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Introduction

At IBM, work is more than a job - it's a calling: To build. To design. To code. To consult. To think along with clients and sell. To make markets. To invent. To collaborate. Not just to do something better, but to attempt things you've never thought possible. Are you ready to lead in this new era of technology and solve some of the world's most challenging problems? If so, lets talk.

Your role and responsibilities

Your primary responsibilities will include:

  • Team leadership and development:
  • Build, Mentor and manage a high performing sales team
  • Inspire and motivate the team to exceed sales targets while fostering a culture of accountability, innovation and excellence
  • Identify and develop talent within the ream to ensure continuous growth and succession planning


Sales strategy and execution:

  • Develop and execute a strategic sales plan to drive revenue growth within the automation portfolio for large conglomerates and banks
  • Collaborate with the extended coverage and consulting teams to create compelling value propositions tailored to client needs
  • Own and deliver monthly, quarterly and annual sale targets


Customer and stakeholder engagement:

  • Build strong relationships with key stakeholders across clients, including c-suite executives to position IBM as a truster advisor.
  • Represent the Automation portfolio at industry events, client engagements and strategic discussions


Collaboration and cross Functional leadership:

  • Work closely with IBM’s extended ecosystem including consulting, technical, product, ecosystem teams to maximize pipeline efficiency and deal closures
  • Ensure seamless collaboration with coverage teams to maximize efficiency and deal closures


Pipeline Management and Reporting:

  • Ensure accurate forecasting, pipeline management and reporting of sales activities
  • Leverage insights and analytics to identify trends, adjust strategies, and capitalize on new opportunities


Required education
Bachelor's Degree
Preferred education
Master's Degree
Required technical and professional expertise
  • 20 years of experience selling software or applications software.
  • Minimum 7+ years of experience in selling Automation Solutions like - (cloud, integration tools, container, Application performance management, Aiops, Finops, application modernization, API)
  • Experience working with partners in complex implementation projects, including global system integrators and packaged software vendors.
  • People Management Experience Preferred
  • Ability to work with sales engineers and customer’s technical leads to understand existing software estate Identify Business pain points and build business cases for proposed solution.
  • Experience with Complex Solution selling and commercial and legal negotiations skills working with procurement, legal, and business teams.
  • Ability to leverage C-level relationships with executives.


Preferred technical and professional experience

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ABOUT BUSINESS UNIT

IBM has a global presence, operating in more than 175 countries with a broad-based geographic distribution of revenue. The company’s Global Markets organization is a strategic sales business unit that manages IBM’s global footprint, working closely with dedicated country-based operating units to serve clients locally. These country teams have client relationship managers who lead integrated teams of consultants, solution specialists and delivery professionals to enable clients’ growth and innovation. By complementing local expertise with global experience and digital capabilities, IBM builds deep and broad-based client relationships. This local management focus fosters speed in supporting clients, addressing new markets and making investments in emerging opportunities. Additionally, the Global Markets organization serves clients with expertise in their industry as well as through the products and services that IBM and partners supply. IBM is also expanding its reach to new and existing clients through digital marketplaces.

YOUR LIFE @ IBM

In a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.

Being an IBMer means you’ll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you’ll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.

 

Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.

 

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ABOUT IBM

IBM’s greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.

 

Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we’re also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 50 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business. 

 

At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it’s time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.

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