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Account Director, Carrier
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About Our Company:
Headquartered in Denver, Colorado, Cologix is a leading North America network-neutral interconnection and hyperscale edge data center company. Our platform gives customers access to 45+ digital edge and Scalelogix℠ hyperscale edge data centers in 13 markets across the United States and Canada along with a carrier-dense ecosystem of 710+ networks, 360+ cloud providers, 35+ onramps and seven Internet exchanges. We provide our nearly 2,000 customers with direct access to our local operations teams, resulting in strong partnerships enabled by exceptional operational support and unparalleled customer service. Backed by one of the largest North American infrastructure funds, Cologix’s experienced leadership team, certified staff and commitment to ESG initiatives help form a culture that values our people, our environment and our clients.
About the position:
This is an exciting opportunity to join our growing sales organization as well as your career in Data Center / Colocation sales. You will be responsible for generating incremental revenue through a named-account base combined with new logo outreach to carrier and network service provide customers across the entire Cologix North American platform.
Primary responsibilities will include solution-based consultative selling, contract lifecycle management, customer and partner referrals as well as outbound prospecting to a target account segment.
You will carry an individual quota and will be responsible for retiring that quota on a quarterly basis. Demonstrable understanding of the data center, real estate and telecommunications industries is required. Must always display the highest integrity, be fully capable with all internal and external communications to the organization, and exhibit strong funnel management, forecasting and quota attainment discipline.
What you do daily:
- Proactively Identify new opportunities within existing customer base
- Successfully prospect new opportunitiesPartner with Carrier customers in strategic expansion projects/opportunities to create a long-term benefit for both Cologix and our carrier customers
- Maintain existing revenue and reduce churn
- Navigate aggressive targets to grow company value while acting as a strong customer advocate
- Exhibit diplomacy in building revenue streams that are mutually profitable for the company and solve the customer needs
- Collaborate with internal teams including commercials, operations, customer experience and marketing to generate and close opportunities
- Maintain awareness of the competitive landscape, market pricing and strategy
- Account Planning, revenue forecasting and opportunity management
- Participate in trade shows and local area networking events (as possible)
- Manage CRM discipline for a high volume of activity
What makes you a good fit: (Qualifications)
- Data Center Infrastructure
- Power Infrastructure
- Telco Connectivity
- Cloud , AI and Hyperscale connectivity
- Must be articulate with a demonstrated consultative capability
- Organized
- Competitive personality
- Thorough understanding of the sales process
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
- Critical listener with effective questioning
- Self-starter that does not need constant supervision to be effective
- Able to manage a high level of activity
***Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in Canada. We are unable to sponsor or transfer sponsorship of an employment visa / work permit at this time.***
Compensation
Benefits:
We offer a competitive benefit package for full-time employees that includes:
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Company paid Life Insurance
Health savings account
Accrued Vacation
Company paid holidays
Retirement Plan (RSP) with employer match
Mental Wellness Benefits
Tuition Reimbursement
Long-Term Disability
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Employee Recognition Platform
Individual compensation will be commensurate with the candidate’s experience.
This position will also be eligible for commission.
This posting is for an existing vacant position
Additional Information
NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties as assigned to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.
Cologix is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or veteran status. If you need assistance in applying for any of our open positions, please contact us at recruiting@cologix.com or call 720-940-2551.
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Cologix’ data centers are ISO 27001:2022 and ISO 14001:2015 certified. These certifications demonstrate Cologix’s commitment to both information security and environmental stewardship. At Cologix, protecting information assets and minimizing environmental impacts are everyone’s responsibility.
Cologix employees are responsible for:
• Understanding and following Cologix’s information security, cybersecurity, privacy,
and environmental management policies, procedures, and standards.
• Ensuring conformance with the requirements of both the Information Security
Management System (ISMS) and the Environmental Management System (EMS).
• Remaining vigilant and reporting any information security or environmental incidents,
vulnerabilities, risks, or non-conformities to the appropriate teams.
• Actively participating in Cologix’s efforts to maintain and improve information security
and environmental performance.
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Sample interview questions
I would review the customer's current footprint, network growth plans, utilization trends, contract milestones, and strategic priorities. I would then map stakeholders, validate technical and commercial needs with discovery questions, and build a value-based expansion proposal with internal solution and operations teams.
I maintain clean CRM data, define clear stage-entry criteria, validate close dates and next steps with buyers, and regularly review deal risks. I separate committed opportunities from upside pipeline and use historical conversion and sales-cycle data to challenge assumptions.
I first clarify the customer's decision criteria beyond price, including connectivity, reliability, scalability, operational support, and time to deploy. I position the differentiated business value, quantify the impact where possible, and negotiate commercially without undermining long-term account value.
Relevant experience includes understanding connectivity ecosystems, power and space requirements, cross-connects, cloud onramps, network expansion drivers, and the customer’s service-delivery model. I would use this knowledge to connect infrastructure capabilities to the carrier's growth, performance, and customer-retention goals.
I segment my territory by revenue potential, renewal timing, whitespace, and strategic fit. I schedule recurring account reviews for existing customers while reserving protected weekly prospecting time, ensuring that both pipeline creation and retention activities receive measurable attention.
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