Senior Account Executive

Equinix is the world’s digital infrastructure company, operating 200+ data centers across the globe and providing interconnections to all the key clouds and networks. Businesses need one place to simplify and bring together fragmented, sophisticated infrastructure that spans private and public cloud environments. Our global platform allows customers to place infrastructure wherever they need it and connect it to everything they need to succeed.

We are a fast-growing global company with 70+ consecutive quarters of growth. Through our innovative portfolio of high-performance products and services, we have built the largest, most active global ecosystem of nearly 10,000 companies, including 1,800+ networks and 2,900+ cloud and IT service providers in over 26 countries spanning five continents.

A career at Equinix means you will collaborate on work that impacts the world and be surrounded by endless opportunities to learn new skills and grow in multifaceted directions. We embrace diversity in thought and contribution and are committed to providing an equitable work environment. That is foundational to our core values as a company and is vital to our success.

Are you hungry for a challenge, highly motivated, able to work at a fast pace, target driven, flexible and quick to adapt to any situation? Do you have a passion for building strategic partnerships?

We are looking for Senior Account Executive to join our Sales team to sell and expands Equinix solutions

Do you think you have what it takes to join this team?

**What you will be doing**

Build Customer Relationships
Plans, builds, and maintains relationships with key stakeholders in assigned accounts/prospects
Facilitates customer relationships to ensure timely resolution of customer issues
Conducts quarterly business reviews with customers to identify and develop new selling opportunities

**Leverage Internal & External Partners**
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 Alliance, etc.) Demonstrates consistent intra-region selling and occasional cross region exports
Leverages 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
Develops account plans focused on maintaining/growing accounts

**Solution Selling**
Identifies customer’s business needs, challenges, and technical requirements to match to Equinix solutions in partnership with SEs/SAs
Delivers pitch in partnership with SE/SAs and tailors pitch to customer needs
Proven proficiency of Equinix product set and solutions
Sells full suite of Equinix offerings to include global footprint
Leverages external partners to drive solution development in new areas/prospects

**Contract Renewals**
Proactively addresses high churn risk customers leveraging internal resources and external partners
Facilitates customer contract renewals and negotiations to protect revenue
Leverages internal resources to understand customers contractual obligations around notice periods, renew terms, Equinix exposure

**Pipeline Management**
Actively monitors and maintains status of opportunities in SFDC, following the principles of forecasting
Identifies at risk accounts, expiring contracts and forecasts churn

**Territory Planning**
Prioritizes list of accounts/prospects for short and long-term pursuit to achieve assigned sales objectives
Provides accurate forecasts
May focus on particular vertical or sub-vertical within a dedicated sector

**Prospecting**
Coordinates with Opportunity Development Team to strategize lead & sales opportunity qualification
Pursues highest propensity prospects, fills the funnel with opportunities; cold calling prospects and building industry contacts

**Negotiation**
Facilitates commercial offer and contract negotiations in partnership with Sales Management, leveraging internal resources as needed to obtain best commercial terms possible
Understands commercial levers and partners with sales leadership, commercial solutions, and P&L to recommend deal structure

**What we’ll expect from you**

Solid experience as an Account Executive Sales in a technology business segment (large accounts)

Solid experience in farmer required

Fluent English required

Bachelor's degree preferred

**Why Equinix**

The opportunity to be part of the digital transformation in the world in a company that was elected by the employees as the best places to work by Glassdoor and it´s is GPTW for several consecutive years.

Equinix is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qua