and through a team — including net-new logo acquisition and large, complex deal closure.
- Experience building and managing pipeline at scale, with strong forecasting accuracy and funnel management discipline.
- Strong business acumen and the ability to understand customer strategy, business requirements, buying processes, and relevant industry developments.
- Advanced consultative and value-based selling skills, with credibility in C-suite and senior technical stakeholder conversations.
- Ability to collaborate with business and technical resources to develop complex network and technology solutions.
- Experience owning proposal, pricing, bid, and commercial negotiation strategy for large opportunities.
- Experience managing performance metrics, budgets, and resource allocation for a sales organization.
- Ability and willingness to travel frequently to customer and prospect sites and attend in-person meetings.
Preferred qualifications
- Experience leading acquisition or "hunter" sales teams in enterprise technology, communications or connectivity.
- Experience developing business with High-Tech sector customers and navigating complex and highly matrixed technology company organizations.
- Experience launching new territories, segments, or go-to-market motions from the ground up.
- Experience working with channel, alliance, or partner ecosystems to source and co-sell new business.
- Experience selling high-capacity fiber solutions including Wavelength, DIA and Managed Optical Fiber Networks.
Job Contribution
Designs and executes new business strategies that support the overarching philosophy of the organization. Manages large sales teams, account modules, and/or territories with a primary mandate for customer acquisition and fiber and mobility gross adds as well as hi capacity fiber-based solutions. Supervises supervisors as well as career-level staff. Develop regional sales plans and achieve regional objectives. Oversees execution, resolves complex issues, and negotiates with senior stakeholders and major prospects. Responsible for influencing decisions regarding staffing, performance management and advancement.
Supervisor: Yes
Education/Experience: Bachelor's degree (BS/BA) desired. 10+ years of related sales experience, including sales leadership experience.
Joining our team comes with amazing perks and benefits:
- Medical/Dental/Vision coverage
- 401(k) plan
- Tuition reimbursement program
- Paid Time Off and Holidays (based on data of hire, at least 28 days of vacation each year and 9 company designated holidays)
- Paid Parental Leave
- Paid Caregiver Leave
- Additional sick leave beyond what state and local law require may be available but is unprotected
- Adoption Reimbursement
- Disability Benefits (short term and long term)
- Life and Accidental Death Insurance
- Supplemental benefit programs: critical illness/accident hospital indemnity/group legal
- Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
- Extensive employee wellness programs
- Employee discounts up to 50% off on eligible AT&T mobility plans and accessories, AT&T internet (and fiber where available) and AT&T phone
- Long Term Grants and Deferred Compensation
Weekly Hours:
40Time Type:
RegularLocation:
Bellevue, Washington, Dallas, Texas, Los Angeles, California, Pleasanton, California, Sacramento, California, San Diego, California, San Francisco, California, San Jose, CaliforniaSalary Range:
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