Business Development Manager

Introduction
A Technology Portfolio Seller within IBM works as part of a team to support
client transformation, adoption and consumption of IBM's hybrid cloud, data,
and AI solutions. With deep knowledge of a specific industry and sufficient
technical skills, you'll translate customers' requirements into cross-product
portfolio architecture and deliver effective messaging in the context of use-
cases and critical, technology decision points.

With executive-level presence you'll strategically advise clients across
business and technological matters. You'll co-create across customer and IBM
teams to prove the value of IBM's products, service and people through demos,
proof of concepts (POCs) and minimal viable products (MVPs).

Excellent onboarding will set you up for positive impact, whilst ongoing
development will continue to advance your career. 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 compel clients to continually invest across IBM's suite of
solutions.

Your Role and Responsibilities

As a world-class, resourceful sales leader you'll integrate and lead a network
of multi-skilled sales teams across IBM, 3rd party seller Partners, and
customers. Coordinating unique, experiential sales engagements, you'll
establish deep levels of trust that lead to increases in share-of-spend among
clients' IT investment decision makers.
Championing an entrepreneurial, growth-mindset, you'll coordinate the delivery
of value by embodying client-centricity, applying industry expertise, and
leveraging technology skills that drive accelerated value and success for
clients.
We're passionate about success. If this role is right for you, then your
achievements will mean that your career is flourishing and your 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:
* Leading all aspects of your customer relationship and establishing IBM as a trusted partner, across IBM's entire technology portfolio, to drive strategic innovation and results - for IBM and your clients.
* Combining contemporary cloud, data, AI, automation, security and /or storage skills with industry expertise and an understanding of your client's business to influence strategy, deliver value and accelerate client success.
* Leading an extended IBM, client and /or seller Partner team through the end-to-end sales process and progressing opportunities to closure.
* Collaborating with other sales Leaders and customer contacts to frame the opportunities and business value in order to prioritise co-creation sales engagements.

Required Experience:
* Veteran-level track record of success in complex technology sales and account relationship /development environments.
* Demonstrable, deep expertise about your given sector e.g., Financial Services, Healthcare or Manufacturing etc.
* Solid credibility and confidence around cloud, data & AI, automation, security, and storage technologies, in addition to experience with contemporary methods for co-creating client solutions.
* Palpable people, communication, and collaboration skills, with a proven record or executive-level networking and influencing throughout the successful closure of complex technology sales cycles. (c. $250k - $multi-million deals).

Required Technical and Professional Expertise
* Veteran-level track record of success in complex technology sales and account relationship /development environments.
* Demonstrable, deep expertise about your given sector e.g., Financial Services, Healthcare or Manufacturing etc.
* Solid credibility and confidence around cloud, data & AI, automation, security, and storage technologies, in addition to experience with contemporary methods for co-creating client solutions.
* Palpable people, communication, and collaboration skills, with a proven record or executive-level networking and influencing throughout the successful closure of complex technology sales cycles. (c. $250k - $multi-million deals).

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise
* Experience of working with any of IBM's products and services (Training across IBM's product suite is provided)

About Business Unit
Being a Technology Portfolio Seller in IBM is about expertise applied with and
through others, with proactive initiative, controlled speed, and positive
impact. Moving fast, there is a bias for action, and an obsession to ensure
your teams help our clients overcome their most difficult business issues.

In a world where technology moves at speed, it's essential that we stay ahead
of the curve to provide tailored solutions from across IBM's whole product
suite, that meet our clients' needs. It's not enough for us to know that there
are problems in the world - As a Technology Portfolio Sellers we're obligated
to make sure they're continually solved. It's an obsession that drives us to
ensure your teams help their clients modernize and thrive. Always.

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.
Are you ready to be an IBMer?
This job requires you to provide your COVID-‎19 vaccination status with
supporting documentation, where legally permissible.

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.

Location Statement
For additional information about location requirements, please discuss with
the recruiter following submission of your application.

Being You @ IBM
IBM 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.