Brand Partner Specialist - Data & AI

Introduction
At IBM, work is more than a job - its a calling: To build. To design. To code. To consult. To think along with clients and sell. To make markets. To invent. To collaborate. Not just to do something better, but to attempt things youve never thought possible. Are you ready to lead in this new era of technology and solve some of the worlds most challenging problems? If so, lets talk.

Your Role and Responsibilities
Naturally skilled in developing and cultivating professional relationships, youll establish trusted advisor relationship with your assigned Sell partners. Youll develop territory plans that identify strategic growth areas, revenue objectives, enablement goals, and milestones to measure successful delivery of your territory plans.

Were passionate about success. If this role is right for you, then your achievements will mean that your career is flourishing, your partners are winning, and your clients are thriving. To help ensure this win-win-win outcome, a day-in-the life of this role may include, but not be limited to…

• Engaging IBM local country /market sales teams, Digital Sales teams, Marketing, and technical teams to accelerate your partners success.
• Leveraging Ecosystem programs, co-marketing, and sales tooling to drive joint demand generation, prospecting, or solution co-creation.
• Increasing sales velocity with improved partner lead-passing discipline, as well as identifying and closing partner skills gaps, capability and capacity.
Negotiating to successfully obtain commitment to solutions, while maintaining integrity and relationships with internal teams, external partners and clients.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Expertise in building and going to market with technology partner sales offerings that drive strong, two-way, revenue generating collaborations.
• A proven, successful history of co-selling with partners in front of their clients.
• Demonstrable success of communication and personal relationship development at all levels across colleagues, partners and clients.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills that are equally engaging, compelling, and influential.

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• A strong understanding of IBMs product suite (full training on IBMs technologies will be provided).
• Understanding IBMs competitive differentiations in addition to our competitions place in the market (full training on IBMs technologies will be 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 Life @ IBM
About IBM
Location StatementFor additional information about location requirements, please discuss with the recruiter following submission of your application.

Being You @ IBMIBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.