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AT&T

Runs US wireless and fiber internet networks

Business Sales Representative - Strategic Accounts

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/23/2026Deadline 10/29/26
$55k - $82.6k+ $2,500 joining bonus + Sales commission
Senior
Bachelor's
Las Vegas, NV, USA+1 moreMore locations: Reno, NV, USA
In PersonEmployees collaborate from their assigned office when not in the field; the role involves outside sales and market coverage.
Sales & Account ManagementField Sales
Company Historically Provides H1B Sponsorship

About the job

Requirements
  • At least 5 years of successful outside B2B sales experience, preferably with complex accounts, telecommunications, technology, software as a service, mobility, wired solutions, or business services.
  • Documented success meeting or exceeding quota in a full-cycle sales role requiring prospecting, account growth, negotiation, and closing.
  • Ability to manage sales and account-maintenance demands while maintaining focus on pipeline creation and revenue growth.
  • Strong technical curiosity and ability to learn complex product sets, internal processes, wired and mobility terminology, and solution-design concepts.
  • Demonstrated ability to work through internal teams, sales engineers, partner channels, and cross-functional resources to solve customer problems.
  • Strong territory and account planning, pipeline management, prioritization, and forecasting discipline.
  • Comfort competing where customers evaluate multiple providers, vendors, resellers, and channel options.
  • Valid driver's license, satisfactory driving record, current auto insurance, and reliable transportation for market coverage.
Responsibilities
  • Build account plans for Platinum-level accounts, prioritizing retention, expansion, new opportunity creation, customer relationship depth, and long-term revenue growth.
  • Manage account maintenance and customer service while protecting time for prospecting, pipeline development, and closing new business.
  • Generate opportunities through account mapping, executive outreach, referrals, partner collaboration, customer expansion plays, and targeted prospecting.
  • Learn and position wired, mobility, connectivity, and advanced technology solutions, translating technical capabilities into business outcomes.
  • Collaborate with sales engineers, wired and mobility partners, indirect partners, product specialists, and support teams to design and deliver customer solutions.
  • Compete against direct providers, indirect competitors, vendors, resellers, and internal channel overlap by selling value, relationships, expertise, and business impact.
  • Diagnose customer needs, uncover growth opportunities, overcome objections, and build solutions aligned to operational, technology, and financial priorities.
  • Track pipeline, account activity, deal stage, next steps, expected close timing, and revenue impact accurately in the customer relationship management system.
  • Serve as a trusted business advisor, coordinating service, sales, technical, and partner resources to help customers succeed.
  • Collaborate with the team from the assigned office location when not in the field.
Desired Qualifications
  • A bachelor's degree is preferred, or an equivalent combination of relevant sales experience and demonstrated performance.
  • Experience with complex accounts, telecommunications, technology, software as a service, mobility, wired solutions, or business services is preferred.

About the company

AT&T sells mobile phone plans and home internet to households and businesses across the US, and runs a wireless business in Mexico. Its business rests on two networks: a nationwide 5G wireless network and a fiber internet network that is replacing its old copper phone lines. Companies and government agencies also buy private networks, security and connectivity services from its business unit. Most revenue comes from monthly service plans plus device installment payments, and the company pushes customers to combine phone and home internet. AT&T Inc. began in 1983 as Southwestern Bell, took the AT&T name after buying its former parent in 2005, and is based in Dallas, Texas.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Dallas, Texas

Founded

1983

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Fiber is AT&T's main growth bet: it targets over 40 million fiber locations by December 2026.
  • Fiber growth includes acquisitions: AT&T's February 2026 purchase of Lumen's consumer fiber unit added over 1 million customers.
  • AT&T is investing in offices: a $1.35 billion Plano campus, announced January 2026, will house nearly 6,000 staff.

What critics are saying

  • Debt stays high for years: AT&T expects about three years after its EchoStar purchase to restore its 2.5x debt target.
  • The workforce is shrinking: AT&T's headcount fell from about 141,000 to 133,000 in the year to December 2025.
  • FirstNet depends on Washington: a federal authority oversees AT&T's first-responder contract and needs renewal from Congress.

What makes AT&T unique

  • AT&T runs the national first-responder network: its FirstNet federal contract lasts until 2042.
  • AT&T bought more airwaves in July 2026: its $23 billion EchoStar deal added spectrum across about 400 markets.
  • AT&T sells phone and home internet together: 42.5% of its advanced internet homes also used AT&T wireless.

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Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • 401(k) Company Match
  • Paid Vacation
  • Paid Sick Leave
  • Paid Holidays
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Adoption Assistance
  • Disability Insurance
  • Life Insurance

Growth & Insights and Company News

6 month growth

-7%

1 year growth

-7%

2 year growth

-7%
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