AppliedTrust is a successful, thriving IT consulting firm located in downtown Boulder, Colorado that helps its clients maximize their IT investment in the areas of Infrastructure, Security, and Opensource while fostering a great workplace and a commitment to building a strong company of peers. We are looking to add highly motivated individuals who believe in our corporate philosophy and employee canon as we continue to work with new and exciting clients after over ten successful years in business.
In line with this goal, the Technical Sales Lead / Client Advocate role is focused primarily on ensuring that we provide our clients with solutions that exactly meet their needs, and for generating and closing new leads. What better place to do this than Boulder? As well as being surrounded by an established technology sector in the Denver/Front Range area, Boulder is the place to be for startups and entrepreneurially minded individuals. For an energetic and skilled salesperson with a deep interest in technology and building long-term relationships with customers, this is a fabulous opportunity to help drive work with existing clients as well as an ever-growing pool of new startups - often within just blocks of our offices.
This role will depend heavily on sales experience, excitement about technology and a strong network to begin developing new leads, but the ideal candidate will also have strong capabilities in the following:
- Developing and maintain long-term relationships with highly technical clients and engineers.
- Ensuring open communication between clients and engineers to maximize client satisfaction.
- Generating independent leads as well as pursuing those referred by AppliedTrust engineers.
- Possess and continue to grow a deep understanding of current major technology platforms and solutions related to Infrastructure, Security and Opensource (e.g., Linux, Microsoft/Windows, Networking).
- Comfortable talking to technical individuals about offerings and project scope.
- Having recent experience working as a technical resource or technical sales resource.
- Managing the logistics of the forecasting process.
This position requires the following:
- Experience in the Information Technology sector.
- Focused attention to detail.
- Current IT skills including MS Office 2007/2010 and familiarity with current technologies such as Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.
- Experience working in a paperless office environment and using tools such as ticketing systems to track efforts.
- Strong interpersonal communication skills.
- Experience in a sales administration or client service capacity.
- Strong technical writing skills and excellent copy writing/proofing skills.
AppliedTrust promotes work/life balance. We are very proud of our recent Apex Award for Distinguished Services and our being named to the Boulder County Business Report’s 2011 Mercury 100 list of Fastest Growing Companies. We offer our employees a casual, eco-friendly office environment that includes a recently added rooftop garden. Our office is in downtown Boulder, just off the Pearl Street mall, which is a fun location to be a part of with many good places to eat and unwind.
AppliedTrust provides an attractive benefits package that currently includes the following:
- Signing bonus for eligible hires
- Highly competitive salary
- Over four weeks of annual paid vacation to start, plus additional paid holidays
- 401(k) program with employer matching
- Health (PPO), Dental, and Life/AD&D/LTD insurance with 100% of employee premiums paid for by AppliedTrust
- Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA) program
- Annual ski pass
- Free downtown parking and RTD Eco Pass
Applied Trust is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status.