IBM is seeking a Cloud Platform Sales Leader who will be the Cloud Platform portfolio sales leader for a select group of Digital and Field Sellers. The Sales Leader's team will also be responsible for aligning the CP offerings to address client’s critical business & IT challenges, thereby identifying new opportunities aligned to the portfolio and driving progression of multiple concurrent pursuits. The Sales Leader’s success will be measured through the client’s signing and most importantly consumption of the CP offerings above targets.
The Cloud Platform (CP) portfolio is IBM's most strategic components of our leadership in the Cloud and multi-cloud journey with our clients. As an industry leader in driving digital transformation, the US National Market is seeking to hire a Sales Leader to help lead the change in this rapidly changing market. Many of our clients in our Market are actively exploring how Cloud, AI, Containers, Kubernetes, Design Thinking and Agile Development can help reshape their own futures. This role will be critical to guiding our clients as they progress on their Cloud, AI & Application Modernization journey.
• Results Oriented Sales Leader.
• Proven ability to coach Sellers to close complex sales deals from pursuit to implementation phases of the process.
• Proven and demonstrable leadership skills.
• Ability and proven track record to collaborate with teams within IBM and partners externally to accelerate teams success.
• Creative problem solver and truly open to change. Must be able to adopt to adaptive sales plays, competitive environments, evolving technologies.
• Ability to work in complex, matrix managed organizational environments
• Demonstrated Presentation skills.
• Demonstrated Verbal and Written Communication Skills
• Can help team work backwards from the customer need to create value prop, then drive close plans.
• Thinks strategically, but stays on top of tactical execution.
• Expects and requires innovation of their team.
• Accurate & timely in forecasts to the business.
- Familiarity with IBM's Products and Services: Prior experience working with any of IBM's products and services (training covering IBM's portfolio will be provided).