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Account Director, Hyperscale Sales

Medium, Toronto, KS, USA

Pay: $159,000-$180,000/yr

Job type: Full Time


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
As an Account Director, Hyperscale Sales with Cologix you will be responsible for leading strategic development and execution of the Cologix Sales and brand presence within the Hyperscale and Global Strategic Account community. Cologix is rapidly becoming the standard in high-density compute environments for this vertical, serving both the largest established players and the emerging challengers. To accelerate this growth we are looking for a top performing entrepreneurial driven sales director to develop sales opportunities, identify, penetrate and close target prospect accounts within the market segment. The candidate will carry an individual quota and will be responsible for retiring that quota on a monthly basis through the closing of new sales. Demonstrable understanding of the Hyperscale built‑to‑suit data center, powered shell, pre‑lease data center, real estate and telecommunications industries is necessary. Must display the highest integrity at all times, be fully capable with all communications internal and external to the organization, and exhibit strong funnel management, forecasting, and quota attainment discipline.

What you do daily

Successfully prospect new opportunities

Maintain awareness of the competitive landscape, market pricing and strategy

Account Planning, revenue forecasting and opportunity management for existing Hyperscale customers

Leverage sales through partnerships, be that indirect channel partners, referrals, carrier relationships, and the like

Participate in trade shows and hyperscale focused networking events

This includes building and implementing account plans, and marketing plans; find new business, and build relationships with management levels within the Hyperscale accounts

Document, create, and maintain customer contact plan and progress of contracts and revenue opportunities.

Qualifications

Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university

Minimum 5 years proven success in solution‑based selling, preferably in the Hyperscale built‑to‑suit data center, powered shell, pre‑lease data center space

Have a deep understanding of high‑density data center solutions

Prior Hyperscale Account Management experience in data center vertical

Proven track record of building business strategy, partner enablement, and creating measurable metrics to deliver on key strategies for Hyperscale and Global customers

Successful business development and sales experience with Hyperscale Providers

Disciplined in the use of a CRM for forecasting and sales activity tracking

Technical understanding of:

Data Center Infrastructure

High density compute environments

Networking

Cloud / HyperScaler connectivity

Must be articulate with a demonstrated consultative capability

Organized

Competitive personality

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 high‑level 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.

$159,000 - $180,000 a year

Benefits

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

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.

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