The 'IBM Ecosystem' includes thousands of partners who 'Build' on, 'Sell' or 'Service' IBM technologies and platforms. As an Automation Partner Technical Specialist focused on Infrastructure Delivery Automation your purpose is to influence your partners' technical strategies, working to incorporate and embed IBM's technology portfolio into Partner's reference architectures, practices, and solutions versus competition.
As a technical seller within the Infrastructure Delivery Automation pillar, you'll increase your partners' technical capabilities by enabling their sales and technical sellers to experientially demonstrate IBM Technology across:
Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Infrastructure Delivery (HashiCorp) and,
Network Automation
An Excellent onboarding and an industry leading learning culture will set you up for positive impact and success, whilst ongoing development will advance your career through an upward trajectory. Our sales environment is collaborative and experiential. As part of the Ecosystem and Automation team, you'll be surrounded by bright minds and keen co-creators – always willing to help and be helped – as you apply passion to work that will compel your partners to lead with IBM offerings when recommending solutions to their clients.
With the primary goal of expanding the capability and capacity of the overall Ecosystem with a strong focus on Infrastructure Delivery Automation, and depending on the market and /or partner growth opportunity, you'll cover all or a combination of IBM's 'Build', 'Sell' and 'Service' opportunities, part technical consultant, you'll build trust, understand the value of our partners' offerings, and co-create solutions that demonstrate the value of our relationship. All-the-while building confidence that motivates partners to include IBM solutions at the heart of their client proposals.
Your primary responsibilities will include:
Facilitation of Pre-Sales Technical Activities: Facilitate pre-sales, experiential technical activities such as technology demonstrations and co-creation working sessions that lead to proofs of concept (PoC) and/or minimal viable products (MVPs).
Leadership in Building Technical Skills: Lead the delivery of joint-learning activities to build technical skills and expertise of partners, enabling co-selling opportunities.
Continuous Knowledge Expansion: Continuously expand essential business, industry, technology, architecture, and competitive knowledge in Kubernetes, Red Hat, Docker, Cloud Foundry, Cloud Native Security, and Infrastructure.
Fostering a Growth-Minded Culture: Encourage a culture of growth-mindedness, co-creation, and technical eminence to deliver value that leverages industry, brand, and portfolio expertise to drive innovations that accelerate partners' success.
Client Strategy Development: Create strategic plans for clients, focusing on infrastructure, applications, and automation solutions.
IBM Automation Solution Design: Define practical IBM Automation solutions that enhance existing technology stacks with a focus on Identity & Access Management (Verify), Network Automation (SevOne/NS1) and Infrastructure Delivery (Hashicorp Vault & Terraform)
Proof of Concept Delivery: Provide proof of concepts and simplifying technical concepts to ensure client comprehension.
Building Credibility and Trust: Establish credibility and trust with clients, which is essential for closing complex technology deals.
3-5 years Technical Expertise within the IAM and/or Infrastructure Automation and/or DevOps market: Demonstrable technical subject matter expertise within your field with the ability to engage in complex, architectural conversations and deliver on proof-of-concepts as part of the pre-sales cycle.
Excellence in Communication and Collaboration: Provable excellence in people, communication, and collaboration skills, with a track record of networking and influencing, at all levels, throughout the successful closure of complex technology sales cycles (ranging from $250k to multi-million-dollar deals), achieved both independently and through teamwork.
Attention to Detail and System Usage: Proven discipline and attention to detail with the usage of sales management and recording systems, as well as efficient expectation setting and follow-up practices.
Change Business Goals Into Technical Solutions: Translating business objectives into technical solutions and offering guidance on technology strategies.
Interpersonal and Communication Skills: Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, with a proven record of influencing a wide range of stakeholders.