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Security at TELUS

Ready to elevate the customer experience with a world-class suite of security capabilities fit for the changing needs of every business?

Prevent. Protect. Prevail. We live in a fast-paced, online world where safeguarding our digital assets and intellectual property has become paramount. At TELUS Security, we strive to always be steps ahead, tackling the toughest security challenges head-on with top talent and cutting edge technology. As a division of one of Canada’s largest IT Solutions providers, our practice provides both private and public enterprises across Canada with the broadest and most advanced range of cybersecurity offerings.

Our client-centred approach is built around risk-based cybersecurity where we can help business stakeholders strategically identify their critical assets and quantify potential and prioritized risk, as a foundation to improving cybersecurity posture. From the provision of ‘clean pipes’ to mitigate DDoS attacks through to leveraging the collective intelligence gathered from TELUS’ own network, each day, we aim to deliver top-notch services. Our solutions enhance our customers’ ability to detect, analyze, and investigate cyber-threats and vulnerabilities.

Ranked as Canada’s leading Managed Security Services provider by IDC’s MarketScape Survey, we provide organizations with the most comprehensive security portfolio in Canada backed by a 24/7 security operations centre, national presales and delivery resources.

Sales is a contact sport and we provide top-notch coaches, strategy, training, resources, support and inspiration for you to succeed. We have tons of fun and embrace celebrating individual and collective success. As a Security Senior Sales Specialist, you are a transformative team player, with an innate ability to motivate those around you. It’s a challenging, consultative role, with equal parts of autonomy and collaboration. At the core of your talents, is your ability to build strong rapport with and sell to all levels and contacts.

If you’re ready to bring your A-game to the field of Security to expand and strengthen our client base, read on…

Sales at TELUS. Join our team.

At TELUS, we’re looking for accomplished sales professionals who are obsessed with winning high margin business via positioning and closing on transformation ideas with clients at the executive and C-level.

Our Security Senior Sales Specialist role is a strategic seller that exceeds client expectations and surpasses sales targets. As part of the TELUS Security team, you represent the TELUS brand, values & promise.

We are not your standard (traditional) sales organization. We are passionately curious about our customers’ businesses and the drivers that keep owners and executives focused on their key priorities and partner with them on all-important journeys together.

Here’s what WE believe

We are ONE team, team selling is the norm and we celebrate each other’s wins
We challenge the status quo and when others think we’re great, we strive to be excellent
We live up to our commitments to ourselves, our friends, family, peers, leaders, customers and we strive to make a real difference in the communities where we work and live
Our success is all about how we do things, how we think, solve problems, deliver, communicate, and more

Here’s the impact you’ll make and what we’ll accomplish together

In this customer-facing, revenue generating role, you will interface with, and sell to, all levels and contacts across the Commercial Enterprise space. You will analyze the customer environment in order to identify areas where TELUS Security can add value and address specific business needs. You will also focus on selling consulting, outsourcing, staff augmentation and managed services. Additionally, working alongside the account Sales Executive, you will ensure we maximize our existing service relationship by growing our services and associated revenues.

Here’s how

Enthusiastically articulate the transformation stories associated with TELUS’ Security service offerings
Identify, qualify, advance and win new opportunities with or without the account Sales Executive
Meet and exceed revenue sales objectives and grow monthly recurring revenues.
Manage a range of opportunities, the associated reporting and account planning to support the achievement of sales objectives
Maintain high levels of knowledge and expertise regarding our Security products and services and Information Technology (IT) services.
Ensure existing equipment maintenance and managed service customers are contacted well in advance of their contracts expiring
Engage and work closely with extended team members including account Sales Executives and the broader account team: other Sales Specialists, Managed IT Services & Security Solution Architects, Product Managers, Operations Managers, Service Managers, and others, in order deliver to required support and value for our clients
Manage client expectations throughout the sales cycle, ensuring TELUS' role as a trusted advisor
Prepare proposals, presentations, quotations, contracts, and supporting documentation
Negotiate contracts and agreements

Qualifications

You’re the missing piece of the puzzle if you have… Business acumen and finance based selling skills: Understanding of customer goals, objectives and operations
Transformation level storytelling and solution selling experience; comfortable presenting to a client’s C-level leadership team on concepts and outcomes relevant to their position in the organization
End to end knowledge of the sales cycle and how to effectively launch and execute a sales pursuit
Solid knowledge regarding the prevalent technologies, benefits and risks inherent within Cloud, IT services and Cybersecurity marketplace
Track record of changing client’s thinking around build-buy-run to strategic partnering
Solid Information Technology understanding including technical, as well as operational knowledge required to credibly represent and add value around:
Managed Security Services
Consulting capabilities around key security technologies
Advanced threat intelligence & analytics
Ability to construct a convincing business case, express it clearly and gain consensus around decisions, plans and actions
Ability to manage and translate business requirements into enabling solutions
Expert in your field:
Have individual targets for security products & services, with uncapped earning potential
Identify, initiate, qualify and close opportunities to exceed growth and revenue targets
Negotiate contracts and agreements
Create/identify, qualify and close opportunities to exceed the sales-related objectives by representing the complete range of TELUS Security Solutions (Managed Security Services, Integrated Security Solutions, Consulting Security Services)
Help grow revenue and market share for Security products and services mostly in the Commercial Enterprise space.
Proactive Planner:
Effectively manage a range of opportunities, the associated reporting and account planning to support the achievement of sales objectives
Prepare proposals, presentations, quotations, contracts, and supporting documentation
Big Thinker:
Effectively position the ROI of technology investments to senior executives
Understand and analyze customer’s businesses in order to identify areas where the broad range of TELUS Security Solutions add value and address specific business needs
Maintain high levels of knowledge and expertise regarding our customers, their industries, associated risk, managed services and information security technology requirements
Customer Service Advocate:
Champion TELUS inside of customer organizations and advocate for the customer inside of TELUS
Establish and expand valued business relationships with clients and other industry influencers allowing you to add value across the broad range of security requirements our customers have
Manage client expectations throughout the sales cycle, positioning TELUS as a trusted advisor
Supportive Team Player/ Leader:
Quarterback an interdependent account team of inside sales, account managers, technical pre-sales and executive leadership as required.

Collaborative Communicator:

Build good working relationships with cross functional teams including broader account teams (other sales specialists, security solution architects, product managers, operations managers, service managers, and others)
Establishing effective relationships with customer stakeholders at all levels of your client's organization

Knowledge:

Solid knowledge regarding the prevalent technologies, benefits and risks inherent within the Information Security marketplace
A solid understanding of IT including technical and operational knowledge required to credibly represent and add value
Implementation and consulting capabilities around key security technologies
Knowledge on threat intelligence and analytics
"Solution Selling" - end to end knowledge of the sales cycle and how to effectively launch and execute a sales pursuit
Skills & Abilities:Analytical skills- ability to construct a convincing business case, express it clearly and gain consensus around decisions, plans and actions
Presentation skills
design and deliver effective presentations one-to-one and to groups at executive levels
excellent presentation of RFP responses, especially for the public sector
Problem Solving- Ability to manage and translate business requirements into enabling solutions
Change Management - ability to work effectively with shifting demands and rapid change (B2B environment)
Organizational skills- ability to plan, coordinate, and monitor a significant number of functions/tasks simultaneously
Interpersonal/Negotiation skills - exceptional listening and communication skills and ability to build rapport with customers and diverse audiences in a variety of settings
Finance based selling skills - ROI, TCO analysis
Business and technical acumen - demonstrated ability to identify and articulate financially sound TELUS solutions to customer's business problems through understanding the technologies, products, services, and resources
Client-Service skills- Strong sensitivity to customer needs and situations and capable of negotiating mutually satisfactory resolutions

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