Sarita Sharma

Sarita Sharma has over 15 years of experience in sales and business development in the telecommunications industry. Sarita is currently the Enterprise Sales Director-Global Accounts at Lumen, a leading provider of network and cloud infrastructure services. Prior to joining Lumen, Sarita served as the Sales Director-Global Account Management Western Region at CenturyLink from October 2017 to September 2020. In this role, they were responsible for developing long-term business partnerships with customers and overseeing the entire life cycle of customer engagement, from interest to delivery to satisfaction.

Before joining CenturyLink, Sarita was the Sales Director-GAM Division at Level 3 Communications from April 2016 to October 2016. In this role, they were responsible for relationship and solution-centric technology sales, mentoring their team for bigger and better partnerships, and leading project management activity.

Sarita began their career in telecommunications as the Director of Enterprise Sales at TATA Communications from April 2004 to March 2016. In this role, they managed a portfolio of accounts, generated new business using their existing network of industry contacts, and led and trained other members of the account team. Sarita was responsible for meeting given revenue and order booking targets.

Sarita’s experience and success in sales and business development have made their a valuable asset to their current organization. Her ability to develop long-term relationships with customers and their extensive knowledge of the telecommunications industry make their an essential part of the Lumen team.

Sarita Sharma reports to Raul Contreras, Vice President/General Manager. They work with John White - Sales Director Large Enterprise, Ken Degrande - Sales Director, and Matt Clay - Enterprise Sales Director.