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Carrier Account Executive

Bandwidth · London, UK

Base
Not disclosed
OTE
Not disclosed
Quota attainment
Not disclosed
Posted
4d ago

Why it matters: OTE tells you what you could earn. Attainment tells you how realistic it is.

Ask: “What percentage of fully ramped reps hit quota last year?”

Still open · checked 3h agoon Bandwidth's careers page

What Bandwidth sells

Phone calls and texts built into apps

A company that wants its apps to make phone calls and send texts has to connect to the phone network, which is hard to do alone. Bandwidth owns that network and sells the voice and messaging infrastructure behind it. Businesses and developers can add calling and texting to their own apps without building those connections themselves.

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The Braun Read

Ask hard questions

Too much is left unsaid. Make them answer before you invest.

Pay
No pay listed at all.
Transparency
Says nothing about quota, attainment, deal size, territory or sales cycle.
Pipeline
Mostly self-sourced. Great if you like outbound, rough if you don't.
Time on market
Open 3 days.
Company hiring
7 sales roles open, hiring at a steady pace.

Based only on what the posting says. Flags are a starting point for your first call, not a final judgment.

Questions to ask on the first call

Built from what this posting leaves out. How they answer tells you as much as what they say.

  1. 1.

    What percentage of fully ramped reps hit quota last year?

    OTE is what you could earn. This is how likely you are to earn it.

  2. 2.

    What percentage of reps on the team have been here more than 18 months?

    Tenure shows whether people stay long enough to get paid.

  3. 3.

    Has the comp plan changed in the last 12 to 18 months? What changed?

    A plan that changes every year means the goalposts keep moving.

  4. 4.

    Who sits with reps and reviews calls each week?

    Coaching is often what's behind a good or bad attainment number.

  5. 5.

    What are the base and the OTE for this role?

    No point investing hours before you know the number.

  6. 6.

    Why is this role open? Did someone leave, or is it new?

    New headcount is growth. A replacement means someone left. Ask why.

When the offer comes

Save these for later. They land better once they've said yes to you.

  1. 1.

    Can I see the full comp plan in writing, including clawbacks and accelerators?

    What's in writing is what gets paid. Read it before you sign.

  2. 2.

    Can I see the actual comp distribution for the team last year, not just the OTE?

    The spread shows what most reps really take home. OTE is just the target.

  3. 3.

    I'd be walking away from earned commission to join. Is there room for a sign-on bonus to help cover that?

    Leaving money behind is a fair reason to ask. The worst answer is no.

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The role

Sell Bandwidth's voice and messaging services to large carriers and service providers, mainly in Europe. Discover new opportunities, build multi-level relationships, and grow existing accounts toward assigned quota.

Enterprise · Mixed · Outbound

Selling motion

Mixed

Who you're selling to

Buyer:
Carriers and service providersIn their words: “discovering, cultivating, and securing new opportunities across Bandwidth’s suite of services within the Carrier Customer Segment.”
Industry:
TelecommunicationsIn their words: “Existing relationships in major European Carrier / Service provider segment.”
Company size:
Enterprise

Pipeline expectations

Mostly self-sourced. Expect a lot of outbound.

Compensation

The posting doesn't list pay.

What is not disclosed

This posting doesn't tell you:

  • Base salary
  • OTE
  • Quota size
  • Quota attainment
  • Average deal size
  • Territory
  • Sales cycle length

The questions above cover the big ones.

Full posting
Who We Are: At Bandwidth, we shape how the world connects. We're the global communications software company and Tier 1 network operator with global reach. The voice, messaging, and emergency services infrastructure behind the brands and apps you use every day. Because we own the network we build on, the problems you'll solve here are bigger, more complex, and more impactful. And as communications shifts to AI, we're the infrastructure layer making it possible. We call ourselves BANDmates because building something this big takes collaboration, different perspectives, and the freedom to bring your authentic self to the table. We're experts who speak like humans. Ready to build what's next? #JoinTheBand What We Are Looking For: The Carrier Account Executive will fuel revenue growth by discovering, cultivating, and securing new opportunities across Bandwidth’s suite of services within the Carrier Customer Segment. What You'll Do: - Navigate effectively within customer organizations to sell Bandwidth’s voice and messaging offerings. - Build and maintain strong relationships across multiple levels of customer contacts, align Bandwidth resources with key customer decision makers. - Develop a strong understanding of each customer’s business, market, and technical requirements to position Bandwidth’s solutions effectively. - Achieve assigned quota for incremental revenue growth across the Bandwidth account base. - Analyze customer and market needs, pricing models and network operations input. Provide feedback through internal channels so course correction can be made quickly and efficiently. What You Need: - Education: - Bachelor Degree, Business. Marketing/Sales, Engineering or similar - Experience: - 5+ years of experience in Strategic, technical, and communications application sales. - Existing relationships in major European Carrier / Service provider segment. - Proven success in client relationship management, account growth, and navigating complex customer organizations. - Demonstrated ability to identify opportunities, influence decisions, and support customer needs - Knowledge: - Working knowledge of Salesforce or similar CRM systems; proficiency with Excel and PowerPoint Customer - Knowledge of Voice and Messaging Services and working with the large Carrier segment - Skills: - Ability to build strong, trust based relationships across multiple levels of a customer organization. - Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to communicate, triage customer needs and coordinate with internal experts when necessary - Capable of managing multiple tasks across a large account base while maintaining focus on revenue impacting activities. - Customer centric mindset paired with a proactive, sales driven approach to growing accounts The Whole Person Promise: At Bandwidth, we’re pretty proud of our corporate culture, which is rooted in our “Whole Person Promise.” We promise all employees that they can have meaningful work AND a full life, and we provide a work environment geared toward enriching your body, mind, and spirit. How do we do that? Well… - Work laptop & mobile phone with a competitive subscription plan, and an internet allowance to support the costs of the Internet at home. - We contribute 8% of your monthly gross salary into your private pension. - Income protection plan to ensure you’ll receive a regular income if you are unable to work due to illness or injury. - Life insurance providing financial support to your loved ones in the event of your unexpected passing. - Health insurance, with extensive coverage, a simple claim process and the possibility to cover your life partner and children. - Extensive Employee Assistance Programme, offering 24/7 counseling and support on all areas of life (personal and professional). - Unlimited, free and anonymous consultations with our dedicated therapist. - Childcare support - Cycle to work scheme - 24 days annual leave per year and 1 additional day every 3 years. - Time-Off Embargo. When you take time off (of any kind!) you’re embargoed from working. Bandmates and managers are not allowed to interrupt your time-off - not even with email. - Additional time-off can be earned throughout the year through volunteer hours and Bandwidth challenges. - “Mahalo moments” program grants additional time off for life’s most important moments like graduations, buying a first home, getting married, wedding anniversaries (every five years), and the birth of a grandchild. - 90-Minute Workout Lunches, contribution to your monthly fitness subscription and unlimited virtual meetings with our very own nutritionist. Are you excited about the position and its responsibilities, but not sure if you’re 100% qualified? Do you feel you can work to help us crush the mission? If you answered ‘yes’ to both of these questions, we encourage you to apply! You won’t want to miss the opportunity to be a part of the BAND. Applicant Privacy Notice
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