Introduction
A Technology Sales Engineer role (what we internally call a, 'Brand Technical Specialist') within IBM Security means providing industry-leading solutions to help our clients face into the challenges of cloud security, advanced threats, compliance and privacy, and mobile and remote security. It also ensures you're continuously developing - personally and professionally - to stay at the forefront of industry trends, and remaining as the trusted advisor our clients' success depend on. 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.
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Your role and responsibilities
As a Brand Technical Specialist, you'll work closely with clients to develop relationships, understand their needs, earn their trust and show them how IBM's industry leading solutions will solve their problems whilst delivering value to their business. We're committed to success. In this role, your achievements will drive your career, team, and clients to thrive. A typical day may involve: Security Strategy Crafting: Crafting client strategies for security infrastructure, applications, and management. Enhanced Security Solutions: Detailing IBM Security solutions to improve existing technology stacks. Effective Communication: Simplifying complex technical topics for client understanding. Trust-Building for Cloud Deals: Building credibility and trust at all levels to successfully close complex Cloud technology deals.
Required education
Bachelor's Degree
Preferred education
Master's Degree
Required technical and professional expertise
- Hands on experience in the space of IT Automation (IAM, Integration, Observability, AI Ops, FinOps, DevOps).
- Experience with Infrastructure concepts and technologies (SOA, Kubernetes, Microservices, VMWare, etc)
- Firm understanding and hands on experience with Cloud providers i.e. IBM Cloud, Amazon, Microsoft, Google, etc.
- Demonstrated knowledge for demos and running hands on workshops.
- Proven track record in handling multiple customers/opportunities at the same time and driving the opportunities to a successful sales closure.
- Experience with technology solutions and a deep level of technical skills in the assigned specialty products.
- Interpersonal and communication skills, and an ability to collaborate effectively with clients and sales professionals.
- Experience successfully engaging with clients to identify, progress and win technology sales opportunities.
- Experience working in cross-functional teams and a matrix management organization.
- Fluent in one of the Swiss national languages: German and/or French
- Fluent in English
Preferred technical and professional experience
- Experience with IBM Software
- Experience with RedHat OpenShift
- Experiential selling including co-creation with clients and hands-on selling methods such as: demos, custom demos, Proofs of concept, Minimum Viable Products (MVPs) or other technical proofs
- Master Degree or higher in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering
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.
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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.
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