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Job Summary

The Manager, Enterprise Sales Japan leads a team of less than 10 account executives in accelerating Equinix's growth by managing existing client base and developing new accounts. Responsible for leading a small sales with smaller revenue and bookings within region.

Responsibilities

Territory Planning

• Develops and executes against a comprehensive account/territory plan leveraging internal resources (Sales Operations, Marketing, etc.)

• Holds team accountable to drive territory plans and account plans for key prospects and customers

• Partners with regional Sales Ops in annual quota setting process to set territory goals

• Optimizes resources within team

Forecasting & Pipeline Management

• Achieves and exceeds assigned sales targets

• Provides accurate forecasts on regular cadence

• Ensures operational discipline of team to meet forecast, following the principles of forecasting

• Sets expectation and regular cadence for pipeline reviews; reporting pipeline status to direct manager

Build Customer Relationships

• Plans, builds, and maintains long-term relationships with key accounts

• Provides coaching on conducting quarterly customer business reviews and executive briefing with key customers

• Facilitates key customer relationships to ensure timely resolution of customer issues

Leverage Internal & External Partners

• Implements strategy and communication plan with external partners (Reseller, Platform, etc.)

• Drives a coordinated sales approach with the extended sales team (Sales Engineers, Solutions Architect, Customer Care, SSA, Commercial Solutions, Sales Operations, etc.)

• Implements and monitors demand generation programs and campaigns in partnership with Marketing

Solution Selling

• Ensures implementation and adoption of solution selling skills (Selling Equinix Value) in daily routines of team

• Approves solutions and value proposition being laid out for opportunities

• May have vertical expertise and advise/coach team

People Management & Coaching

• Provides leadership and direction to a team of individual contributors for defining and executing on their territory plans

• Coaches to enhance on-going skills development and selling behaviors

• Creates spirit of collaboration, engagement, and sharing best practices within sales teams

• Drives accountability for the performance and results

• Leads team through changes

• Owns and manages all escalations to senior leadership for critical matters

• Ensures team adoption of relevant tools available for more efficient business management

• Responsible for all hiring decisions and activities, compensation, quarterly conversations, performance counseling, coaching and career development

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience preferred

• Bachelor's Degree required

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