LotusFlare

Senior Account Director

LotusFlare$120K — $160K *
Telecommunications & Hardware
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years in enterprise account management, sales, or consulting in telecommunications software.
  • 5+ years managing or selling telecom BSS or OSS/BSS software solutions.
  • Proven track record of growing strategic accounts and driving revenue through partnerships.
  • Deep understanding of the North American telecom industry and CSP challenges.
  • Experience with major North American telecom operators like AT&T, Verizon, and Comcast.
  • Strong executive engagement and influence skills in complex organizations.
  • Familiarity with commercial negotiations, contract renewals, and pricing strategies.
  • Effective cross-functional leadership across diverse teams.

Responsibilities

  • Own and grow the strategic relationship with a key Communications Service Provider account.
  • Develop and implement a long-term account growth strategy for LotusFlare's offerings.
  • Build and sustain relationships with senior customer executives and stakeholders.
  • Manage the entire commercial lifecycle from identification to closure of account opportunities.
  • Ensure successful solution delivery and ongoing value realization alongside internal teams.
  • Act as the primary escalation point for customer issues and executive alignment.
  • Communicate customer feedback to Product Management to drive innovation and roadmap priorities.
  • Manage contract renewals, amendments, and other commercial governance elements.

Benefits

  • Paid lunch provided at the office.
  • Comprehensive private healthcare coverage.
  • Annual performance-based bonuses.
  • Access to training and workshops for professional development.
  • Opportunity to work alongside top-tier engineering professionals.
Full Job Description
To support our growth, we are seeking an experienced Senior Account Director to lead a key US account.

Responsibilities
  • Own the overall account relationship for a strategic Communications Service Provider (CSP) account, driving long-term growth, customer satisfaction, and business outcomes.
  • Develop and execute a multi-year account growth strategy, identifying opportunities to expand LotusFlare's footprint through new products, business units, and use cases.
  • Build and maintain trusted relationships with senior customer executives and key stakeholders across business, technology, procurement, and operations.
  • Lead the end-to-end commercial lifecycle for account opportunities, including opportunity identification, qualification, solution positioning, commercial negotiations, contracting, and closure.
  • Partner with Delivery, Product, and Engineering teams to ensure successful solution delivery, customer adoption, and ongoing value realization.
  • Act as the primary commercial escalation point for the customer, proactively managing risks, resolving issues, and ensuring executive alignment.
  • Collaborate with Product Management to communicate customer feedback, influence product roadmap priorities, and identify opportunities for innovation.
  • Partner with Legal, Finance, and Commercial teams to manage contract renewals, amendments, Statements of Work (SOWs), Change Requests (CRs), Purchase Orders, and commercial governance.
  • Maintain accurate account forecasts, opportunity pipelines, and revenue projections through disciplined CRM management.

Requirements
  • 10+ years of experience in enterprise account management, sales, business development, or consulting within the telecommunications software industry.
  • At least 5 years of experience selling or managing telecom BSS, digital commerce, or OSS/BSS software platforms.
  • Demonstrated success managing and scaling strategic enterprise accounts, with a track record of driving revenue growth through cross-sell, upsell, and long-term customer partnerships.
  • Strong understanding of the North American telecommunications market and the commercial and operational challenges faced by Communications Service Providers.
  • Experience working with one or more major North American telecom operators (e.g., AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, Comcast, Bell Canada, TELUS, Rogers).
  • Proven ability to engage and influence executive stakeholders while navigating complex customer organizations.
  • Experience leading commercial negotiations, contract renewals, pricing discussions, and enterprise software agreements.
  • Strong cross-functional leadership skills with experience coordinating Sales Engineering, Product Management, Delivery, Customer Success, Marketing, Legal, and Finance teams.
  • Ability to understand customer business objectives and align LotusFlare's platform capabilities and product roadmap to deliver measurable business value.
  • Excellent presentation, communication, and executive engagement skills, including the ability to lead business reviews, executive workshops, product demonstrations, and RFP/RFI responses where required.
  • Highly organized, commercially driven, and able to operate independently while managing multiple strategic initiatives within a complex enterprise account.


Benefits:
  • Competitive salary package
  • Paid lunch (In the office)
  • Private healthcare
  • Yearly bonus
  • Training and workshops
  • Top-of-the-class engineers to learn from and work with


Department Sales Role Sales Director Locations Seattle, United States Remote status Fully Remote

About LotusFlare

LotusFlare is a California-based company that provides a platform for mobile network operators to manage their digital services. The platform offers a range of services, including customer engagement, billing, and analytics tools. LotusFlare's mission is to help mobile network operators improve their customer experience and increase revenue through the use of technology. The company was founded in 2014 by Michael Shang and Sachin Deshpande.
Learn more about LotusFlare
Size
500 employees
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Founded
2013

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