Account Director

About the role:

• Generate new pipeline, and new business (orders and revenues) by engaging with customers both new and existing (and not very active) at various levels (operational, management, and Executive level) to drive growth in Orange services/solutions by creating value and bringing innovation to a customer’s business. Map the market through an understanding of market trends and dynamics. Develop account strategy for various accounts, while considering the customer's competitive landscape. Develop customer information repository with details on IT spends, current service providers, renewals, pain points, mapping with respective Orange solutions, etc, for all customers in the Target Market List.
• Leverage existing relationships with relevant ecosystem partners to expand the customer engagement model and create opportunities where Orange can engage a third party to provide a unique business value to the customer.
• Develop opportunities in the designated Target Market by identifying new sales opportunities, through contacting prospects and customers, through a combination of warm calling, premise visits, networking, lead generation, proposal submissions, and customer appointments.
• Engage with current and potential customers at multiple levels to understand their overall strategy and key business drivers; develop a roadmap with the customer that facilitates closure of Orange contracts (network services, solution sets, IS procurement, value-added surround services).

About you:

• Engage and partner with customers and internal staff as required.
• Work in a virtual team environment.
• Identify and qualify revenue-generating opportunities
• Draw upon experience and relationships to gain access to new accounts.
• Degree in Business, Finance or other relevant field (or equivalent)
• Other (Desirable)
• Master of Business Administration or other graduate-level degree
• Membership in related professional organizations
• Certifications/accreditation in relevant areas
• 15 years experience in consultative selling to, and relationship management of, large multi-national corporations.
• Experience in creating solutions for customers based on their business and IT initiatives rather than on an individual company’s product offering.
• Proven track record in sales of quota achievement
• Experience selling to, and management of, customers with managed services in the areas of WAN, LAN, Hosting, Messaging, Security, and Application Performance Optimization

Additional information:

Financial – This position has revenue and order targets, (and may have margin targets) based on account assignment

People management - Can act as a team lead on occasions coordinating/managing a group of individuals transversally for a specific opportunity. The team lead function would be within the region, however, it could be a global opportunity where coordination/management activity would cross regional boundaries.

Department:

Sales & Marketing - Indirect & MEA

Orange Business manages and integrates the complexity of international communications, freeing our customers to focus on the strategic initiatives that drive their business. Our extensive experience and knowledge in global communication solutions, together with our understanding of multinational business and local support in 166 countries and territories, ensure that our customers receive a consistent, global solution wherever they do business.