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We are seeking an IBM Z Ecosystem Enablement Specialist to drive the growth and success of the IBM Z ISV partner ecosystem. In this pivotal role, you will recruit and nurture strategic partnerships, align partner goals with IBM Z objectives, and develop impactful go-to-market strategies. This position offers the opportunity to leverage your technical knowledge and business development expertise to foster innovation and maximize value for our clients, partners, and IBM. You will have the opportunity to interact with senior level executives at ISVs and clients as well as attend/present at ISV and Industry conferences. If you thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and have a passion for advancing technology solutions, this role is for you.
Based on the market trends and client needs, candidate must be able to translate these needs into opportunities for the Z platform. To accomplish this goal, he / she must develop or have:
- A background in distributed systems: x86 architecture, virtualization and/or UNIX systems.
- Knowledge of the IBM solution portfolio.
- The ability to position IBM technologies and Z based solutions against competition.
- An understanding of existing vendor-based solutions on Z to create surround solution plays.
- Leadership and direction for ISV’s, various IBM teams and clients to deliver (Port / Benchmark) such solutions onto Z.
- A good understanding of IBM channel structure.
- Business development, program and project management skills.
- Minimum of 3 years exposure to IBM Z and z/OS environments.
- Understanding of Mainframe operating systems and program runtimes such as z/OS, RACF, DB2, CICS, IMS.
- Client presentation experience.
- Fluent in English.
- An understanding of distributed systems: x86 architecture, virtualization and/or UNIX systems.
- The ability to position IBM technologies and Z based solutions against competition.
- Articulate vendor-based solutions on Z to IBMers, business partners and clients.
- Create business cases showing the mutual benefit to Z and the ISV.
- Perform some basic technical analysis to understand effort required to port / test such applications to Z.
- Manage, Track and report business partner solution enablement and go to market progress.
- Work with vendors or business partners in solution selling, using reference architectures and position ISV offerings alongside IBM solutions.
- Experience as an IT infrastructure specialist maintaining, designing and provisioning complex z/OS environments.
- ITIL Foundation and/or Agile Practices Knowledge.
- Experience and expertise in one (or more) of the following capabilities: SMP/E; z/OSMF; RACF; GDPS; Parallel Sysplex; DB2; CICS; IMS; Z Security.
- Exposure to data copy service and system HA functions, e.g. Global Mirror, FlashCopy, HyperSwap, Sysplex, GDPS.
- Experience with IBM’s e-config and sales tracking tools.
- Experience managing and working across multiple IBM divisions.