Senior Account Manager

Senior Account Manager

Company Description Zayo provides mission-critical bandwidth to the world's most impactful companies, fueling the innovations that are transforming our society. Zayo's 141,000-mile network in North America and Europe includes extensive metro connectivity to thousands of buildings and data centers. Zayo's communications infrastructure solutions include dark fiber, private data networks, wavelengths, Ethernet, and dedicated Internet access. Zayo serves wireless and wireline carriers, media, tech, content, finance, healthcare and other large enterprises. Zayo is seeking a Senior Account Manager to support existing and prospective customers across State, Local, and Education (SLED) accounts in Washington and Oregon. The successful candidate will be a strategic business developer who identifies, shapes, and secures new opportunities well before RFPs hit the street, particularly within K-12 and Higher Education markets. This individual will leverage a strong understanding of the E-rate process, along with deep knowledge of state procurement and funding cycles, to position Zayo early in the buying process and establish preference before formal solicitations are issued. This role requires a combination of consultative selling, relationship management, and strategic foresight to drive sales of Fiber, Transport, IP, SD-WAN, Edge, Security, Wi-Fi, VoIP, and Managed Services within Zayo's Public Sector segment.

Responsibilities

• Proactively develop opportunities ahead of formal RFPs by engaging district technology leaders, E-rate consultants, and state education consortia to shape project scope and requirements.
• Leverage a deep understanding of the E-rate program (FCC Form 470 / 471 process) to help customers align technology plans and funding strategies with Zayo's service capabilities.
• Build and maintain strategic relationships with IT, procurement, and administrative leaders across State, Local, and Education entities.
• Generate new sales revenue by promoting Zayo's infrastructure and managed solutions across assigned territories.
• Present customized proposals and manage customers through a strategic and consultative sales cycle.
• Maintain existing business through renewals and long-term contracts while driving net-new growth.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Engineering, Solutions Architecture, and Legal to design tailored network and managed service solutions.
• Accurately track activities, forecasts, and funnel development in Salesforce and related systems.
• Deliver consistent sales performance against quarterly and annual revenue targets.
• Represent Zayo at regional education and public sector events, building visibility within key cooperative and consortium programs (e.g., ESCs, Equalis).

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