Data Center Lead Account Manager MEA
Nokia
Date: 21 hours ago
City: Riyadh
Contract type: Full time

Job Description
As a pivotal member of the Nokia NI Data Center Sales team, you will spearhead customer engagement and drive business growth across the Middle East and Africa. Your role focuses on managing key accounts, developing new business opportunities, and collaborating with pre-sales experts to deliver tailored solutions that meet our customers' unique challenges. You will coordinate activities across sales and support functions, fostering strong relationships with key stakeholders to maximize impact. In a dynamic, fast-paced environment, you will leverage your deep understanding of the telecommunications sector to influence strategic decisions and navigate complex negotiations. Join us in a collaborative atmosphere where innovation is encouraged, and your insights will actively shape the future of data center sales at Nokia.
How You Will Contribute And What You Will Learn
Drive business growth by managing multiple customer accounts and achieving sales targets across diverse portfolios.
You have:
About Us
Come create the technology that helps the world act together
Nokia is committed to innovation and technology leadership across mobile, fixed and cloud networks. Your career here will have a positive impact on people’s lives and will help us build the capabilities needed for a more productive, sustainable, and inclusive world.
We challenge ourselves to create an inclusive way of working where we are open to new ideas, empowered to take risks and fearless to bring our authentic selves to work
What we offer
Nokia offers continuous learning opportunities, well-being programs to support you mentally and physically, opportunities to join and get supported by employee resource groups, mentoring programs and highly diverse teams with an inclusive culture where people thrive and are empowered.
Nokia is committed to inclusion and is an equal opportunity employer
Nokia has received the following recognitions for its commitment to inclusion & equality:
We are committed to a culture of inclusion built upon our core value of respect.
Join us and be part of a company where you will feel included and empowered to succeed.
As a pivotal member of the Nokia NI Data Center Sales team, you will spearhead customer engagement and drive business growth across the Middle East and Africa. Your role focuses on managing key accounts, developing new business opportunities, and collaborating with pre-sales experts to deliver tailored solutions that meet our customers' unique challenges. You will coordinate activities across sales and support functions, fostering strong relationships with key stakeholders to maximize impact. In a dynamic, fast-paced environment, you will leverage your deep understanding of the telecommunications sector to influence strategic decisions and navigate complex negotiations. Join us in a collaborative atmosphere where innovation is encouraged, and your insights will actively shape the future of data center sales at Nokia.
How You Will Contribute And What You Will Learn
Drive business growth by managing multiple customer accounts and achieving sales targets across diverse portfolios.
- Identify and develop new business opportunities in alignment with Nokia Data Center Salesglobalstrategies, and actively contribute to building its MEA implementation
- Engage regularly with key stakeholders to understand their objectives and challenges, enhancing overall effectiveness.
- Coordinate cross-functional activities among sales, pre-sales, and other teams based on market insights.
- Participate in pricing strategies and contract negotiations, providing strategic input to maximize outcomes.
- Lead cross-functional deal teams, ensuring resource management and risk assessment are balanced effectively.
- Contribute to the formulation of best practices, enhancing products, processes, and services in response to market challenges.
- Act as a mentor and professional leader within the sales team, sharing insights and fostering a high-performance culture.
You have:
- Consultative Selling & Customer Business Understanding
- Business acumen and technological thought leadership
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in telecom sales, specifically in Data Center networking
- Fluency in Business English
- Experience with the Middle East and Africa Data Center industry
- Understanding of Nokia’s standard contracts
- Skills in Bid Management and Customer Pricing
About Us
Come create the technology that helps the world act together
Nokia is committed to innovation and technology leadership across mobile, fixed and cloud networks. Your career here will have a positive impact on people’s lives and will help us build the capabilities needed for a more productive, sustainable, and inclusive world.
We challenge ourselves to create an inclusive way of working where we are open to new ideas, empowered to take risks and fearless to bring our authentic selves to work
What we offer
Nokia offers continuous learning opportunities, well-being programs to support you mentally and physically, opportunities to join and get supported by employee resource groups, mentoring programs and highly diverse teams with an inclusive culture where people thrive and are empowered.
Nokia is committed to inclusion and is an equal opportunity employer
Nokia has received the following recognitions for its commitment to inclusion & equality:
- One of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere
- Gender-Equality Index by Bloomberg
- Workplace Pride Global Benchmark
We are committed to a culture of inclusion built upon our core value of respect.
Join us and be part of a company where you will feel included and empowered to succeed.
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