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IBM is looking for an Information Architect Brand Sales Specialist located in the Chicagoland area who will be responsible acquiring new clients and growing existing ones. This includes the coordination and successful execution of all assigned sales related activities within an assigned territory or set of accounts to achieve assigned financial sales objectives. This role has unlimited potential and is highly focused on the development of a territory while expanding IBM's cloud software and services into associated industries, as defined. Activities include working with and leveraging other IBM client facing teams to create demand, identify opportunities, qualify opportunities, and then directly executing high quality professional engagements that result in winning opportunities. Successful candidates will exceed assigned sales targets while providing high value customer solutions. Sellers will represent part of the Data & AI Technology software portfolio and will become a part of the growth area within IBM.
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.
Your primary responsibilities will include:
• Client Management and Value Definition: Effectively manage client relationships, define IBM's value proposition, and engage key decision-makers.
• Sales Process Management and Collaboration: Oversee the entire sales process, with a focus on expanding new business opportunities, and collaborate closely with various IBM teams.
• Grow Industry Leading IT Automation/Integration Solutions: Present, Evangelize, and Demo IBM's leading integration and automation solutions to help clients see the value of implementing these solutions in their organization.
• Prospecting into greenfield and existing accounts to drive new opportunities