Sales Manager

Colt provides network, voice and data centre services to thousands of businesses around the world, allowing them to focus on delivering their business goals instead of the underlying infrastructure.

At Colt, we’re expanding our footprint in the UK large enterprise market and seeking a high-performing New Logo Account Executive to drive growth by acquiring new large enterprise customers with an international footprint.

What you will do:

• Lead strategic sales engagements with UK-based enterprise prospects.
• Identify and win new logos through a consultative, solution-led approach.
• Build and nurture trusted relationships with technology leaders and executives at multiple levels.
• Collaborate with business development and field marketing teams to execute effective outreach, advance early stage engagements and leverage enterprise marketing tools.
• Drive solution based sales across Colt’s portfolio, including secure networks, cloud, and digital infrastructure.
• Lead cross-functional virtual teams to deliver seamless pre- and post-sales execution.
• Maintain accurate forecasting and pipeline discipline using modern sales methodologies (e.g., MEDDPICC).

What we're looking for:

• Proven success in winning new logos.
• Experience selling into enterprise organisations, ideally in telecom, IT services, or digital infrastructure.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to influence at the executive level.
• Strong consultative selling skills and a strategic mindset.
• Commercial acumen and a passion for delivering customer outcomes.
• A self-starter attitude with a hunter mentality and a drive to win.

Skills:

• Telecommunications Knowledge
• Product Suite Knowledge
• Building and Managing Teams
• Supervisory Leadership
• Relationship Management

Education:

A bachelor’s or master’s degree in business administration, marketing or a relevant field (or equivalent experience).

What we offer you:

At Colt, you’ll make a difference. Because around here, we empower people. We don’t tell you what to do. Instead, we employ people we trust, who come together across the globe to create intelligent solutions. Our global teams are full of ambitious, driven people, all working together towards one shared purpose: to put the power of the digital universe in the hands of our customers wherever, whenever and however they want. We give our people the opportunity to inspire and lead teams, and work on projects that connect people, cities, businesses, and ideas. We want you to help us change the world, for the better.

Diversity and inclusion:

Inclusion and valuing diversity of thought and experience are at the heart of our culture here at Colt. From day one, you’ll be encouraged to be yourself because we believe that’s what helps our people to thrive. We welcome people with diverse backgrounds and experiences, regardless of their gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, disability, neurodiversity, age, marital status, pregnancy status, or place of birth.

Most recently we have signed the UN Women Empowerment Principles which guide our Gender Action Plan and trained 60 (and growing) Colties to be Mental Health First Aiders. Please speak with a member of our recruitment team if you require adjustments to our recruitment process to support you. For more information about our Inclusion and Diversity agenda, visit our DEI pages.

Our benefits support you through all parts of life, for both physical and mental health:

• Flexible working hours and the option to work from home.
• Extensive induction program with experienced mentors and buddies.
• Opportunities for further development and educational opportunities.
• Global Family Leave Policy.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Internal inclusion & diversity employee networks.

A global network:

When you join Colt you become part of our global network. We are proud of our colleagues and the stories and experience they bring – take a look at ‘Our People’ site including our Empowered Women in Tech.