Sales Executive at Megaport – Austin, Texas
Megaport
Austin, Texas, 78701, United States
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Sales Executive
The Role
About Megaport
Were not your typical tech company and we dont want to be. Megaport is the global leader in Network as a Service (NaaS), and has transformed the way businesses connect to the cloud, data centers, and each other. Were publicly listed on the Australian Stock Exchange and partnered with the biggest names in tech like Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Oracle, IBM, and more. Headquartered in Brisbane with a crew of over 400 people spread across Asia-Pacific, Europe, and the Americas, our employees enjoy an environment that is collaborative, supportive, and (actually) fun.
Our Team Culture
Were a team of problem solvers, pixel pushers, code slingers, and cloud fanatics. Culture is more than a poster on the wall here collaboration beats hierarchy, curiosity fuels our growth, and everyones voice matters. We take our work seriously, but not ourselves. We work across time zones to execute on our global vision, trust each other to get things done, and never compromise our values for commercial gain. Most importantly, we place our customers at the center of everything we do.
Were committed to increasing representation in the tech industry and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. Dont meet every requirement? Thats okay. If youre excited about this role, we encourage you to apply.
Reporting to the region’s VP of Sales, the Sales Executive is a strategic, player-coach role responsible for managing a geographic territory quota while directly driving Enterprise sales and mentoring a Commercial Sales Executive. This individual contributor with leadership responsibilities will be accountable for generating new revenue, expanding Megaport’s footprint, and accelerating cloud adoption within Enterprise and Commercial accounts.
This role blends hands-on selling with people development, territory planning, and execution of joint go-to-market motions. It is ideal for a senior sales professional who thrives in fast-paced environments and is motivated by both individual performance and team growth.
What You'll Be DoingThis role blends hands-on selling with people development, territory planning, and execution of joint go-to-market motions. It is ideal for a senior sales professional who thrives in fast-paced environments and is motivated by both individual performance and team growth.
- Own the end-to-end sales process for Mid-Market customers—from prospecting through close.
- Execute territory plans focused on companies with fewer than 1,000 employees and less than $100M in revenue.
- Identify customer objectives and design network and cloud solutions to match.
- Partner with your Sr. Enterprise Sales Executive for coaching, account collaboration, and territory strategy.
- Work cross-functionally with Solutions Architects and Customer Success Managers to ensure solution delivery and post-sale growth.
- Prospect new logos via outbound engagement and partner collaboration across VARs, MSPs, and agents.
- Build relationships with key decision-makers—primarily IT Directors, Network Engineers, and Heads of Infrastructure.
- Maintain accurate forecasting and pipeline discipline in CRM to achieve sales targets.
- Engage with our Channel team to support field activities and help drive business through the channel.
- Stay current on Megaport solutions, market trends, and cloud partner offerings (AWS, Azure, GCP, Oracle).
- Represent Megaport with integrity, urgency, and a value-first mindset.
- 1–5 years of experience selling B2B technology solutions, ideally within cloud, networking, SaaS, or infrastructure verticals.
- Proven success in the Mid-Market segment, with strong knowledge of its buying behavior and IT priorities.
- Highly motivated self-starter with strong outbound prospecting skills and a proven track record of quota achievement.
- Consultative approach to sales with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Experience working in fast-paced, remote environments with distributed teams.
- Familiarity with CRM platforms like Salesforce and solid pipeline management skills.
- Team-first mindset with a desire to learn, grow, and win together.
- Willingness to travel up to 30% for customer meetings and industry events.
- Flexible work environment
- Birthday Leave
- Generous study and training allowance + 5 days paid study leave
- Modern, collaborative team culture
- Recognition with ‘Legend’ and ‘Kudos’ Awards
- Health and wellness programs
- Clear path for growth in a global, high-performing sales organization
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If you have any questions, please reach out to Megaport's Talent Acquisition Team at Careers@megaport.com
NOTE: All Megaport business correspondence is conducted via our business email accounts (@megaport.com). If you have any concerns, please reach out to Megaport's careers team careers@megaport.com directly and we will verify the legitimacy of any communication. Megaport will not ask you to create an account via Microsoft teams, and does not associate with any email accounts under "@megaportau.com".
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Austin, Texas, 78701, United States
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