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As a Technology Sales Leader or Technology Seller you will drive the Technology strategy with customers focused around winning the platform and translating customer needs. You serve as the customer's strategic advisor to translate the customer's requirements into the right cross-Technology architecture in context of use cases and critical technology decision points to generate opportunity identification and drive revenue growth.
You will support Enterprise and Strategic Clients.
Responsibilities include:
Account Planning & Stakeholder Management
* Generating account plans and determining areas for IBM Technology revenue growth by engaging the appropriate IBM & Ecosystem teams.
* Being knowledgeable about your client’s business and industry spending a significant amount of time researching your client the industry competitors and relevant technology product learning
* Managing & growing trusted relationships with clients and stakeholders on multiple levels through visibility and being frequently present
* Managing coordinating and leveraging IBM Partner Ecosystem resources to drive business value for the client
Sales & Strategy Execution
* Leading the IBM and Ecosystem team through the end-to-end sales process to progress and close opportunities with a competitive mindset
* Identifying assessing and closing new business opportunities across portfolio for assigned accounts.
* Leverage IBM's experience as a client zero to understand the client's needs better and build a trusted relationship by presenting yourself as a knowledgeable and empathetic advisor
Managing Growth
* Developing and progressing pipeline in prioritized specialty area and across portfolio to grow existing accounts
* Prospecting and generating strategic opportunities while balancing long-term and short-term opportunities
* Successfully managing client support teams for mapped accounts to support renewals and expansion
* Positioning the value of IBM’s technology portfolio in enabling client strategy versus the competition
* Strong sales execution experience and client engagement skills
* Deep Knowledge of IBM’s strategy and portfolio.
* Ability to advise clients on the technical architecture needed to address their business requirements
* Differentiate IBM in context of Client's industry
* Industry business and finance acumen to identify and progress opportunities
* Ability to tell and relate applicable IBM client zero stories to your client
Top KPIs:
* Drive the business results as outlined in the Incentive Plan Letter
* Pipeline and business development for sustainable growth across IBM full portfolio
* Sales Plays execution
* Client NPS and qualitative feedback
* Established regular visits to client site