Introduction
A Technology Sales Specialist role (what we internally call a, 'Brand Sales 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.
Your Role and Responsibilities

As a Brand Sales 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:

• Client-Value Communication: Managing a dedicated client set to effectively communicate the unique value of IBM's technology.
• Solution-Selling Expertise: Leveraging solution-selling skills to engage decision makers, qualify opportunities, and establish lasting partnerships.
• End-to-End Sales Leadership: Overseeing the complete sales process, from RFI/RFP responses to meeting KPIs, with a focus on acquiring new business and expanding existing accounts.
• Collaborative Sales Ecosystem: Collaborating with the broader IBM sales ecosystem, including Marketing, Sales, technical teams, and Business Partners, to develop sales campaigns and drive pipeline growth.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Sales Success: A successful history in technology sales, with a focus on acquiring new clients.
• Business Acumen Application: The ability to apply business and commercial acumen to effectively communicate the operational and financial benefits of technology solutions at all levels.
• Consultative Technology Sales: Demonstrated experience in consultative technology sales for complex use-cases.
• Engaging Communication: Strong communication and presentation skills that are engaging, compelling, and influential.

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• Security Market Mastery: Expertise in the Security market to consult, advise, and swiftly establish your reputation as a trusted client advisor (training on IBM's Security offerings is provided).

About Business UnitIBM 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 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 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 StatementMust have the ability to work in Canada without sponsorship.
For additional information about location requirements, please discuss with the recruiter following submission of your application.
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