This Sales Executive II position at Rackspace involves identifying, developing, and closing sales opportunities with new and existing customers in the US market.  The role requires managing the complete sales cycle, from lead generation to account management and customer retention, focusing on profitable growth.  Responsibilities include building strong customer relationships, presenting IT and business solutions, forecasting sales, and collaborating with internal teams.  Success in this position demands exceptional communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills, along with a deep understanding of cloud technologies and Rackspace's product offerings.  The role requires working the night shift to support the US region. The candidate must be proficient in using CRM tools and adhering to company security policies.  This role is focused on developing and implementing strategic account plans to generate sustainable revenues. 

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<div class="section page-centered" data-qa="job-description"><div><br></div><div><b>Cloud Sales - </b>Level II - Night Shift - IN</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Should have experience in supporting US- Region </div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><b>Job Profile Summary :</b></div><div><br></div><div>Specializes in identifying, developing, and closing opportunities with new or existing customers that  deliver incremental profitable growth and positive customer experiences. Owns and develops customer  relationships, collaborating with both customers and internal resources to address customer and  company priorities. Leverages subject matter experts and provides solutions aligned with business-unit  priorities to satisfy customer needs. Responsible for the full sales cycle, from winning new customers to  growing share of wallet in targeted existing customers for Rackspace. Utilizes industry knowledge to  differentiate Rackspace and to acquire new customers and drive new footprint. Builds deep relationships  with strategic customers and prospects, presenting viable IT and business solutions. Utilizes an  entrepreneurial mindset to develop a hunting list of target customers aligned with Rackspace's multicloud solutions. Engages with C-suite executives, leveraging executive presence and emotional  intelligence to understand customer challenges and competitor behavior to translate technology into  impactful business solutions. Plans and executes pursuit and win strategies for specified opportunities,  leads account reviews, and provides support to ensure successful development and implementation of  strategic account plans, all while embodying Rackspace's core values in the sales arena. Higher-levels  responsible for large deal business development and retention of strategic new customer acquisitions  and high-value existing customers to generate sustainable revenues in line with business objectives.  Responsible for adhering to company security policies and procedures and any other relevant policies  and standards as directed.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div><b>Career Level Summary</b>&nbsp;</div><div>• Career-developing seller. </div><div>• Possesses a working understanding of company products/services and utilizes sales techniques  effectively. </div><div>• Completes moderately complex sales with minimal supervision. </div><div>• Requires working knowledge and experience in own job discipline and broadens capabilities.</div><div> • Continues to build knowledge of the company, processes and customers. </div><div>• Performs a range of assignments related to job discipline. </div><div>• Uses prescribed guidelines or processes in analyzing situations. </div><div>• Receives a moderate level of guidance and direction</div><div><br></div><div><b>Critical Competencies</b>&nbsp;</div><div>• Customer Knowledge: Capitalizes on deep understanding of current customer’s organization  structure, business processes, strategic objectives and challenges in order to anticipate and meet  customer needs. </div><div>• Relationship Management: Cultivates relationships with broad groups inside the organization  (e.g., leadership team, business partners) and externally with key constituents, partners and allies  (e.g., government, industry groups); provides recommendations for managing challenging  relationships.</div><div> • Negotiatio and Influence: Persuades others by supporting ideas with logical arguments/data,  recognizing what information to share and when to share it; builds support to resolve issues and  achieve the most favorable outcome for the company. </div><div>• Technical Knowledge of Products: Demonstrates knowledge of market segments as well as  market data trends and makes recommendations accordingly. </div><div>• Systems Thinking: Leads collaboration with key stakeholders and contributes subject matter  expertise to develop unique solutions to complex issues.&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><b>Key Responsibilities</b>&nbsp;</div><div>• Other Incidental tasks related to the job, as necessary. </div><div>• Guides customer satisfaction, account retention and growth by collaborating with customers and  internal teams. </div><div>• Develops strong relationships with executives and influencers to expand and implement effective,  enterprise-wide strategies. </div><div>• Owns forecasting and account planning on a monthly/quarterly/annual basis. </div><div>• Leads a defined sales process for all Rackspace solutions. </div><div>• Cultivates new business opportunities for new and/or existing accounts. </div><div>• Meets with qualified leads to better understand customer needs and provide proposals.</div><div> • Leads efforts to create proposal for solution to prove value add. </div><div>• Leads the negotiation, closure, and documentation of customer renewals for customers. </div><div>• Works with Customer Success Manager to invest in higher service levels for a customer with low  MRR but high wallet and to identify and pursue opportunities for upgrades, cross-selling, and  upselling. </div><div>• Creates advocates out of customers by delivering fanatical customer experience and leverages  customer advocates to drive additional sales. </div><div>• Utilizes and updates CRM tools to track all pertinent account information and sales progress as  well as forecast and prioritize to achieve quarterly goals.</div><div><br></div><div><b>Skills </b></div><div>• Able to effectively communicate over the phone, through email, and face-to-face. </div><div>• Able to overcome a moderate level of resistance that will be encountered early in the sales  process. </div><div>• Entrepreneurial mindset. </div><div>• Able to communicate the same message in a different way to both technical and businessoriented people. </div><div>• Superior ability to adapt messages to stakeholders at all levels of the company, from CTO level to  front-line technical support. </div><div>• Strong presentation, written and verbal communication skills. Goal oriented with superior work  ethic. </div><div>• Able to influence others in decision-making. </div><div>• Superior negotiation skills and the ability to negotiate with many personality types. </div><div>• Effective time management skills and the ability to work numerous projects at once.</div><div> • Strong problem-solving skills and a high level of patience and the ability to nurture. </div><div>• Able to develop and manage internal and external business relationships of various  temperaments, talents and convictions.&nbsp;</div></div>undefinedundefinedundefined

Sales Executive II