The Red Hat Sales team is looking for a Sales Director of the Canadian Telco Sales Region to join us in Toronto or Montreal, Canada. In this role, you will be a key part of our leadership Field Sales team. You’ll oversee all aspects of the sale, including pricing negotiations, contract development, and order fulfillment, as well as the management of internal associates, including sales engineering support and technical support issues. As a Sales Director, you’ll need to be comfortable working with partner sales and services teams, as well as IT and business executives, using your extensive experience developing and carrying out sales plans. Your success will be measured by your ability to meet quantitative and qualitative performance goals and set high standards for articulation and presentation of key messages and the Red Hat value proposition.
Primary Job Responsibilities:
Successfully sell Red Hat’s solutions and services in an assigned territory or industry
Create strategic and tactical sales plans and guide the extended Sales team in carrying them out to maximize revenue and growth
Meet assigned sales quota by acquiring new customer accounts and renewing and growing existing relationships
Call on prospective customers, providing technical and administrative information, demonstrations, and price quotes for our offerings
Accurately forecast and close sales in alignment with company goals
Required Skills:
15+ years of experience in IT sales in Telecommunication market with exceptional record
Track record of working with the Communications Service Providers and successfully engaging in B2B selling technology solutions.
Experience selling open source software technology or other software services in a subscription model is a plus
Ability to work as part of a fast-paced and growing team as well as on your own
Good understanding of the companies and opportunities that exist in Canada
Good communication and technical skills to develop relationships at engineering, commercial, and executive levels throughout organizations
Fluent written and verbal communication skills in both English and French
Good understanding of the Telco partner ecosystem and the Canadian partner community as well
High ethical standards and integrity
Willingness to travel, following Red Hat’s COVID-19 guidelines
Understanding of UNIX, Linux, cloud platforms, automation, AI and middleware software-related sales cycles is a plus
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