Senior Client Executive - SLED Sales

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As a Senior Client Executive - SLED at Verizon, you'll play a key role in driving the growth in government accounts, specifically State, Local, and Education within the Mid Atlantic states area. You'll act as a resource for all things government sales, providing long-range strategic planning for growth of major accounts, managing C-level relationships, and providing industry-specific knowledge. You'll also provide competitive intelligence, position Verizon competitively, and provide guidance regarding product management and marketing.

You'll also architect and execute strategic sales plans to ensure Verizon solutions align with clients' business challenges. You'll provoke, uncover, nurture, and assist in closing complex, integrated solutions which enable clients to realize their objectives. You'll educate government representatives on contract pricing and processes as well as solutions and sales strategies. You'll collaborate with leaders, HQ, and Public Sector Marketing on strategy and coordinating events, activities, communication, and social media.

Whether you're early in your career or a seasoned sales professional, join today and earn a competitive lucrative salary, which includes base pay and target individual-based commission. Planning to go above and beyond? Our commission program allows unlimited opportunity which could allow top earners to exceed compensation plans and compete for various sales incentives. Compensation varies by geography and performance and experience.

Our comprehensive benefits (starting day one) and perks are designed to help you move forward in your career and in your life outside of Verizon. From health and well-being benefits to investment in your education and career, we've got you covered!

• Best in class medical, dental and vision

• Verizon 401(k) plan with matching contributions up to 6% of eligible participant contributions to the plan, qualified student loan repayments, or a combination of both.

• Engage your clients with Verizon's Velocity Selling methodology. Using AI and advanced CRM tools, the Velocity Selling methodology boosts efficiency, productivity, and decision-making through automation, predictive analysis, and personalized customer approach. Providing you with a competitive edge and leverage to boost your own success and career growth.

• Sales recognition programs that have, in the past, awarded top performers with all inclusive travel to domestic and international destinations, gifts, and other incentives

• Lucrative paid time off, five weeks of paid time off (vacation, holidays, and personal days)

• 8 weeks of paid parental leave for eligible new parents (for new moms, when paired with short-term disability, this benefit provides up to 16 weeks of paid time-off)

• Up to $8k per year in tuition assistance

• Expand your knowledge through various industry certifications through Verizon's Get Certified program

• Discounts up to 50% off on Verizon products and services, Fios, high-speed home internet solutions to accessories and exclusive Verizon features, including 50% off Verizon wireless calling plans and much more.

• From Employee discounts to pet insurance, we offer additional perks to ensure V-teamers and their loved ones are supported holistically

• Working with government sales teams to seek out new growth opportunities.

• Developing and providing expertise for all offerings, products, and services applicable to the government space.

• Collaborating cross-functionally to deliver on performance objectives.

• Meeting with elected officials and C-level executives in agencies to establish and foster executive sponsorship in the Verizon-Agency relationship.

• Building trusting relationships with customers.

• Identifying and qualifying opportunities and engaging cross-functional resources to position Verizon for success.

• Responding to Request For Proposals (RFPs).

• Negotiating contracts and managing them to completion.

• Building customer reference databases and collecting referenceable accounts.

• Presenting to various audiences at executive meetings, customer demos, and trade shows.

• Utilizing sales force automation, funnel management, and prospecting tools to develop business.

• Using social media to promote Verizon's solutions in partnership with reference accounts.

• Developing relationships and partnerships with other agency key vendors to position…