About this role
<p>John Keells Information Technology (Pvt) Ltd (JKIT), a fully owned subsidiary of John Keells Holdings PLC, Sri Lanka's largest conglomerate listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange, is a global IT professional services leader, transforming enterprises with cutting-edge digital solutions.</p> <p>JKIT is a 100% cloud-native solutions provider, offering end-to-end digital transformation solutions in collaboration with global Principals like Microsoft, SAP, and Salesforce. Driven by a Cloud-first, Mobile-first and AI-first strategy, JKIT empowers businesses with innovation, agility, growth, and state-of-the-art security.</p> <p>We invite applications from suitably qualified individuals for the post of <strong>Senior Executive – Sales</strong>. The selected candidate will report to the <strong>Head of Business Development.</strong></p><div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px">.</H2> </div><div><p><strong>The Senior Executive – Sales will be responsible for:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Proactively identifying and pursuing new business opportunities across targeted industries and markets to expand JKIT’s customer base.</li> <li>Generating a qualified sales pipeline through outbound prospecting, networking, referrals, and market research, with a strong focus on acquiring new customer logos.</li> <li>Conducting discovery discussions with prospective clients to understand business challenges and technology requirements and coordinating solution presentations with internal pre-sales and technical teams.</li> <li>Developing and maintaining relationships with decision-makers and key stakeholders within prospective client organizations.</li> <li>Managing and maintaining an active pipeline of opportunities aligned with sales targets, while tracking engagements and updates through the CRM system.</li> <li>Identifying new industries, market segments, and prospects where JKIT’s digital transformation solutions can add value.</li> <li>Representing JKIT at industry events, seminars, networking forums, and customer engagement initiatives to strengthen market presence.</li> <li>Collaborating closely with marketing, pre-sales, delivery, and product teams to generate leads and support proposal preparation, RFP responses, and commercial submissions.</li> </ul></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px">.</H2> </div><div><p><strong>The ideal candidate should possess:</strong></p> <p> </p> <ul> <li>A Bachelor’s degree in ICT, Business Management, Marketing, or a related discipline.</li> <li>4–6 years of experience in B2B sales within technology solutions, enterprise software, or IT services.</li> <li>A strong “hunter” mindset with proven experience in new business acquisition and pipeline generation.</li> <li>Exposure to cloud platforms, enterprise applications, or digital transformation solutions will be an added advantage.</li> <li>Excellent communication, presentation, and networking skills.</li> <li>Strong relationship-building, prospecting, and stakeholder engagement capabilities.</li> <li>A proactive, results-driven approach with the ability to work independently and meet sales targets.</li> </ul></div></div></div><p>If you’re up for the challenge, please send your resume to <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a> or Click on the advert to apply. Please state the position you’re interested in the subject line of your email.</p>