About the Role
The Sales Leader is responsible for driving profitable growth by leading a team of sales professionals, building client partnerships, and collaborating with experts. This role is pivotal in originating, pursuing, and closing opportunities that deliver measurable, outcome-based results for clients, acting as a trusted advisor with deep industry expertise.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute comprehensive sales strategies focused on customer acquisition, retention, and revenue growth.
- Lead, mentor, and inspire a high-performance sales team to consistently achieve and exceed ambitious sales targets.
- Build and maintain a robust sales pipeline, proactively adjusting strategies to meet dynamic market and client needs.
- Foster a culture of continuous learning and product expertise within the sales team.
- Cultivate and expand strategic relationships with key clients, C-level stakeholders, and partners.
- Analyze market trends, competitive landscape, and emerging opportunities to identify and capitalize on new business prospects.
- Champion innovation in the sales process, leveraging cutting-edge technologies and methodologies.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with marketing, product development, customer support, and other business units.
- Ensure accurate sales forecasting and transparent reporting to support predictable, sustainable growth.
- Provide coaching to supervised Sales Professionals around deal qualification, solution development, stakeholder engagement, competitive positioning, and close planning.
- Oversee account plans for top-tier customers, ensuring executive alignment and long-term strategic growth.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, IT, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- 12+ years of relevant work experience, with at least 4 years in a senior sales leadership role within the IT sector.
- Demonstrated success in sales strategy development, customer relationship management, and market analysis.
- Proven track record of exceeding sales quotas and driving growth in the IT market.
- Experience working in matrixed, cross-functional organizations.
Skills
- Strong leadership, influence, and team development skills.
- Excellent storytelling, communication, and negotiation abilities.
- Deep expertise in IT services and product sales, with a robust network of senior-level industry relationships.
- Proficiency in solution and/or insight-sales methodologies (5+ years preferred).
- Continuous learner, adaptable to evolving technologies and market conditions.
- Fluent in written and verbal English.
Experience Level
- Senior sales leadership role (at least 4 years)
- 12+ years of relevant work experience
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, IT, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
About the Company
- At DXC Technology, we believe strong community connections are key to success. Our work model emphasizes in-person collaboration while offering flexibility to support employee well-being, productivity, individual work styles, and living situations. DXC is committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive.
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