Senior Director, Public Cloud Sales (RapidScale)

Company

Cox Communications, Inc.

Job Family Group

Sales

Job Profile

Sr Director, Direct Sales New Business

Management Level

Sr Director

Flexible Work Option

Hybrid - Ability to work remotely part of the week

Travel %

Yes, 50% of the time

Work Shift

Day

Compensation

Compensation includes a base salary of $159,400.00 - $265,600.00. The base salary may vary within the anticipated base pay range based on factors such as the ultimate location of the position and the selected candidate’s knowledge, skills, and abilities. Position may be eligible for additional compensation that may include an incentive program.

Job Description

RapidScale, a Cox Business company, is seeking a Senior Director of Public Cloud Sales to lead our national go-to-market strategy for managed cloud services—including AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. In this high-impact leadership role, you will oversee a team of Cloud Solution Consultants (CSCs) focused on new business acquisition and account expansion across direct and partner-driven sales channels.

You will drive RapidScale’s continued growth by partnering closely with the AVP of Enterprise Sales and collaborating cross-functionally with Cox Business, Marketing, Product, and Customer Success teams. Your leadership will ensure alignment across key initiatives, sales execution excellence, and strong partner engagement with hyperscalers and enterprise clients alike.

Key Responsibilities

• Sales Strategy & Execution: Define and implement a scalable national sales strategy for RapidScale’s public cloud services, aligned with enterprise-level growth goals.

• Team Leadership: Recruit, lead, and mentor a high-performing team of CSCs and frontline managers, setting clear goals, coaching for success, and fostering a culture of accountability.

• Quota Ownership: Drive consistent attainment of revenue targets for both net new logo acquisition and upsell/cross-sell in existing accounts.

• Partner Alignment: Work in close coordination with Cox Business and other indirect sales partners to build joint go-to-market strategies, sales enablement, and execution plans.

• Forecasting & Pipeline Management: Maintain accurate forecasting, pipeline health, and sales performance reporting to support strategic planning and resource allocation.

• Executive Presence: Represent RapidScale in key customer and partner meetings as an executive sponsor and thought leader in managed cloud services.

• Market Development: Identify emerging market trends, customer needs, and competitor movements to adapt strategies and refine offerings.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Marketing, Product, Engineering, and Customer Success to optimize the end-to-end customer experience and drive continuous improvement.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline and 12 years’ experience in a related field. The right candidate could also have a different combination, such as a master's degree and 10 years’ experience; a Ph.D. and 7 years’ experience in a related field; or 16 years’ experience in a related field

• • 7+ years’ experience in a management or leadership role

• Demonstrated success leading teams that sell AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud in a managed services model.

• Experience operating within and alongside large channel ecosystems (e.g., telecommunications, indirect sales, hyperscaler GTM models).

• Proven ability to manage complex sales cycles and influence cross-functional stakeholders at all levels.

• Ability to travel up to 50% for team leadership, partner engagement, and customer development.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong executive relationships within AWS, Microsoft, or Google public cloud organizations.

• Previous experience in a Managed Services Provider (MSP) or telecom-integrated cloud business.

• Deep understanding of cloud service offerings such as IaaS, DaaS, DRaaS, and application hosting.

• Technical fluency with hyperscaler-native solutions and hybrid cloud architectures.

Benefits

The Company offers eligible employees the flexibility to take as much vacation with pay as they deem consistent with their duties, the company’s needs, and its obligations; seven paid holidays throughout the calendar year; and up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually for their own wellness or that of family members. Employees are also eligible for additional paid time off in the form of bereavement leave, time off to vote, jury duty leave, volunteer time off, military leave, and parental leave.

About Us

Cox Communications is all about creating moments of real human connection; and for employees, that’s true both in the workplace and in the problems we solve for customers. From building advertising solutions to unleashing IoT technologies to creating an exceptional experience for customers in our retail locations and online, we’re creating a world that is smarter and more connected. Benefits of working at Cox may include health care insurance (medical, dental, vision), retirement planning (401(k)), and paid days off (sick leave, parental leave, flexible vacation/wellness days, and/or PTO). For more details on what benefits you may be offered, visit our benefits page. Cox is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer – All qualified applicants/employees will receive consideration for employment without regard to that individual’s age, race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law. Cox provides reasonable accommodations when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with disability, unless such accommodations would cause an undue hardship.Applicants must currently be authorized to work in the United States for any employer without current or future sponsorship.