Brand Sales Specialist

IntroductionA Technology Sales Specialist role (what we internally call a, 'Brand Sales Specialist') in IBM's Data & AI brand means accelerating enterprises' success by improving their ability to understand their data. It means providing solutions that enable people across organizations, in multiple roles, the ability to turn data into actionable insights without having to wait for IT. And it means selling multi-award winning software, and world-class design practices that enables business analysts to ask new questions. The answers to which are literally shaping the future and changing the world.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. Part of a 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 our clients to invest in IBM's products and services.Your Role and ResponsibilitiesNS1, an IBM Company, delivers premium DNS and traffic steering solutions that let enterprises do more with DNS by turning the workhorse of their network into an engine of innovation. Companies around the world depend on NS1 to help them keep their businesses online all the time, identify network performance anomalies, and lower the cost of delighting audiences.A Brand Sales Specialist career within IBM means being a Brand and Portfolio leader. Someone who sets the tone for collaboration, innovation and growth across your team of Technology Brand Sales Specialists, 3rd party sales partners, and client contacts within any given market and /or territory. Applying ownership, accountability, and autonomy for your entire book of business, you’ll work through and with multiple teams and stakeholders – internal and external to IBM – as you execute your strategy against account plans that consistently deliver value for your clients. Excellent onboarding training will set you up for positive impact and success, whilst ongoing development will continue to advance your career through its upward trajectory. Our sales environment is fast-paced and supportive. Always connected to a wider team, you’ll be surrounded by other leaders and colleagues. People who are always willing to help and be helped as you scale your business, with and through your team, as they compel clients to invest in IBM’s people, products, and services.Your Role and Responsibilities:A natural at inspiring and motivating others, you’ll support multi-skilled teams of exceptional sales and technical talent to identify, qualify and develop ‘trusted-advisor’ relationships with their clients. The results of which will persuade them to invest in our contemporary cloud, data, AI, and Network automation offerings. We’re passionate about success. If this role is right for you, then your achievements will mean that your career is flourishing, your team is succeeding, and our clients are thriving. To help ensure this win-win outcome, a ‘day-in-the life’ of this opportunity may include, but not be limited to:• Mixing technology sales expertise with a sufficient technical background to support credible, trusted engagements with the c-suite, IT leaders and Architects of your teams’ clients.• Developing account and opportunity plans that lead to the generation of new and renewal business /annual recurring revenue (ARR).• Helping maintain customer relationships, the successes of which will be measured by net promoter score (NPS), customer satisfaction (C-SAT) and ARR results.Required Technical and Professional ExpertiseDemonstrable, deep expertise of technology sales experience selling SaaS (preferably DNS and other application performance technologies), or Enterprise and Telco Network Automation / Orchestration, MultiCloud Networking architectures and solutions, Network and Cloud Security, as well as Network AI / ML fundamentals. Cloud networking as well as Wide Area Networking knowledge is expected.Provable technical acumen, with sufficient ability to map clients’ business needs to technology solutions, whilst bringing business value to life in ways that are compelling and easy to comprehend.Successful track-record of consistently over-achieving sales quotas in complex, technology sales environments.Palpable people, communication, and collaboration skills, with a proven record of c-suite networking, co-creating, and influencing throughout the successful closure, and post-closure expansion of complex technology sales cycles.(c. $100k - $1 mil+ deals).Experience of using agile techniques in addition to contemporary technology sales methodologies (e.g., consultative /Challenger selling) to successfully deliver in a way that’s both nimble and fast and leads customers to our products vs. leading with them.Preferred Technical and Professional ExpertiseExperience working for or with any of Networking vendors selling to Telco and large Enterprise with currently competitive productsAbout Business UnitIBM’s Cloud and Cognitive software business is committed to bringing the power of IBM’s Cloud and Watson/AI technologies to life for our clients and ecosystem partners around the world. IBM provides you with the most comprehensive and consistent approach to development, security and operations across hybrid environments—with complete software solutions for business and IT operations, development, data science, security, and management. Our experts and software capabilities help organizations develop applications once and deploy them anywhere, integrate security across the breadth of their IT estate, and automate operations with management visibility. With IBM, you also have access to new skills and methods, governance and management approaches, and a deep ecosystem of industry experts and partners.This job requires you to provide your COVID-19 vaccination status where legally permissible.Your Life @ IBMIn 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.Are you ready to be an IBMer?About IBMIBM’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.Location StatementIBM offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits program. Eligible employees may have access to:- Healthcare benefits including medical & prescription drug coverage, dental, vision, and mental health & well being- Financial programs such as 401(k), the IBM Employee Stock Purchase Plan, financial counseling, life insurance, short & long- term disability coverage, and opportunities for performance based salary incentive programs- Generous paid time off including 12 holidays, minimum 56 hours sick time, 120 hours vacation, 12 weeks parental bonding leave in accordance with IBM Policy, and other Paid Care Leave programs. IBM also offers paid family leave benefits to eligible employees where required by applicable law- Training and educational resources on our personalized, AI-driven learning platform where IBMers can grow skills and obtain industry-recognized certifications to achieve their career goals- Diverse and inclusive employee resource groups, giving & volunteer opportunities, and discounts on retail products, services & experiencesThe compensation range and benefits for this position are based on a full-time schedule for a full calendar year. The salary will vary depending on your job-related skills, experience and location. Pay increment and frequency of pay will be in accordance with employment classification and applicable laws. For part time roles, your compensation and benefits will be adjusted to reflect your hours. Benefits may be pro-rated for those who start working during the calendar year. This position is eligible for participation in an IBM Sales Incentive plan. Actual incentive opportunity will be based on performance and the eligible Target Incentive, as addressed in the applicable plan, all of which is subject to change. The compensation range listed for this position is the IBM Reference Salary that is used when you are not actively participating in a sales plan. Your actual base pay plus incentive opportunity will be determined by the Incentive Plan assigned to you.We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.IBM will not be providing visa sponsorship for this position now or in the future. Therefore, in order to be considered for this position, you must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.Being You @ IBMIBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.Key Job DetailsCategory: SalesRequired Education: NonePosition Type: ProfessionalEmployment Type: Full-TimeContract Type: RegularCompany: (0147) International Business Machines CorporationTravel Required: Up to 60% or 3 days a week (home on weekends - based on project requirements)