Storage Partner Technical Specialist
Introduction
The IBM Storage portfolio is a suite of hardware and software solutions designed to support the most critical IT-environments essential to our society. It's advanced capabilities power critical transactional workloads where stability is key while also enabling innovation in strategic domains such as AI, Cyber Resiliency and Hybrid Cloud.
IBM Storage helps companies around the globe to optimize their infrastructure together running solutions, infused by AI, at the best cost.
Your role and responsibilities
As a Junior Technical Sales Specialist at IBM, you will be driving pre-sales activities and will be part of a professional team of expert colleagues that help clients across the Belgium and Luxembourg market to adopt cutting-edge technologies and transform clients' IT landscapes and businesses. You will have a unique opportunity to work with leading companies in Belgium and Luxembourg, across different industries such as Banking, Insurance, Telco, Public, Manufacturing, Travel and Transportation.
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You will work closely with IBM Sales Representatives, Architects, Delivery specialists sharing your expertise and learning the most demanding technologies from others and developing your skills in the IBM Storage portfolio. You also work intensively with Ecosystem business partners to bring our solutions to the market.
As the Junior Technical Sales Specialist for IBM Storage you will be expected to:
- Act as a deep solution and technical subject matter expert for IBM Storage hardware and software projects and leverage your experience to make them successful
- Help clients, business partners, and IBM account teams to design and develop solutions that address clients' business challenges and goals
- Provide technical ownership to projects and responsible for technical accuracy and fit of the proposed solution
- Prepare and deliver technical presentations, demonstrations and Proof of Concepts
- Initiate new opportunities, showcase IBM offerings that add value to clients' business, and position your ideas with colleagues for an effective joint effort
- Learn and sharpen your skills continuously by participating in enablements and courses
Required education
Bachelor's Degree
Preferred education
Master's Degree
Required technical and professional expertise
- Experience in presenting IT solutions (in front of customers, during technical meetings and on video calls)
- Experience in preparing and delivering software demos (in front of customers, during technical and business meetings and on video calls)
- Strong analytical and good interpersonal skills. Good organizational and problem-solving abilities
- Excellent verbal communication, written communication, and presentation skills
- Fluent in Dutch/French/English
- Driving license
- Preferably 2 years' experience in similar role
- A passion for technology, a positive and can-do attitude
- Eagerness to learn
Preferred technical and professional experience
Experience in infrastructure and/or storage solutions
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.
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