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Introduction

A Technology Sales Engineer role within IBM's Automation brand means a career where you're a technical expert helping clients create a world with less repetitive work and more innovative decisions. Less unplanned downtime and more proactive insight. And less waiting on systems… So that their employees can invest more time on the work they love. Join us and be a trusted technical expert to solutions that make people more productive and improves business performance, so that they can change the world at a scale not previously possible. As a Sales Engineer aligned to the Automation brand, you'll be working with and across your clients, IBM's broader sales teams, and Business Partners. You'll understand clients' business and technical requirements within the current competitive landscape and, combining this with your knowledge of IBM's software product suite, you'll present value-driving solutions that compel clients to invest in us.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

Your roles & responsibilities :

As a Sales Engineer 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 Strategy : Manage a dedicated client set and define, confirm and communicate the value of IBM's Automation technology at both the technical / architectural and business level.
• Solution Definition and Proof of Concept Delivery :  Learn and employ Automation software solution-selling techniques to identify and engage decision makers and influencers, qualify business opportunities, and respond to clients' needs. Provide proof of concepts and simplifying technical concepts of business automation to ensure client comprehension.
• Credibility Building and Trust :  Establish credibility and trust with clients, which is essential for closing complex technology deals.
• Sales Process Management : Manage the entire sales process and ensure delivery against KPIs, with a strong emphasis on new business sales, while expanding existing accounts.

Required education

Bachelor's Degree

Preferred education

Master's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

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Preferred technical and professional experience

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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.

Are you ready to be an IBMer?

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.

Other relevant job details

For additional information about location requirements, please discuss with the recruiter following submission of your application.

Job Title :  Automation Architect (f / m / x)

Job ID :  9368

City / Township / Village :  Boeblingen, Duesseldorf, Ehningen, Hamburg, Koeln, Muenchen, Berlin, Frankfurt

State / Province :  Berlin, Lower Saxony, Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia, Baden-Wurttemberg, Hamburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Saxony, Rhineland-Palatinate, Bavaria, Thuringia, Saxony-Anhalt, Bremen, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

Country :  Germany

Work arrangement :  Hybrid

Area of work :  Sales

Employment type :  Regular

Position type :  Entry Level

Travel required :  Up to 60% or 3 days a week (home on weekends - based on project requirements)

Company :  (7240) IBM Deutschland GmbH

Shift :  General (daytime)

Is this role a commissionable / sales incentive based position? Yes