Big Data Client Technical Specialist - Midwest

Job ID S_D-0614869 Job type Full-time Regular Work country USA Position type Professional Work city Chicago,IL Posted 24-Oct-2013 Travel 25% travel annually Job area Sales Business group IBM Sales & Distribution Job category Sales Business unit Software Sales Job role Client Technical Specialist Job role skillset IM.BigData-MAJ Commissionable/Sales-Incentive jobs only Yes

Job description

As a Big Data Technical Sales Professional, you are IBM’s technical sales consultant to our clients and a technical sales leader for IBM sales teams and/or Business Partners. You will learn the client's business requirements, technical requirements and/or competitive landscape and apply your technical knowledge and experience to bring new solutions to your assigned clients. You will provide technical sales support which may include: collaborate with IBM sales teams to define, design, and detail the technical aspects and feasibility of proposed solutions; provide technical presentations and live demonstrations; deliver pre-defined hands-on sessions, called PoT (Proof of Technology), deliver Proofs of Concept; develop and deliver technical education; create and deliver Readiness Plans; participate in support -related responsibilities to assist incritical situations; design solutions; and answer technical questions. When engaged for a specific opportunity or project, you are responsible for the technical accuracy of the proposed solution. Based on customer requirements, you will demonstrate the feasibility of solutions such as IBM Pure Data for Analytics powered by Netezza, IBM Big Insights (Hadoop), IBM Infosphere Streams, and IBM Pure Data for Operational Analytics powered by DB2. In this role, you will be part of the Midwest Technical Sales team, responsible for providing pre-sales technical leadership in sales engagements as well as managing and recommending deployment services to drive customer results. Further Responsibilities -Partner with sales peers to assist with software deployments and resolution of post-sales issues -Manage and execute customer proof of concepts for the IBM Big Data Suite of Technologies -Maintain understanding of the client’s industry, including industry trends, industry business processes Key Attributes -Ability to understand business problems and articulate a corresponding solution based on software technology -Understanding of competitive technologies and their market place -SQL skills

Required At least 3 years experience in technical sales of Database, Datawarehousing, BI, or Analytics techologies At least 2 years experience in SQL Readiness to travel 25% travel annually English: Fluent

Preferred Bachelor's Degree

IBM 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, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.