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Job Summary

The Account Executive, Corporate Sales sells Equinix solutions to small and mid-market new accounts and/or expands existing accounts. Majority of interaction with customer via phone and email. Occasional travel to local accounts.

Fluent verbal and written English and additional Finnish/Norwegian/Swedish communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

Building Customer Relationships

• Builds and maintains relationships with key partners in assigned accounts/prospects

• Facilitates customer relationships to ensure timely resolution of customer issues

Leveraging Internal Partners & Channel

• Coordinates sales approach with the extended sales team (Sales Engineers, Solutions Architect, Customer Care, SSA, Commercial Solutions, Sales Operations, etc.) and external partners (Reseller, Strategic Alliances, etc.)

• Uses network of peer representatives in strategic alliance and reseller partners to map and penetrate accounts

Account Planning

• Researches and documents detailed understanding of customer business and organizational landscape on select accounts as needed

• Develops account plans focused on maintaining/growing accounts on occasion

Solution Selling

• Identifies customer’s business needs, challenges, and technical requirements and matches to Equinix solutions in partnership with SEs/SAs

• Delivers pitch on Equinix product set and solutions in partnership with SE/SAs

• Sells full suite of Equinix offerings to include global footprint

• Uses external partners to drive solution development in new areas/prospects

Contract Renewals

• Addresses high churn risk customers using internal resources and external partners proactively

• Facilitates customer contract renewals and negotiations to protect revenue

• Uses internal resources to understand customers contractual obligations around notice periods, renew terms, Equinix exposure

Pipeline Management

• Monitors and maintains status of opportunities in SFDC, following the principles of forecasting

• Identifies at risk accounts, expiring contracts and forecast churn

Territory Planning

• Prioritizes list of accounts/prospects for short and long-term pursuit to achieve assigned sales objectives and provide accurate forecasts

Prospecting

• Coordinates with Opportunity Development Team on a strategy for lead & sales opportunity qualification

• Pursues the highest propensity prospects, fills the funnel with opportunities; cold calling prospects and building industry contacts

Negotiation

• Facilitates the commercial offer and contract negotiations in partnership with Sales Management, using internal resources as needed to acquire the best commercial terms possible

• Partners with sales leadership, commercial solutions, and P&L to recommend deal structure

Qualifications

• Typically requires a Bachelor's degree and proven years of related experience or equivalent work experience

• Full proficiency in English and Swedish is required, Finnish a nice-to-have

What we offer

The opportunity to leave your mark in a company that is growing quickly and still manages to keep a pioneer spirit. And of course a competitive salary and great secondary benefits like a defined contribution pension plan, a collective health care plan, annual bonus scheme, 25 days of annual paid leave.

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