Senior Managing Consultant

Introduction

An IBM Senior Managing Consultant - Salesforce Practice is accountable for originating, selling, and overseeing Salesforce transformation programs, co-selling with Salesforce, and ensuring IBM is the go-to GSI for large-scale Salesforce-enabled digital transformation.

Your role and responsibilities

Your Role and ResponsibilitiesIBM Senior Managing Consultant - Salesforce Practice Client Leadership & Relationship Management

• Serve as a trusted advisor to CxO, Chief Digital Officer, and CRM leaders on customer, sales, service, and marketing transformation.
• Lead executive conversations on Salesforce industry clouds (e.g., Financial Services Cloud, Health Cloud, Manufacturing Cloud, Public Sector Solutions).
• Drive expansion of Salesforce footprint at strategic accounts (multi-cloud adoption, integration, data, AI).

Sales & Revenue Responsibilities

• Pipeline & Opportunity Creation
  
  
  • Originate, qualify, and progress Salesforce-related opportunities in line with annual quota.
  • Leverage IBM's ecosystem (Mulesoft, Slack, Tableau, Data Cloud, Agentforce) to bundle broader Salesforce solutions.
• Deal Leadership
  
  
  • Shape Salesforce consulting and implementation deals: roadmap design, multi-cloud rollouts, managed services.
  • Collaborate with Salesforce account teams and IBM Client Partners to co-sell.
  • Lead solutioning and proposals ensuring client value, scalability, and strong IBM margin.
• Quota Accountability
  
  
  • Carry personal sales target (commonly $5M-$15M per year depending on market/industry).
  • Drive bookings and signed contracts; credit tied to Salesforce practice growth.

Delivery & Practice Development

• Provide executive sponsorship for Salesforce engagements (program governance, steering committees).
• Ensure successful delivery of multi-cloud programs, integrations, and Salesforce + AI/GenAI projects.
• Mentor Salesforce consultants, architects, and project managers.
• Shape and deploy IBM's Salesforce accelerators (Garage for Salesforce, industry templates, Zero-Copy Data for FSC).

Ecosystem & Partnership Engagement

• Work closely with Salesforce AE, RVP, and Alliances teams to co-create account strategies.
• Position IBM as a strategic Salesforce GSI by contributing to joint go-to-market plays.

Governance, Reporting & Compliance

• Maintain accurate Salesforce pipeline and bookings forecasting in IBM CRM.
• Follow IBM SIP rules on revenue crediting, deal registration, and compliance.
• Track and report KPIs: Salesforce bookings, revenue realization, win rates, client referenceability.

Required education

Bachelor's Degree

Preferred education

Bachelor's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

Required Professional and Technical Expertise

• Salesforce Domain Expertise
  
  
  • Proven experience leading Salesforce-enabled transformations (multi-cloud: Sales, Service, Marketing, Financial Services Cloud, etc.).
  • Deep understanding of Salesforce ecosystem (Mulesoft, Tableau, Slack, Data Cloud, Agentforce/Einstein AI).
• Sales & Business Development Accountability
  
  
  • Demonstrated success in originating and closing Salesforce consulting deals ($5M+ annually).
  • Strong record of building pipeline, shaping proposals, and managing C-level relationships.
• Consulting Delivery Leadership
  
  
  • Track record of governing large-scale Salesforce implementations - integration, data strategy, change management.
  • Ability to ensure delivery quality, margin performance, and client satisfaction (NPS/CSAT).
• Ecosystem & Alliance Collaboration
  
  
  • Ability to work jointly with Salesforce account teams (AEs, RVPs, ISV partners) to co-sell and expand client footprint.
  • Experience aligning with hyperscalers (AWS, Azure, GCP) for hybrid cloud + Salesforce plays.
• Leadership & Talent Development
  
  
  • Capability to mentor and grow Salesforce consulting teams, including architects and junior consultants.
  • Contribution to practice assets (industry accelerators, IP, playbooks) and thought leadership in the Salesforce space.

Preferred technical and professional experience

Preferred Professional and Technical Expertise
over 8 years of Delivery and Sales Experience with multiple Salesforce solutions, projects and clients

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Client-provided location(s): Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Job ID: IBM-62881

Employment Type: OTHER

Posted: 2025-10-07T18:47:11