Job Title : Government Sales Manager / Regional Sales Leader / Business Development Manager.
Location : Kerala, Hyderabad, Chennai, Bangalore (Southern Region).
Employment Type : Full-time.
What the Role Needs to Achieve : Data Center, Cloud, Colocation, IT Infra Solutions.
Roles and Responsibilities :
- Drive end-to-end government sales for data center, cloud, colocation, and IT infrastructure services.
- Manage business development across central / state departments, public sector entities, and nodal agencies.
- Own the complete sales cycle : opportunity identification, qualification, RFP / RFI responses, bid management, negotiation, and closure.
- Build and maintain deep stakeholder relationships within government procurement, IT, and policy teams.
- Identify tender / RFP / EOI opportunities via government procurement platforms.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with pre-sales, commercial, legal, delivery, and partner teams to build tailored proposals.
- Understand and comply with government procurement policies and empanelment norms.
- Monitor competition, market trends, and key policy updates relevant to cloud and IT infrastructure.
- Track and deliver revenue, funnel, and customer acquisition targets.
- Represent the company in industry forums, public procurement meets, and networking events.
Essential Knowledge and Skills Required :
7 - 15 years of experience in enterprise and government sales, preferably in IT infrastructure, cloud, or data center services.Proven track record in managing public sector accounts through OEM or SI channels.Strong understanding of enterprise and government buying cycles, tendering norms, and digital procurement platforms.Prior experience with OEMs (Cloud, Infra, Networking providers) or System Integrators is highly preferred.Exposure to solution selling in Cloud, Colocation, Hybrid IT, DRaaS, or Managed Services.Ability to manage high-value, long-cycle, consultative government deals.Skilled in building CXO-level relationships (ED, Chairman, MD, etc.Strong proposal writing and documentation skills, including responses to tenders, EOIs, and RFIs.Self-driven, process-oriented, and comfortable working independently.Willingness to travel extensively for client meetings and enterprise and government engagements.Experience :
7-15 years of experience in enterprise and government sales, preferably in IT infrastructure, cloud, or data center services.
(ref : iimjobs.com)