Johnson Controls

Sr Strategic Account Manager, Data Center - Fire

Johnson Controls$100K — $130K *
Technical Services
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
  • 10+ years of sales experience, preferably in fire solutions or technology.
  • Strong understanding of data center operations and fire protection requirements.
  • Proven ability to manage complex sales cycles and negotiate with senior-level executives.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills.
  • Willingness to travel up to 50%.

Responsibilities

  • Identify and develop new business opportunities within the data center market.
  • Manage the full sales cycle from prospecting to closing deals.
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with key decision-makers at hyperscale and colocation providers.
  • Present and demonstrate Johnson Controls' fire solutions and systems.
  • Collaborate with internal teams to ensure customer requirements are met.
  • Prepare proposals, respond to RFPs, and negotiate contracts.
  • Achieve or exceed assigned sales targets and KPIs.

Benefits

  • Includes a competitive benefits package.
  • Offers a competitive Sales Incentive Plan based on project volume and margin.
  • Recognition of exceptional candidates who may exceed typical profile standards.
Full Job Description
Data Center Sales Executive will be responsible for driving sales of Johnson Controls' fire solutions within the data center market. This role focuses on building strong relationships with hyperscale, colocation, and enterprise data center customers, identifying opportunities, and delivering tailored solutions that meet their fire protection needs. Position will report directly to the Director of Data Centers Sales and can be located anywhere in the US.

What you will do:

Identify and develop new business opportunities within the data center market.
Manage the full sales cycle from prospecting to closing deals.
Build and maintain strong relationships with key decision-makers at hyperscale and colocation providers.
Present and demonstrate Johnson Controls' fire solutions and systems.
Collaborate with internal teams (Product Management, Engineering, Operations) to ensure customer requirements are met.
Prepare proposals, respond to RFPs, and negotiate contracts.
Achieve or exceed assigned sales targets and KPIs.

How you will do it:

Applying expertise, consultative selling skills, positive relationships, sales pipeline, structured account penetration plan, and internal JCI resources, further develop existing and new relationships with designated targets to build and implement initial sales opportunities.

Develop account penetration plans which must include, but are not limited to competition within the account, business issues/struggles the customer is experiencing, satisfaction with current solutions, overall fire budget, opportunity size, and the number of locations as well as turning points, tasks and due dates. The plan and activities must also use internal resources and team members, both Corporate and within the Data Centers sales organization.

Build and maintain a sales pipeline with detailed information as to potential and qualified prospects. Identify key target executives within target accounts by position and by name with the goal of a specified number of face-to-face meetings by specified dates.

Provide senior leadership and the sales team with information relating to regulations, business issues, and industry information for utilization in the development of marketing and sales strategy. As a subject matter expert (SME), take a lead role in the preparation and delivery of customer presentations, and communications.

What We Look For:

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
10+ years of sales experience, preferably in fire solutions or technology.
Strong understanding of data center operations and fire protection requirements.
Proven ability to manage complex sales cycles and negotiate with senior-level executives.
Excellent communication and presentation skills.
Willingness to travel up to 50%.

Preferred:

Experience selling cloud-based or SaaS solutions.
Familiarity with hyperscale and colocation data center ecosystems.

Salary Range: HIRING SALARY RANGE: $100,000 to $130,000 (Salary to be determined by the education,
experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment
with market data.) This role also offers a competitive Sales Incentive Plan that will take into
account volume and margin on a project, quarterly, and annual basis. This position includes a
competitive benefits package. The posted salary range reflects the target compensation for
this role. However, we recognize that exceptional candidates may bring unique skills and
experiences that exceed the typical profile. If you believe your background warrants
consideration beyond the stated range, we encourage you to apply. To support an efficient
and fair hiring process, we may use technology assisted tools, including artificial intelligence
(AI), to help identify and evaluate candidates. All hiring decisions are ultimately made by
human reviewers. For details, please visit the About Us tab on the Johnson Controls Careers
site at https://jobs.johnsoncontrols.com/about-us

About Johnson Controls

Johnson Controls International plc is a multinational conglomerate headquartered in Cork, Ireland that produces automotive parts such as batteries and electronics and HVAC equipment for buildings. It employs 105,000 people in around 2,000 locations across six continents. As of 2019, it was listed as 389th in the Fortune Global 500; in 2020, it became ineligible for the list. Johnson Controls was founded in 1885 by Warren S. Johnson, a professor at the State Normal School in Whitewater, Wisconsin. Originally called the Johnson Electric Service Company, it focused on automatic temperature regulation. In 1974, the company changed its name to Johnson Controls.
Learn more about Johnson Controls
Size
101,000 employees
Market Cap
$44.1 billion
Industry
Net Income
$923 million
Founded
1885
5 Year Trend
+2.1%
Revenue
$22 billion
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