
Senior Enterprise Account Executive
- New York City, NY
- $95,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Works with the Sales Engineering department to determine the economic feasibility of individual projects and proposal generation.
- Visits existing customers to assess their needs and provides them with customized account management for telephone, cable, data and/or related network services ( VPN/private lines/DIA, etc.).
- Solicits prospective and existing commercial clients to promote increased or economical use of communication services.
- Contacts building owners and developers of new construction of commercial properties to propose exclusive contract with Grande to provide communications needs.
- Explains service usage, using brochures and demonstrating services with customer's CPE or features of IP Centrex, if applicable.
- Complaint resolution of service, bill, and implementation issues to the mutual benefit of the customer and company.
- Comprehensive understanding of voice and data services/products with the ability to recognize sales opportunities and explain applicable service offerings.
- A self-starter who is willing to make as many calls per day as it takes to set over 10 Discovery Meetings per week.
- Mentally tough and willing to take regular rejection.
- Consistent in performing measurable and effective sales behaviors.
- Highly coachable and able to implement feedback from managers and team
- Detail oriented and organized with excellent follow-up skills.
- Education: High school diploma or equivalent required.
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or Marketing preferred or equivalent relevant industry experience.
- Three (3) or more years of experience in a commercial telecommunications sales environment of PBX, large Key systems (12-lines or greater) and/or data services preferred.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Computer literate in Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
- Must possess skills in budget management.
- Able to analyze a commercial customer's total communications requirements for voice and data from viewing customer's operations, equipment and records.
- Excellent interpersonal skills: reads the other person's reactions.
- Good listening and observation skills.
- Preferably minimum of a year of successful sales performance in Account Executive II role at full quota.
- Must possess a valid driver's license with a clean driving record
- 401k retirement plan, with employer match
- Insurance options including: medical, dental, vision, life and STD insurance
- Paid Time Off/Vacation: Starting at 80 hours per year, and increases based on tenure with the organization
- Floating Holiday: 40 hours per year
- Paid Holidays: 7 days per year
- Paid Sick Leave: Astound allows a number of paid sick hours per calendar year and varies based on state and/or local laws
- Tuition reimbursement program
- Employee discount program
- Take care of our customers
- Take care of each other
- Do what we say we are going to do
- Have fun