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Cogent Communications · 3 hours ago

Sales Manager

San Francisco, CA

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

Cogent Communications is a global, Tier 1 facilities-based ISP, recognized for its high-speed Internet access and Ethernet transport services. The Sales Manager will lead a direct sales team, develop and execute sales strategies, and maintain direct customer contact to achieve sales objectives.

InternetService IndustryTelecommunications

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Responsible for hiring, training and developing a diverse team of AMs in the sale of DIA, Ethernet Point-to-Point, Colocation and IP Transit into the SMB, Corporate and Enterprise market segments on a regional, national and global level

Drive, meet and exceed sales revenue and productivity objectives

Manage and utilize pipeline management for each sales rep

Work on time management to ensure efficiency in achieving goals /metrics set for AMs

Qualification

Sales StrategyCoachingTeam LeadershipCRM SystemsPC Applications

Required

Candidates must have: a proven track record of success selling Cogent's product set

experience finding new business

strong team leadership

coaching and management experience

Proficiency with CRM systems and PC based applications such as Word and Excel a must

Some travel will be required

Preferred

A college degree is preferred

Company

Cogent Communications

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Cogent is one of the world's largest Internet Service Providers, delivering high quality Internet, Ethernet and Colocation services to more than 138,025 Enterprise and NetCentric customer connections.

Founded in 1999

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

1001-5000 employees

http://www.cogentco.com

H1B Sponsorship

Cogent Communications has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)

Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship

Represents job field similar to this job

Trends of Total Sponsorships

2025 (3)

2024 (2)

2023 (1)

2022 (1)

2021 (1)

2020 (1)

Funding

Current Stage

Public Company

Total Funding

$393.4M

Key Investors

Oak Investment Partners

2025-04-04Post Ipo Debt· $174.4M

2006-03-06IPO

2003-06-19Post Ipo Equity· $41M

Leadership Team

Carmen Facciobene

Vice President - Strategic Accounts

Recent News

Newsfile

CCOI INVESTIGATION: Investigation Launched into Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc., Attorneys Encourage Investors and Potential Witnesses to Contact Law Firm

2025-12-30

PR Newswire

NetActuate Expands London Network to Meet Surging European Capacity Demands

2025-09-09

Investing.com

Cogent Communications downgraded to ’B’ by S&P on higher leverage

2025-08-14

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