AHEAD builds platforms for digital business. By weaving together advances in cloud infrastructure, automation and analytics, and software delivery, we help enterprises deliver on the promise of digital transformation.
At AHEAD, we prioritize creating a culture of belonging, where all perspectives and voices are represented, valued, respected, and heard. We create spaces to empower everyone to speak up, make change, and drive the culture at AHEAD.
We are an equal opportunity employer, and do not discriminate based on an individual's race, national origin, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, marital status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law, whether actual or perceived.
We embrace all candidates that will contribute to the diversification and enrichment of ideas and perspectives at AHEAD.
An AHEAD Intelligent Operations Sales Specialist will focus on cultivating business in commercial to enterprise markets, across various business vertical including but not limited to Healthcare, Financial, Legal, Manufacturing, SLED, and retail.
Candidate needs to be a hunter that finds opportunities and understands how to open net new accounts. Collaborate with Core Client directors account teams and our ecosystem of delivery partners. Develop and execute a services sales strategy in the designated territory with a target account list Proactively create new product and Services opportunities in both new and installed base customers Create pipeline and manage end-to-end forecasting process for Product and Services opportunities Modern Applications, Intelligent Operations, Digital Workflow, Digital Workspace and MS solutions. This position requires an excellent written and oral communication skillset. Travel within specified territory will also be required.
Responsibilities
Identify new business opportunities within net new and existing accounts.
Develop relationships within accounts at Director/C-Level and communicate the AHEAD IO GTM Strategy.
Clearly understand the business challenges created by the technical requirements the client faces.
Work as a team with engineers, core sales group and other sales specialty groups to design and configure appropriate digital solution(s)
Manage opportunity workflow and progression utilizing internal tools, such as CRM (Salesforce), Excel, and PowerPoint
Navigate proposals and opportunities through the procurement process.
Ensure successful deployment and solutions meet with customer requirements.
Establish strong vendor relationships.
Develop and maintain a book of business of at least $10M in Topline Revenue at target margins.
Recruit candidates that characterize the AHEAD culture
Qualifications
5+ years of technology based sales experience
Strong knowledge in Observability (Dynatrace/Datadog/Grafana) or ServiceNow (ITSM) products
Knowledge in Tanium and Cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP) products is a plus
Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite, CRM (Salesforce) or related software.
Experience producing new business, negotiate deals, and maintain healthy C-Level relationships
Experience achieving sales targets
The ability to understand the "bigger picture" and our plans around IT
Experience promoting customer success focus in a "win as a team" environment
Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
Excellent sales and negotiation skills.
Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Ability to function well in a high-paced and at times stressful environment.
