Introduction
An IBM Account Technical Leader collaborates with the client to build and execute an IBM Client Technical Strategy (CTS) based on the client's business and technical challenges, strategies, and priorities. The Account Technical Leader showcases IBM and IBM Technology to the client. They have a deep and intense POV and are the leading advocates for the Technology Decision Points. Through the Client's Technical Strategy and the Technology Decision Points, they land and expand the IBM Sales Plays to support winning the Hybrid Cloud Platform. They lead the technical POV and technical engagement with the client. Account Technical Leaders direct leadership and ownership of the client experience of IBM Technology; defining client use cases from their CTS, engaging the customer on co-creation, defining the architecture, and engaging IBM Client Engineering and CSM directly with the client for Workshops, MVPs, and deployment; direct engagement with IBM Labs and Research to showcase innovation, technology roadmaps, product feedback, etc.; and foster direct relationships with developers, and researchers, and support resources with our clients.
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Your role and responsibilities
The Technical Account Manager is the trusted technical advisor to IBM and /or third-party Partner clients. Collaborating across pre-and post-sales teams, you'll help set the most appropriate technology strategy and solution design to complement clients' present and future needs.
Your primary responsibilities will include:
Cultivating Collaborative Culture: Develop a growth mindset to foster a collaborative, resilient, results-oriented culture with a passion for winning.
Product Adoption: Help land and expand product adoption across IBM's portfolio by demonstrating value in the context of clients' businesses, industries, and competitor landscapes.
Client Technology Experience: Own and lead a client's experience of IBM technology and define use cases from their technical strategies.
Customer Engagement: Engage customers in experiential workshops and collaborate with Client Engineering and Customer Success teams to shape sessions that produce transformation-inspiring prototypes and compelling long-term investments.
Industry Expertise: Maintain deep expertise in industry trends and their contemporary application to solving enterprise-scale technology problems.
Required education
High School Diploma/GED
Preferred education
Bachelor's Degree
Required technical and professional expertise
- Technical Expertise: Deep technical and architectural expertise across various technologies, including cloud (with general container skills), business automation, and infrastructure.
- Proven Leadership: A proven leader with a history of coordinating an array of technical sales talent through demand generation, deal progression, post-close deployment, and ongoing, increasing adoption of deployed solutions.
- Communication and Collaboration Skills: Palpable people, communication, and collaboration skills, with a proven record of networking, co-creating, and influencing as the technical expert throughout the successful closure and post-closure expansion of complex technology sales cycles (c. $100k - $1 mil+ deals).
- Sales Techniques: Experience in successfully applying Consultative/Challenger sales techniques that 'lead to solutions' vs. 'lead with solutions.
- Agile and Best Practices: Solid experience in using agile and other contemporary best practices (e.g., DevOps and design thinking) to deliver in a nimble and fast way successfully.
Preferred technical and professional experience
- IBM Technology Proficiency: Proficiency in a wide range of IBM's technology solutions, include Cloud, Data & AI, and more
ABOUT BUSINESS UNIT
IBM has a global presence, operating in more than 175 countries with a broad-based geographic distribution of revenue. The company's Global Markets organization is a strategic sales business unit that manages IBM's global footprint, working closely with dedicated country-based operating units to serve clients locally. These country teams have client relationship managers who lead integrated teams of consultants, solution specialists and delivery professionals to enable clients' growth and innovation. By complementing local expertise with global experience and digital capabilities, IBM builds deep and broad-based client relationships. This local management focus fosters speed in supporting clients, addressing new markets and making investments in emerging opportunities. Additionally, the Global Markets organization serves clients with expertise in their industry as well as through the products and services that IBM and partners supply. IBM is also expanding its reach to new and existing clients through digital marketplaces.
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?
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.
OTHER RELEVANT JOB DETAILS
IBM 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 & experiences
We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.
This position was posted on the date cited in the key job details section and is anticipated to remain posted for 21 days from this date or less if not needed to fill the role.
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.
The 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.