86 Sales Leader jobs in Australia
Buildings Solutions Sales Leader
Sydney, New South Wales
Siemens
Posted 3 days ago
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Job Description
**Job Family:** Buildings
**Req ID:**
Every building starts at a different point on their technology journey - this creates unique sets of challenges and opportunities. From public entities to global enterprises, Siemens designs and implements building efficiency, sustainability and safety improvement programs that are commensurate with the organization's own constraints and goals.
We currently have an exciting opportunity within our Smart Infrastructure business unit for an experienced and motivated sales leader. The role will be working within the Buildings business, based in any our East Coast offices; Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney.
Reporting to the Sales Head, this role will be responsible for the growth targets of our direct solutions business across Australia and New Zealand.
The primary function is to achieve annual sales targets within targeted vertical markets. Leading a national team of business development professionals across the Building Automation and Security domains, you will co-develop opportunities, define winning bid strategies and engage the wider Buildings organisation in project pursuits.
Your key responsibilities will include, yet not limited to:
- Supports strategic key customers' business development.
- Directly supports Sales Professionals in customer visits and negotiations.
- Acts as first level of escalation for respective cases and issues.
- Drives execution of sales initiatives, sales competencies
- Ensure sales team is evolving to sell customers outcomes leveraging digital portfolio capabilities
- Leads and coaches an assigned team of Sales Professionals.
- Ensures adherence to sales guidelines and processes and ensures achievements of the targets set.
- Plans sales budgets for the portfolio sales team and regularly monitors the achievements in the assigned area.
- Ensure consistent and accurate sales forecast.
- Ensures an effective sales organization for assigned portfolio
- May maintain own assigned customers or territories for assigned portfolios including forecasting and achievement of budget
The ideal candidate will be highly motivated with experience in a selling role and be able to demonstrate a successful track record. Having a technical appreciation of security or building automation systems is beneficial but not required.
You must be able to communicate effectively and be able to build strong relationships at all levels internally and within customer organisations.
In return, we offer a rewarding team environment, a commitment to your ongoing learning and development, and an attractive salary package.
Siemens is a proud equal opportunity employer, creating a work environment of diversity and inclusion. Our diverse workforce cultivates Innovation and Excellence and in turn creates a workplace where our employees belong and prosper. Diversity and inclusion help us fully realise the potential of our people. As part of Siemens Ownership culture, Siemens also genuinely supports reasonable flexible working practices that empower our employees to best meet work and personal commitments.
**Req ID:**
Every building starts at a different point on their technology journey - this creates unique sets of challenges and opportunities. From public entities to global enterprises, Siemens designs and implements building efficiency, sustainability and safety improvement programs that are commensurate with the organization's own constraints and goals.
We currently have an exciting opportunity within our Smart Infrastructure business unit for an experienced and motivated sales leader. The role will be working within the Buildings business, based in any our East Coast offices; Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney.
Reporting to the Sales Head, this role will be responsible for the growth targets of our direct solutions business across Australia and New Zealand.
The primary function is to achieve annual sales targets within targeted vertical markets. Leading a national team of business development professionals across the Building Automation and Security domains, you will co-develop opportunities, define winning bid strategies and engage the wider Buildings organisation in project pursuits.
Your key responsibilities will include, yet not limited to:
- Supports strategic key customers' business development.
- Directly supports Sales Professionals in customer visits and negotiations.
- Acts as first level of escalation for respective cases and issues.
- Drives execution of sales initiatives, sales competencies
- Ensure sales team is evolving to sell customers outcomes leveraging digital portfolio capabilities
- Leads and coaches an assigned team of Sales Professionals.
- Ensures adherence to sales guidelines and processes and ensures achievements of the targets set.
- Plans sales budgets for the portfolio sales team and regularly monitors the achievements in the assigned area.
- Ensure consistent and accurate sales forecast.
- Ensures an effective sales organization for assigned portfolio
- May maintain own assigned customers or territories for assigned portfolios including forecasting and achievement of budget
The ideal candidate will be highly motivated with experience in a selling role and be able to demonstrate a successful track record. Having a technical appreciation of security or building automation systems is beneficial but not required.
You must be able to communicate effectively and be able to build strong relationships at all levels internally and within customer organisations.
In return, we offer a rewarding team environment, a commitment to your ongoing learning and development, and an attractive salary package.
Siemens is a proud equal opportunity employer, creating a work environment of diversity and inclusion. Our diverse workforce cultivates Innovation and Excellence and in turn creates a workplace where our employees belong and prosper. Diversity and inclusion help us fully realise the potential of our people. As part of Siemens Ownership culture, Siemens also genuinely supports reasonable flexible working practices that empower our employees to best meet work and personal commitments.
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Buildings Solutions Sales Leader
Brisbane, Queensland
Siemens
Posted 3 days ago
Job Viewed
Job Description
**Job Family:** Buildings
**Req ID:**
Every building starts at a different point on their technology journey - this creates unique sets of challenges and opportunities. From public entities to global enterprises, Siemens designs and implements building efficiency, sustainability and safety improvement programs that are commensurate with the organization's own constraints and goals.
We currently have an exciting opportunity within our Smart Infrastructure business unit for an experienced and motivated sales leader. The role will be working within the Buildings business, based in any our East Coast offices; Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney.
Reporting to the Sales Head, this role will be responsible for the growth targets of our direct solutions business across Australia and New Zealand.
The primary function is to achieve annual sales targets within targeted vertical markets. Leading a national team of business development professionals across the Building Automation and Security domains, you will co-develop opportunities, define winning bid strategies and engage the wider Buildings organisation in project pursuits.
Your key responsibilities will include, yet not limited to:
- Supports strategic key customers' business development.
- Directly supports Sales Professionals in customer visits and negotiations.
- Acts as first level of escalation for respective cases and issues.
- Drives execution of sales initiatives, sales competencies
- Ensure sales team is evolving to sell customers outcomes leveraging digital portfolio capabilities
- Leads and coaches an assigned team of Sales Professionals.
- Ensures adherence to sales guidelines and processes and ensures achievements of the targets set.
- Plans sales budgets for the portfolio sales team and regularly monitors the achievements in the assigned area.
- Ensure consistent and accurate sales forecast.
- Ensures an effective sales organization for assigned portfolio
- May maintain own assigned customers or territories for assigned portfolios including forecasting and achievement of budget
The ideal candidate will be highly motivated with experience in a selling role and be able to demonstrate a successful track record. Having a technical appreciation of security or building automation systems is beneficial but not required.
You must be able to communicate effectively and be able to build strong relationships at all levels internally and within customer organisations.
In return, we offer a rewarding team environment, a commitment to your ongoing learning and development, and an attractive salary package.
Siemens is a proud equal opportunity employer, creating a work environment of diversity and inclusion. Our diverse workforce cultivates Innovation and Excellence and in turn creates a workplace where our employees belong and prosper. Diversity and inclusion help us fully realise the potential of our people. As part of Siemens Ownership culture, Siemens also genuinely supports reasonable flexible working practices that empower our employees to best meet work and personal commitments.
**Req ID:**
Every building starts at a different point on their technology journey - this creates unique sets of challenges and opportunities. From public entities to global enterprises, Siemens designs and implements building efficiency, sustainability and safety improvement programs that are commensurate with the organization's own constraints and goals.
We currently have an exciting opportunity within our Smart Infrastructure business unit for an experienced and motivated sales leader. The role will be working within the Buildings business, based in any our East Coast offices; Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney.
Reporting to the Sales Head, this role will be responsible for the growth targets of our direct solutions business across Australia and New Zealand.
The primary function is to achieve annual sales targets within targeted vertical markets. Leading a national team of business development professionals across the Building Automation and Security domains, you will co-develop opportunities, define winning bid strategies and engage the wider Buildings organisation in project pursuits.
Your key responsibilities will include, yet not limited to:
- Supports strategic key customers' business development.
- Directly supports Sales Professionals in customer visits and negotiations.
- Acts as first level of escalation for respective cases and issues.
- Drives execution of sales initiatives, sales competencies
- Ensure sales team is evolving to sell customers outcomes leveraging digital portfolio capabilities
- Leads and coaches an assigned team of Sales Professionals.
- Ensures adherence to sales guidelines and processes and ensures achievements of the targets set.
- Plans sales budgets for the portfolio sales team and regularly monitors the achievements in the assigned area.
- Ensure consistent and accurate sales forecast.
- Ensures an effective sales organization for assigned portfolio
- May maintain own assigned customers or territories for assigned portfolios including forecasting and achievement of budget
The ideal candidate will be highly motivated with experience in a selling role and be able to demonstrate a successful track record. Having a technical appreciation of security or building automation systems is beneficial but not required.
You must be able to communicate effectively and be able to build strong relationships at all levels internally and within customer organisations.
In return, we offer a rewarding team environment, a commitment to your ongoing learning and development, and an attractive salary package.
Siemens is a proud equal opportunity employer, creating a work environment of diversity and inclusion. Our diverse workforce cultivates Innovation and Excellence and in turn creates a workplace where our employees belong and prosper. Diversity and inclusion help us fully realise the potential of our people. As part of Siemens Ownership culture, Siemens also genuinely supports reasonable flexible working practices that empower our employees to best meet work and personal commitments.
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Buildings Solutions Sales Leader
Melbourne, Victoria
Siemens
Posted 3 days ago
Job Viewed
Job Description
**Job Family:** Buildings
**Req ID:**
Every building starts at a different point on their technology journey - this creates unique sets of challenges and opportunities. From public entities to global enterprises, Siemens designs and implements building efficiency, sustainability and safety improvement programs that are commensurate with the organization's own constraints and goals.
We currently have an exciting opportunity within our Smart Infrastructure business unit for an experienced and motivated sales leader. The role will be working within the Buildings business, based in any our East Coast offices; Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney.
Reporting to the Sales Head, this role will be responsible for the growth targets of our direct solutions business across Australia and New Zealand.
The primary function is to achieve annual sales targets within targeted vertical markets. Leading a national team of business development professionals across the Building Automation and Security domains, you will co-develop opportunities, define winning bid strategies and engage the wider Buildings organisation in project pursuits.
Your key responsibilities will include, yet not limited to:
- Supports strategic key customers' business development.
- Directly supports Sales Professionals in customer visits and negotiations.
- Acts as first level of escalation for respective cases and issues.
- Drives execution of sales initiatives, sales competencies
- Ensure sales team is evolving to sell customers outcomes leveraging digital portfolio capabilities
- Leads and coaches an assigned team of Sales Professionals.
- Ensures adherence to sales guidelines and processes and ensures achievements of the targets set.
- Plans sales budgets for the portfolio sales team and regularly monitors the achievements in the assigned area.
- Ensure consistent and accurate sales forecast.
- Ensures an effective sales organization for assigned portfolio
- May maintain own assigned customers or territories for assigned portfolios including forecasting and achievement of budget
The ideal candidate will be highly motivated with experience in a selling role and be able to demonstrate a successful track record. Having a technical appreciation of security or building automation systems is beneficial but not required.
You must be able to communicate effectively and be able to build strong relationships at all levels internally and within customer organisations.
In return, we offer a rewarding team environment, a commitment to your ongoing learning and development, and an attractive salary package.
Siemens is a proud equal opportunity employer, creating a work environment of diversity and inclusion. Our diverse workforce cultivates Innovation and Excellence and in turn creates a workplace where our employees belong and prosper. Diversity and inclusion help us fully realise the potential of our people. As part of Siemens Ownership culture, Siemens also genuinely supports reasonable flexible working practices that empower our employees to best meet work and personal commitments.
**Req ID:**
Every building starts at a different point on their technology journey - this creates unique sets of challenges and opportunities. From public entities to global enterprises, Siemens designs and implements building efficiency, sustainability and safety improvement programs that are commensurate with the organization's own constraints and goals.
We currently have an exciting opportunity within our Smart Infrastructure business unit for an experienced and motivated sales leader. The role will be working within the Buildings business, based in any our East Coast offices; Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney.
Reporting to the Sales Head, this role will be responsible for the growth targets of our direct solutions business across Australia and New Zealand.
The primary function is to achieve annual sales targets within targeted vertical markets. Leading a national team of business development professionals across the Building Automation and Security domains, you will co-develop opportunities, define winning bid strategies and engage the wider Buildings organisation in project pursuits.
Your key responsibilities will include, yet not limited to:
- Supports strategic key customers' business development.
- Directly supports Sales Professionals in customer visits and negotiations.
- Acts as first level of escalation for respective cases and issues.
- Drives execution of sales initiatives, sales competencies
- Ensure sales team is evolving to sell customers outcomes leveraging digital portfolio capabilities
- Leads and coaches an assigned team of Sales Professionals.
- Ensures adherence to sales guidelines and processes and ensures achievements of the targets set.
- Plans sales budgets for the portfolio sales team and regularly monitors the achievements in the assigned area.
- Ensure consistent and accurate sales forecast.
- Ensures an effective sales organization for assigned portfolio
- May maintain own assigned customers or territories for assigned portfolios including forecasting and achievement of budget
The ideal candidate will be highly motivated with experience in a selling role and be able to demonstrate a successful track record. Having a technical appreciation of security or building automation systems is beneficial but not required.
You must be able to communicate effectively and be able to build strong relationships at all levels internally and within customer organisations.
In return, we offer a rewarding team environment, a commitment to your ongoing learning and development, and an attractive salary package.
Siemens is a proud equal opportunity employer, creating a work environment of diversity and inclusion. Our diverse workforce cultivates Innovation and Excellence and in turn creates a workplace where our employees belong and prosper. Diversity and inclusion help us fully realise the potential of our people. As part of Siemens Ownership culture, Siemens also genuinely supports reasonable flexible working practices that empower our employees to best meet work and personal commitments.
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Strategic Sales and Partnerships Leader, Financial Services
Microsoft Corporation
Posted 2 days ago
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Job Description
Drives strategic discussions with executive stakeholders and key decision makers for high-value customers to identify, qualify, prioritize, and accelerate sales opportunities. Directs strategic partnerships for leveraging whitespace analysis and utilizes subject matter expertise to identify and capitalize on business opportunities to bridge market gaps within the assigned market domain, utilizing AI-driven market intelligence tools to assess trends and insights. Provides guidance across teams on solution areas and broader market trends to craft cutting-edge sales strategies that anticipate and meet complex customer priorities and outcomes, incorporating AI-driven predictive analytics to forecast future market needs. Drives partnerships with others cross-organizationally and strategically directs and oversees the creation of cutting-edge solutions that drive AI- and cloud-driven transformations, ensuring alignment with regional and global initiatives, emphasizing the integration of cutting-edge AI technologies and cloud services. Drives sales pipeline reviews with internal executive stakeholders to ensure forecasting accuracy and meeting of sales targets, ensuring the use of AI-powered analytics and forecasting tools to enhance precision. Directs and implements sales strategy tailored to each customer's security priorities, showcasing our dedication to secure, AI-powered transformation and addressing their specific needs within the customer success plan, fostering long-term partnerships through AI-driven insights.
**Responsibilities**
**Required Upon Hire and Critical/Important**
**Communicating with Impact:**
+ Effectively communicating the value of solutions to both internal and external business stakeholders, ensuring that mutual objectives and priorities are clearly presented and understood, thereby driving successful outcomes in sales engagements
**Conflict Resolution:**
+ The ability to manage conflict, disharmony, and strife among people and situations, while recognizing and addressing sensitivities.
**English Language Proficiency:**
+ The ability to speak and understand English when giving instructions and directions, and when talking with colleagues, managers, and others for work matters.
**Oral Communication:**
+ The ability to make a verbal message understood and to receive/understand messages during in-person or remote (e.g., telephone) interactions.
**Presentations:**
+ The ability to create and deliver formal presentations to others. This includes sharing information on a range of topics in a clear, concise, engaging and convincing manner; commanding the audienceÂ's attention; developing effective presentation materials (e.g., handouts, visual aids); and handling questions or argumentative positions from the audience.
**Technical Communication:**
+ The ability to adapt communications around different technologies, products, and services to the audience's level of understanding.
**Written Communication:**
+ The ability to prepare clear, accurate, and understandable written text, and follow the basic rules of spelling, grammar, and punctuation. This may include memos, emails, proposals, reports, and professional or general correspondence.
**Strong Financial services background:**
+ Requires strong financial services expertise to interpret industry regulations, understand market trends, identify customer needs, and communicate complex financial solutions effectively to clients and stakeholders.
**Cultivating Strategic Partnerships:**
+ Orchestrating and maintaining strong business relationships and partnerships, while nurturing executive relationships to establish credibility as an active listener and trusted advisor. Managing relationships and projecting executive presence to cultivate effective collaborative partnerships with customers, partners, and stakeholders, driving business growth.
**Selling Solutions:**
+ Selling solutions by demonstrating value, persuasively negotiating mutually beneficial agreements, and consulting with stakeholders to challenge conventional thinking. Creatively navigating the sales process and using storytelling to envision transformation with the customer, effectively connecting anecdotes, data insights, and technical value to maximize and accelerate customer business impact.
**Customer Engagement:**
+ Assesses and qualifies sales opportunities following sales frameworks and guidelines, ensuring alignment with AI-enhanced sales methodologies and best practices.
+ Directs strategy development for driving and closing strategic, high-value opportunities. Leads partnerships across organizations (e.g., Account Team Unit (ATU), CSU, ISD, GPS) to ensure deal orchestration and seamless handoffs throughout the deal lifecycle.
+ Establishes best practices to gain customer trust, secure deals, and proactively mitigate risks to enhance sales activities across the territory.
+ Directs and implements sales strategy tailored to each customer's security priorities, showcasing our dedication to secure, AI-powered transformation and addressing their specific needs within the customer success plan, fostering long-term partnerships through AI-driven insights.
+ Champions partner team interaction, expertly navigates resources and fosters lasting relationships that activate co-selling strategies that drive partner attach to each opportunity through every stage in the sales lifecycle.
+ Champions partner organization connections (i.e. GPS) that foster enduring relationships, shared gains, partner health and alignment with execution plans to accelerate customer value realization at scale.
**Sales Strategy:**
+ Oversees strategic partnerships and directs innovative AI and cloud solutions to align with regional and global priorities. Develops strategies that position Microsoft as a market leader, builds strong customer relationships, and acts as a trusted advisor to advance digital transformation.
+ Leverages subject matter expertise and AI-driven market intelligence tools to identify new business opportunities and close market gaps. Synthesizes market trends to guide strategy and champions proactive market analysis.
+ Advises teams on solutions and market trends to create future-oriented sales strategies using predictive analytics. Leads cross-functional teams to deliver innovative, customer-focused solutions and bridge identified market gaps.
+ Drives executive-level discussions to prioritize and accelerate key sales opportunities, fosters internal and external partnerships to enhance customer success, aligns AI transformation visions with business goals, and mentors others on integrating security principles for trust and compliance.
**Relationship Management:**
+ Collaborates with Account Executives to manage and strengthen customer relationships through regular engagement and feedback sessions. Utilises insights from the consulting team to monitor project status, address issues proactively, and implement recovery plans to enhance customer satisfaction. Facilitates connections between CXO-level customers and Microsoft executives to build strong partnerships and encourage direct feedback.
+ Works closely with core account, software, and customer success teams to coordinate efforts and foster productive relationships across Microsoft partner groups. Shares customer insights to drive deeper engagement and supports Microsoft's account and solution teams in delivering value.
**Deep Proactive Engagement:**
+ Facilitates strategic internal and external conversations to align solutions with customer needs, collaborating across teams and serving as a trusted business partner and advisor.
+ Builds deep relationships with strategic customers, understanding their priorities to structure complex deals that deliver value for both customers and Microsoft.
+ Represents customer needs in proposals, manages procurement and legal aspects, resolves issues, and shares industry knowledge to influence business practices.
+ Identifies and acts on strategic opportunities using data and knowledge of Microsoft and customer strategies, driving deal growth and upsells while ensuring profitability and simplifying renewals.
+ Handles objections, negotiates complex contracts, and leads deal design and documentation across stakeholders.
+ Applies industry knowledge and competitive analysis to shape solutions, leverages investment options, and aligns negotiations with customer outcomes, demonstrating advanced understanding of market needs and Microsoft's competitive advantage.
**Qualifications**
+ Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Administration, Information Security, or related field AND 8+ years experience in technology-related sales or account management OR equivalent experience.
+ Must Speak fluent Japanese.
**Additional or preferred qualifications**
+ Master's Degree in Business Administration (i.e., MBA), Information Technology, or related field AND 12+ years experience in technology-related sales or account management OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Administration, Information Security, or related field AND 15+ years experience in technology-related sales or account management OR equivalent experience.
+ 10+ years services sales or account management experience.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations ( .
**Responsibilities**
**Required Upon Hire and Critical/Important**
**Communicating with Impact:**
+ Effectively communicating the value of solutions to both internal and external business stakeholders, ensuring that mutual objectives and priorities are clearly presented and understood, thereby driving successful outcomes in sales engagements
**Conflict Resolution:**
+ The ability to manage conflict, disharmony, and strife among people and situations, while recognizing and addressing sensitivities.
**English Language Proficiency:**
+ The ability to speak and understand English when giving instructions and directions, and when talking with colleagues, managers, and others for work matters.
**Oral Communication:**
+ The ability to make a verbal message understood and to receive/understand messages during in-person or remote (e.g., telephone) interactions.
**Presentations:**
+ The ability to create and deliver formal presentations to others. This includes sharing information on a range of topics in a clear, concise, engaging and convincing manner; commanding the audienceÂ's attention; developing effective presentation materials (e.g., handouts, visual aids); and handling questions or argumentative positions from the audience.
**Technical Communication:**
+ The ability to adapt communications around different technologies, products, and services to the audience's level of understanding.
**Written Communication:**
+ The ability to prepare clear, accurate, and understandable written text, and follow the basic rules of spelling, grammar, and punctuation. This may include memos, emails, proposals, reports, and professional or general correspondence.
**Strong Financial services background:**
+ Requires strong financial services expertise to interpret industry regulations, understand market trends, identify customer needs, and communicate complex financial solutions effectively to clients and stakeholders.
**Cultivating Strategic Partnerships:**
+ Orchestrating and maintaining strong business relationships and partnerships, while nurturing executive relationships to establish credibility as an active listener and trusted advisor. Managing relationships and projecting executive presence to cultivate effective collaborative partnerships with customers, partners, and stakeholders, driving business growth.
**Selling Solutions:**
+ Selling solutions by demonstrating value, persuasively negotiating mutually beneficial agreements, and consulting with stakeholders to challenge conventional thinking. Creatively navigating the sales process and using storytelling to envision transformation with the customer, effectively connecting anecdotes, data insights, and technical value to maximize and accelerate customer business impact.
**Customer Engagement:**
+ Assesses and qualifies sales opportunities following sales frameworks and guidelines, ensuring alignment with AI-enhanced sales methodologies and best practices.
+ Directs strategy development for driving and closing strategic, high-value opportunities. Leads partnerships across organizations (e.g., Account Team Unit (ATU), CSU, ISD, GPS) to ensure deal orchestration and seamless handoffs throughout the deal lifecycle.
+ Establishes best practices to gain customer trust, secure deals, and proactively mitigate risks to enhance sales activities across the territory.
+ Directs and implements sales strategy tailored to each customer's security priorities, showcasing our dedication to secure, AI-powered transformation and addressing their specific needs within the customer success plan, fostering long-term partnerships through AI-driven insights.
+ Champions partner team interaction, expertly navigates resources and fosters lasting relationships that activate co-selling strategies that drive partner attach to each opportunity through every stage in the sales lifecycle.
+ Champions partner organization connections (i.e. GPS) that foster enduring relationships, shared gains, partner health and alignment with execution plans to accelerate customer value realization at scale.
**Sales Strategy:**
+ Oversees strategic partnerships and directs innovative AI and cloud solutions to align with regional and global priorities. Develops strategies that position Microsoft as a market leader, builds strong customer relationships, and acts as a trusted advisor to advance digital transformation.
+ Leverages subject matter expertise and AI-driven market intelligence tools to identify new business opportunities and close market gaps. Synthesizes market trends to guide strategy and champions proactive market analysis.
+ Advises teams on solutions and market trends to create future-oriented sales strategies using predictive analytics. Leads cross-functional teams to deliver innovative, customer-focused solutions and bridge identified market gaps.
+ Drives executive-level discussions to prioritize and accelerate key sales opportunities, fosters internal and external partnerships to enhance customer success, aligns AI transformation visions with business goals, and mentors others on integrating security principles for trust and compliance.
**Relationship Management:**
+ Collaborates with Account Executives to manage and strengthen customer relationships through regular engagement and feedback sessions. Utilises insights from the consulting team to monitor project status, address issues proactively, and implement recovery plans to enhance customer satisfaction. Facilitates connections between CXO-level customers and Microsoft executives to build strong partnerships and encourage direct feedback.
+ Works closely with core account, software, and customer success teams to coordinate efforts and foster productive relationships across Microsoft partner groups. Shares customer insights to drive deeper engagement and supports Microsoft's account and solution teams in delivering value.
**Deep Proactive Engagement:**
+ Facilitates strategic internal and external conversations to align solutions with customer needs, collaborating across teams and serving as a trusted business partner and advisor.
+ Builds deep relationships with strategic customers, understanding their priorities to structure complex deals that deliver value for both customers and Microsoft.
+ Represents customer needs in proposals, manages procurement and legal aspects, resolves issues, and shares industry knowledge to influence business practices.
+ Identifies and acts on strategic opportunities using data and knowledge of Microsoft and customer strategies, driving deal growth and upsells while ensuring profitability and simplifying renewals.
+ Handles objections, negotiates complex contracts, and leads deal design and documentation across stakeholders.
+ Applies industry knowledge and competitive analysis to shape solutions, leverages investment options, and aligns negotiations with customer outcomes, demonstrating advanced understanding of market needs and Microsoft's competitive advantage.
**Qualifications**
+ Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Administration, Information Security, or related field AND 8+ years experience in technology-related sales or account management OR equivalent experience.
+ Must Speak fluent Japanese.
**Additional or preferred qualifications**
+ Master's Degree in Business Administration (i.e., MBA), Information Technology, or related field AND 12+ years experience in technology-related sales or account management OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Administration, Information Security, or related field AND 15+ years experience in technology-related sales or account management OR equivalent experience.
+ 10+ years services sales or account management experience.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations ( .
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Strategic Sales and Partnerships Leader, Financial Services
Microsoft Corporation
Posted 13 days ago
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Job Description
Drives strategic discussions with executive stakeholders and key decision makers for high-value customers to identify, qualify, prioritize, and accelerate sales opportunities. Directs strategic partnerships for leveraging whitespace analysis and utilizes subject matter expertise to identify and capitalize on business opportunities to bridge market gaps within the assigned market domain, utilizing AI-driven market intelligence tools to assess trends and insights. Provides guidance across teams on solution areas and broader market trends to craft cutting-edge sales strategies that anticipate and meet complex customer priorities and outcomes, incorporating AI-driven predictive analytics to forecast future market needs. Drives partnerships with others cross-organizationally and strategically directs and oversees the creation of cutting-edge solutions that drive AI- and cloud-driven transformations, ensuring alignment with regional and global initiatives, emphasizing the integration of cutting-edge AI technologies and cloud services. Drives sales pipeline reviews with internal executive stakeholders to ensure forecasting accuracy and meeting of sales targets, ensuring the use of AI-powered analytics and forecasting tools to enhance precision. Directs and implements sales strategy tailored to each customer's security priorities, showcasing our dedication to secure, AI-powered transformation and addressing their specific needs within the customer success plan, fostering long-term partnerships through AI-driven insights.
**Responsibilities**
+ **Communicating with Impact** Effectively communicating the value of solutions to both internal and external business stakeholders, ensuring that mutual objectives and priorities are clearly presented and understood, thereby driving successful outcomes in sales engagements
+ **Conflict Resolution** The ability to manage conflict, disharmony, and strife among people and situations, while recognizing and addressing sensitivities.
+ **Presentations** The ability to create and deliver formal presentations to others. This includes sharing information on a range of topics in a clear, concise, engaging and convincing manner; commanding the audienceÂs attention; developing effective presentation materials (e.g., handouts, visual aids); and handling questions or argumentative positions from the audience.
+ **Technical Communication** The ability to adapt communications around different technologies, products, and services to the audience's level of understanding.
+ **Written Communication** The ability to prepare clear, accurate, and understandable written text, and follow the basic rules of spelling, grammar, and punctuation. This may include memos, emails, proposals, reports, and professional or general correspondence.
+ Strong Financial services background:
+ **Cultivating Strategic Partnerships** Orchestrating and maintaining strong business relationships and partnerships, while nurturing executive relationships to establish credibility as an active listener and trusted advisor. Managing relationships and projecting executive presence to cultivate effective collaborative partnerships with customers, partners, and stakeholders, driving business growth.
+ **Maximizing Business Opportunities** Maximizing business objectives by leveraging a deep understanding of businesses and their needs, and opportunities across market, industry, and competition. Managing and prioritizing business development opportunities through market and industry analysis, recognizing customer needs, qualifying opportunities, and identifying how solutions, in collaboration with partners, can enable business capabilities that drive growth and innovation
+ **Optimizing Account Operations** Managing and optimizing sales accounts through strategic decision-making, deep understanding of sales cycle timeframes, and leveraging advanced tools, programs, and insights to drive KPIs and enhance operational efficiencies. Orchestrating opportunities and deals by developing tailored sales strategies that drive successful business outcomes and maximize customer value realization.
+ **Selling Solutions** Selling solutions by demonstrating value, persuasively negotiating mutually beneficial agreements, and consulting with stakeholders to challenge conventional thinking. Creatively navigating the sales process and using storytelling to envision transformation with the customer, effectively connecting anecdotes, data insights, and technical value to maximize and accelerate customer business impact.
**Skills Not Mapped to Capability**
+ **Strategically Managing Sales Pipelines** Analyzing business needs and market dynamics, gathering and analyzing relevant customer, partner and competitor insights and trends, and managing and informing change processes for current and future customers to advance and optimize sales pipelines.
+ **Customer Engagement** Assesses and qualifies sales opportunities following sales frameworks and guidelines, ensuring alignment with AI-enhanced sales methodologies and best practices. Directs strategy development for driving and closing strategic, high-value opportunities. Leads partnerships across organizations (e.g., Account Team Unit (ATU), CSU, ISD, GPS) to ensure deal orchestration and seamless handoffs throughout the deal lifecycle. Establishes best practices to gain customer trust, secure deals, and proactively mitigate risks to enhance sales activities across the territory.
+ Directs and implements sales strategy tailored to each customer's security priorities, showcasing our dedication to secure, AI-powered transformation and addressing their specific needs within the customer success plan, fostering long-term partnerships through AI-driven insights. Champions partner team interaction, expertly navigates resources and fosters lasting relationships that activate co-selling strategies that drive partner attach to each opportunity through every stage in the sales lifecycle. Champions partner organization connections (i.e. GPS) that foster enduring relationships, shared gains, partner health and alignment with execution plans to accelerate customer value realization at scale.
+ **Sales & Pipeline Management** Leads the strategic analysis and identification of business and emerging opportunities to advance the customer portfolio and champion customer innovation at scale. Architects integration of technology (e.g., AI sales agents, automation, Power Platforms) to drive growth across multiple domains. Conducts deep-dive analysis of propensity, renewal, consumption, and usage data to develop and lead a comprehensive sales strategy. Directs the strategic partner optimization for each account and/or opportunity to ensure seamless handoffs with other teams (e.g., Global Partner Solutions (GPS), Customer Success Unit (CSU), Industry Solutions Delivery (ISD), Partner) throughout the deal lifecycle. Directs strategic whitespace analysis and utilizes subject matter expertise to identify and capitalize on business opportunities to bridge market gaps within the assigned market domain, leveraging AI-driven insights and automation.
+ Drives sales pipeline reviews with internal executive stakeholders to ensure forecasting accuracy and meeting of sales targets, ensuring the use of AI-powered analytics and forecasting tools to enhance precision. Serves as a role model for others on, and maintains sales and/or consumption pipeline hygiene that enable tracking to achieve assigned sales metrics using all available tools, resources, and processes. Serves as a role model for others on, and leads usage and/or consumption pipeline hygiene to actively monitor adoption trends, identify opportunities for intervention, enabling customers to realize the value of solutions purchased, drive expansion, and ensure healthier, more predictable renewals.
+ **Sales Strategy** Drives partnerships with others cross-organizationally and strategically directs and oversees the creation of cutting-edge solutions that drive AI- and cloud-driven transformations, ensuring alignment with regional and global initiatives, emphasizing the integration of cutting-edge AI technologies and cloud services. Develops and leads high-level strategies that position Microsoft as a leader in the market, fostering influential customer relationships that enhance long-term business value. Acts as a subject matter expert and trusted advisor for customers (up to the executive level) and drives the adoption of technologies and solutions that align and advance their strategic goals and drive digital transformation.
+ Directs strategic partnerships for leveraging whitespace analysis and utilizes subject matter expertise to identify and capitalize on business opportunities to bridge market gaps within the assigned market domain, utilizing AI-driven market intelligence tools to assess trends and insights. Systematically synthesizes and forecasts market intelligence, trends, and insights to shape the team's strategic direction and business initiatives. Develops and champions the market analysis methodology to ensure proactive alignment with strategic directives and emerging market trends.
+ Provides guidance across teams on solution areas and broader market trends to craft cutting-edge sales strategies that anticipate and meet complex customer priorities and outcomes, incorporating AI-driven predictive analytics to forecast future market needs. Leads and inspires cross-functional teams to develop and prioritize innovative solutions and strategies that enhance customer business objectives. Proactively identifies and strategically bridges gaps, establishing a clear direction for market engagement and sales execution.
+ Drives strategic discussions with executive stakeholders and key decision makers for high-value customers to identify, qualify, prioritize, and accelerate sales opportunities. Establishes and leads partnerships with internal executive stakeholders within and across organizations to proactively drive and enhance customer success initiatives. Leads partnerships with account teams to align the customer's artificial intelligence (AI) transformation vision with their business priorities and success objectives. Mentors others on integrating, and advocates for incorporating security principles into all customer interactions, opportunity, and pursuits to maintain trust and compliance standards.
+ **Relationship Management** Plays a leading role, working jointly with Account Executive, in defining and leading overall customer relationship "rhythms of connections." Leverages insight from consulting account-delivery team to ensure awareness of status of projects in delivery. Ensures execution of regular consulting "rhythms of connections" with customer to seek customer feedback and maintain proactive dialogue on overall consulting value provided, as well as relationship risks and issues. Anticipates issues/risks on customer satisfaction, determines the root cause of problems, removes blockers, and establishes recovery action plan to improve customer's overall experience. Proactively seeks to develop CXO connections between customer and Consulting to enable customers to provide feedback directly to Microsoft executives and to develop customer/consulting executive relationships.
+ Owns and maintains in agreement with the core account team customer and partner relationships, influences key decision makers, and leads effective rhythms of connection with customer and partner stakeholders, appropriately leveraging the virtual Consulting account team. Builds and maintains relationships with appropriate network of Microsoft decision makers and leaders, and successfully leverages them where needed for customer and partner success. Leads overall Microsoft-customer relationship with one or more Chief Executive Officer(s).
+ Drives and leverages for agreement with the core account team, building and strengthening relationships with Microsoft partner teams, such as software and customer success teams, (e.g., ATU and CSAM), as well as the pursuit and delivery teams, through regular rhythm of connections. Brings expertise, insights, and perspectives from customer engagement to Microsoft business to drive deeper customer engagement. Contributes to and leads the Microsoft overall account teams, solution teams, and other partner groups.
+ **Deep Proactive Engagement** Orchestrates high levels of strategic conversations internally or externally. Proactively engages with others to align strategy to customer needs. Serves as trusted business partner to influence customers to solutions aligned to customer strategic needs, including collaboration across product and engineering or domain and account teams. Ensures the offer meet customer needs. Drives accountability/alignment in resolving cross-functional issues to successful conclusion. Serves as trusted advisor to executives as well as peers (e.g., reviewing deals and structure of deal with peers, developing stronger deals through lessons learned). Collaborates with strategic customers and with executives internally and externally. Presents long-term position even in challenging situations. Orchestrates among stakeholder groups. Proactively contributes to the success of others. Reaches out to others to encourage collaboration as appropriate, across teams. Drives reviews and lessons learned, using knowledge (from a broad application of learning, rather than on individual deal basis) gained to influence the way business is conducted within and outside discipline. Deep understanding and collaborates cross culturally to achieve business results.
+ Strives to develop depth of relationships with strategic customers to understand their priorities and strategies, and structures complex deals that drive value and contribute to Microsoft growth. Demonstrates empathy with high-level customers and partners. Grows share and adoption while simultaneously driving business value for customers. Represents customer requirements in proposals, and crafts value-based solutions. Owns portions of commercial procurement and/or legal relationship with customers, and works with suppliers. Raises issues and makes recommendations to internal stakeholders to help to solve customer issues with novel ideas/methods. Shares knowledge about customer priorities and industry challenges and competitive landscape. Leads efforts to unblock roadblocks for the customer and providing customer solutions, removes barriers/challenges, and resolves issues as they occur. Successfully collaborates with more senior stakeholders of the customer. Critically examines alternative methods in order to meet customer needs most effectively.
+ Understands and anticipates complex and strategic business opportunities which vary based on deal lifecycle and advanced data input (e.g., cross-sell/upsell, expanding footprint, transformational). Creatively uses knowledge of both customer and Microsoft strategies to influence the likelihood of winning new opportunities that grow the Microsoft annuity footprint. Leverages knowledge to secure upsells for proven value. Works with account teams to identify growth opportunities and solutions. Provides offers. Demonstrates knowledge of monetization of products and solutions. Influences the analysis of product and solution margins, profitability, customer return on investment (ROI), benchmarking, and lifetime value (LTV). Constructs deals that avoid renewal complexities for the business. Develops frameworks and strategies for multiple deals.
+ Proactively handles, owns, and manages objections and negotiates complex contractual amendments within empowerment. Optimizes for the right level of investment, creativity, and customization. Drives orchestration across stakeholders with appropriate breadth and depth. Drives design of deals that will process, including any standard or custom amendments and documentation.
+ Keeps up to date with best practices and strategies. Leverages advanced understanding of product and services strategy per solution area. Informs stakeholders about what works, what does not, and why. Analyzes competitive positioning and use cases. Demonstrates exhaustive understanding of Microsoft and customer strategies, and exhibits in-depth knowledge of industry, competition, and offerings. Provides feedback to align pricing and offer strategy to meet customer needs. Provides alternatives and recommendations internally and externally (e.g., multiple solution areas, multiple industries). Gathers and provides feedback to inform recommended changes, and influences changes. Initiates discussion for real-time changes and future innovation. Aligns business strategies across regions, and provides product feedback. Identifies, articulates, and closes the gap between customer needs and solutions, and identifies optimal solutions to solve gaps. Serves as role model for learning and understanding local subsidiary strategy. Feeds back customer insight from one subsidiary to another and drives problem solution for long-term strategic efforts.
+ Develops industry knowledge and competitive analysis to contribute to crafting solutions. Understands what customer does and how, and aligns deal solutions to business outcomes. Contributes to early engagement, planning and ideation process. Engages in challenger conversations appropriately. Understands how to deliver solutions to customers. Leverages investment opportunities (e.g., financing, ECIF/ACO) where available to further commercial outcomes. Engages in the design of commercial deals and proactively drives the negotiation to meet customer expectations and Microsoft strategy, leading to winning solutions and successful business outcomes. Aligns language of renewal or negotiation to customer's outcomes, including total cost of ownership (TCO) and return on investment (ROI). Responds to customer issues (e.g., contracting, pricing). Shares knowledge of product and services offerings, licensing, and industry. Examines deals from different angles (e.g., year over year), and models variables to make the deal effective. Anticipates potential escalations and customer reactions. Demonstrates advanced market and customer business need understanding. Understands and speaks to Microsoft's product advantage and value compared to the competition.
**Qualifications**
+ Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Administration, Information Security, or related field AND 8+ years experience in technology-related sales or account management OR equivalent experience.
**Additional or preferred qualifications**
+ Master's Degree in Business Administration (i.e., MBA), Information Technology, or related field AND 12+ years experience in technology-related sales or account management OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Administration, Information Security, or related field AND 15+ years experience in technology-related sales or account management OR equivalent experience.
+ 10+ years services sales or account management experience.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations ( .
**Responsibilities**
+ **Communicating with Impact** Effectively communicating the value of solutions to both internal and external business stakeholders, ensuring that mutual objectives and priorities are clearly presented and understood, thereby driving successful outcomes in sales engagements
+ **Conflict Resolution** The ability to manage conflict, disharmony, and strife among people and situations, while recognizing and addressing sensitivities.
+ **Presentations** The ability to create and deliver formal presentations to others. This includes sharing information on a range of topics in a clear, concise, engaging and convincing manner; commanding the audienceÂs attention; developing effective presentation materials (e.g., handouts, visual aids); and handling questions or argumentative positions from the audience.
+ **Technical Communication** The ability to adapt communications around different technologies, products, and services to the audience's level of understanding.
+ **Written Communication** The ability to prepare clear, accurate, and understandable written text, and follow the basic rules of spelling, grammar, and punctuation. This may include memos, emails, proposals, reports, and professional or general correspondence.
+ Strong Financial services background:
+ **Cultivating Strategic Partnerships** Orchestrating and maintaining strong business relationships and partnerships, while nurturing executive relationships to establish credibility as an active listener and trusted advisor. Managing relationships and projecting executive presence to cultivate effective collaborative partnerships with customers, partners, and stakeholders, driving business growth.
+ **Maximizing Business Opportunities** Maximizing business objectives by leveraging a deep understanding of businesses and their needs, and opportunities across market, industry, and competition. Managing and prioritizing business development opportunities through market and industry analysis, recognizing customer needs, qualifying opportunities, and identifying how solutions, in collaboration with partners, can enable business capabilities that drive growth and innovation
+ **Optimizing Account Operations** Managing and optimizing sales accounts through strategic decision-making, deep understanding of sales cycle timeframes, and leveraging advanced tools, programs, and insights to drive KPIs and enhance operational efficiencies. Orchestrating opportunities and deals by developing tailored sales strategies that drive successful business outcomes and maximize customer value realization.
+ **Selling Solutions** Selling solutions by demonstrating value, persuasively negotiating mutually beneficial agreements, and consulting with stakeholders to challenge conventional thinking. Creatively navigating the sales process and using storytelling to envision transformation with the customer, effectively connecting anecdotes, data insights, and technical value to maximize and accelerate customer business impact.
**Skills Not Mapped to Capability**
+ **Strategically Managing Sales Pipelines** Analyzing business needs and market dynamics, gathering and analyzing relevant customer, partner and competitor insights and trends, and managing and informing change processes for current and future customers to advance and optimize sales pipelines.
+ **Customer Engagement** Assesses and qualifies sales opportunities following sales frameworks and guidelines, ensuring alignment with AI-enhanced sales methodologies and best practices. Directs strategy development for driving and closing strategic, high-value opportunities. Leads partnerships across organizations (e.g., Account Team Unit (ATU), CSU, ISD, GPS) to ensure deal orchestration and seamless handoffs throughout the deal lifecycle. Establishes best practices to gain customer trust, secure deals, and proactively mitigate risks to enhance sales activities across the territory.
+ Directs and implements sales strategy tailored to each customer's security priorities, showcasing our dedication to secure, AI-powered transformation and addressing their specific needs within the customer success plan, fostering long-term partnerships through AI-driven insights. Champions partner team interaction, expertly navigates resources and fosters lasting relationships that activate co-selling strategies that drive partner attach to each opportunity through every stage in the sales lifecycle. Champions partner organization connections (i.e. GPS) that foster enduring relationships, shared gains, partner health and alignment with execution plans to accelerate customer value realization at scale.
+ **Sales & Pipeline Management** Leads the strategic analysis and identification of business and emerging opportunities to advance the customer portfolio and champion customer innovation at scale. Architects integration of technology (e.g., AI sales agents, automation, Power Platforms) to drive growth across multiple domains. Conducts deep-dive analysis of propensity, renewal, consumption, and usage data to develop and lead a comprehensive sales strategy. Directs the strategic partner optimization for each account and/or opportunity to ensure seamless handoffs with other teams (e.g., Global Partner Solutions (GPS), Customer Success Unit (CSU), Industry Solutions Delivery (ISD), Partner) throughout the deal lifecycle. Directs strategic whitespace analysis and utilizes subject matter expertise to identify and capitalize on business opportunities to bridge market gaps within the assigned market domain, leveraging AI-driven insights and automation.
+ Drives sales pipeline reviews with internal executive stakeholders to ensure forecasting accuracy and meeting of sales targets, ensuring the use of AI-powered analytics and forecasting tools to enhance precision. Serves as a role model for others on, and maintains sales and/or consumption pipeline hygiene that enable tracking to achieve assigned sales metrics using all available tools, resources, and processes. Serves as a role model for others on, and leads usage and/or consumption pipeline hygiene to actively monitor adoption trends, identify opportunities for intervention, enabling customers to realize the value of solutions purchased, drive expansion, and ensure healthier, more predictable renewals.
+ **Sales Strategy** Drives partnerships with others cross-organizationally and strategically directs and oversees the creation of cutting-edge solutions that drive AI- and cloud-driven transformations, ensuring alignment with regional and global initiatives, emphasizing the integration of cutting-edge AI technologies and cloud services. Develops and leads high-level strategies that position Microsoft as a leader in the market, fostering influential customer relationships that enhance long-term business value. Acts as a subject matter expert and trusted advisor for customers (up to the executive level) and drives the adoption of technologies and solutions that align and advance their strategic goals and drive digital transformation.
+ Directs strategic partnerships for leveraging whitespace analysis and utilizes subject matter expertise to identify and capitalize on business opportunities to bridge market gaps within the assigned market domain, utilizing AI-driven market intelligence tools to assess trends and insights. Systematically synthesizes and forecasts market intelligence, trends, and insights to shape the team's strategic direction and business initiatives. Develops and champions the market analysis methodology to ensure proactive alignment with strategic directives and emerging market trends.
+ Provides guidance across teams on solution areas and broader market trends to craft cutting-edge sales strategies that anticipate and meet complex customer priorities and outcomes, incorporating AI-driven predictive analytics to forecast future market needs. Leads and inspires cross-functional teams to develop and prioritize innovative solutions and strategies that enhance customer business objectives. Proactively identifies and strategically bridges gaps, establishing a clear direction for market engagement and sales execution.
+ Drives strategic discussions with executive stakeholders and key decision makers for high-value customers to identify, qualify, prioritize, and accelerate sales opportunities. Establishes and leads partnerships with internal executive stakeholders within and across organizations to proactively drive and enhance customer success initiatives. Leads partnerships with account teams to align the customer's artificial intelligence (AI) transformation vision with their business priorities and success objectives. Mentors others on integrating, and advocates for incorporating security principles into all customer interactions, opportunity, and pursuits to maintain trust and compliance standards.
+ **Relationship Management** Plays a leading role, working jointly with Account Executive, in defining and leading overall customer relationship "rhythms of connections." Leverages insight from consulting account-delivery team to ensure awareness of status of projects in delivery. Ensures execution of regular consulting "rhythms of connections" with customer to seek customer feedback and maintain proactive dialogue on overall consulting value provided, as well as relationship risks and issues. Anticipates issues/risks on customer satisfaction, determines the root cause of problems, removes blockers, and establishes recovery action plan to improve customer's overall experience. Proactively seeks to develop CXO connections between customer and Consulting to enable customers to provide feedback directly to Microsoft executives and to develop customer/consulting executive relationships.
+ Owns and maintains in agreement with the core account team customer and partner relationships, influences key decision makers, and leads effective rhythms of connection with customer and partner stakeholders, appropriately leveraging the virtual Consulting account team. Builds and maintains relationships with appropriate network of Microsoft decision makers and leaders, and successfully leverages them where needed for customer and partner success. Leads overall Microsoft-customer relationship with one or more Chief Executive Officer(s).
+ Drives and leverages for agreement with the core account team, building and strengthening relationships with Microsoft partner teams, such as software and customer success teams, (e.g., ATU and CSAM), as well as the pursuit and delivery teams, through regular rhythm of connections. Brings expertise, insights, and perspectives from customer engagement to Microsoft business to drive deeper customer engagement. Contributes to and leads the Microsoft overall account teams, solution teams, and other partner groups.
+ **Deep Proactive Engagement** Orchestrates high levels of strategic conversations internally or externally. Proactively engages with others to align strategy to customer needs. Serves as trusted business partner to influence customers to solutions aligned to customer strategic needs, including collaboration across product and engineering or domain and account teams. Ensures the offer meet customer needs. Drives accountability/alignment in resolving cross-functional issues to successful conclusion. Serves as trusted advisor to executives as well as peers (e.g., reviewing deals and structure of deal with peers, developing stronger deals through lessons learned). Collaborates with strategic customers and with executives internally and externally. Presents long-term position even in challenging situations. Orchestrates among stakeholder groups. Proactively contributes to the success of others. Reaches out to others to encourage collaboration as appropriate, across teams. Drives reviews and lessons learned, using knowledge (from a broad application of learning, rather than on individual deal basis) gained to influence the way business is conducted within and outside discipline. Deep understanding and collaborates cross culturally to achieve business results.
+ Strives to develop depth of relationships with strategic customers to understand their priorities and strategies, and structures complex deals that drive value and contribute to Microsoft growth. Demonstrates empathy with high-level customers and partners. Grows share and adoption while simultaneously driving business value for customers. Represents customer requirements in proposals, and crafts value-based solutions. Owns portions of commercial procurement and/or legal relationship with customers, and works with suppliers. Raises issues and makes recommendations to internal stakeholders to help to solve customer issues with novel ideas/methods. Shares knowledge about customer priorities and industry challenges and competitive landscape. Leads efforts to unblock roadblocks for the customer and providing customer solutions, removes barriers/challenges, and resolves issues as they occur. Successfully collaborates with more senior stakeholders of the customer. Critically examines alternative methods in order to meet customer needs most effectively.
+ Understands and anticipates complex and strategic business opportunities which vary based on deal lifecycle and advanced data input (e.g., cross-sell/upsell, expanding footprint, transformational). Creatively uses knowledge of both customer and Microsoft strategies to influence the likelihood of winning new opportunities that grow the Microsoft annuity footprint. Leverages knowledge to secure upsells for proven value. Works with account teams to identify growth opportunities and solutions. Provides offers. Demonstrates knowledge of monetization of products and solutions. Influences the analysis of product and solution margins, profitability, customer return on investment (ROI), benchmarking, and lifetime value (LTV). Constructs deals that avoid renewal complexities for the business. Develops frameworks and strategies for multiple deals.
+ Proactively handles, owns, and manages objections and negotiates complex contractual amendments within empowerment. Optimizes for the right level of investment, creativity, and customization. Drives orchestration across stakeholders with appropriate breadth and depth. Drives design of deals that will process, including any standard or custom amendments and documentation.
+ Keeps up to date with best practices and strategies. Leverages advanced understanding of product and services strategy per solution area. Informs stakeholders about what works, what does not, and why. Analyzes competitive positioning and use cases. Demonstrates exhaustive understanding of Microsoft and customer strategies, and exhibits in-depth knowledge of industry, competition, and offerings. Provides feedback to align pricing and offer strategy to meet customer needs. Provides alternatives and recommendations internally and externally (e.g., multiple solution areas, multiple industries). Gathers and provides feedback to inform recommended changes, and influences changes. Initiates discussion for real-time changes and future innovation. Aligns business strategies across regions, and provides product feedback. Identifies, articulates, and closes the gap between customer needs and solutions, and identifies optimal solutions to solve gaps. Serves as role model for learning and understanding local subsidiary strategy. Feeds back customer insight from one subsidiary to another and drives problem solution for long-term strategic efforts.
+ Develops industry knowledge and competitive analysis to contribute to crafting solutions. Understands what customer does and how, and aligns deal solutions to business outcomes. Contributes to early engagement, planning and ideation process. Engages in challenger conversations appropriately. Understands how to deliver solutions to customers. Leverages investment opportunities (e.g., financing, ECIF/ACO) where available to further commercial outcomes. Engages in the design of commercial deals and proactively drives the negotiation to meet customer expectations and Microsoft strategy, leading to winning solutions and successful business outcomes. Aligns language of renewal or negotiation to customer's outcomes, including total cost of ownership (TCO) and return on investment (ROI). Responds to customer issues (e.g., contracting, pricing). Shares knowledge of product and services offerings, licensing, and industry. Examines deals from different angles (e.g., year over year), and models variables to make the deal effective. Anticipates potential escalations and customer reactions. Demonstrates advanced market and customer business need understanding. Understands and speaks to Microsoft's product advantage and value compared to the competition.
**Qualifications**
+ Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Administration, Information Security, or related field AND 8+ years experience in technology-related sales or account management OR equivalent experience.
**Additional or preferred qualifications**
+ Master's Degree in Business Administration (i.e., MBA), Information Technology, or related field AND 12+ years experience in technology-related sales or account management OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Administration, Information Security, or related field AND 15+ years experience in technology-related sales or account management OR equivalent experience.
+ 10+ years services sales or account management experience.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations ( .
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4
Sales Director
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Rocket Software
Posted 15 days ago
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**It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing!**
**Job Description Summary:**
We are seeking a Director of Sales based in Canberra to lead and expand our strategic sales efforts across the Australian government sector. This is a high-impact, revenue-generating leadership role focused on driving growth through enterprise software solutions, particularly around mainframe and data modernization opportunities. The ideal candidate will be both a strong sales leader and a technical seller - someone who can navigate complex government accounts, understand detailed project requirements, and influence adoption of transformative technology solutions.
**Key Responsibilities**
+ Own and drive all sales activities across the Australian Federal Government territory.
+ Serve as the primary sales lead and project manager for a key existing Federal Government client, ensuring continued success, driving adoption of additional solutions, and expanding the relationship through proactive account planning and execution.
+ Build and execute a strategic sales plan to increase revenue and expand customer footprint.
+ Lead complex, multi-stakeholder sales cycles from discovery through to close, often involving technical, executive, and vendor management stakeholders.
+ Serve as a trusted advisor to government customers by deeply understanding their modernization goals, challenges, and opportunities.
+ Work closely with the modernization, product, and technical teams to align solutions with customer needs.
+ Engage with vendor management and government procurement functions to streamline and accelerate deal processes.
+ Collaborate with Rocket's executive team to provide insights into market trends, customer feedback, and strategic opportunities.
+ Accurately forecast, manage pipeline, and report on performance metrics.
+ Represent Rocket Software at key industry events, forums, and meetings with senior government stakeholders.
**Minimum Qualifications**
+ 10+ years of successful enterprise B2B software sales experience, with a strong focus on the government sector in Australia.
+ Proven track record of consistently exceeding sales targets and closing complex, high-value transactions.
+ Deep understanding of the government procurement lifecycle and experience selling into Australian government agencies.
+ Strong technical acumen; able to engage in detailed discussions on enterprise IT modernization, mainframe transformation, data infrastructure, and cloud integration.
+ Experience working in or with large enterprise software companies.
+ Strategic thinker with a hands-on, seller mentality.
+ Exceptional communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills.
+ Comfortable working cross-functionally with technical, product, legal, and executive teams.
+ Bachelor's degree in business, technology, or a related field; advanced degree preferred.
#LI-Remote
This position is eligible for commissions in accordance with the terms of the company's plan
Rocket Software Inc. 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. Rocket Software Inc. is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.
Rocket is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you need special assistance or an accommodation while seeking employment, please call: or send an email to We will make a determination on your request for reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis.
_If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!_
Companies around the world trust Rocket to solve their most complex business challenges by powering their critical infrastructure, business processes, and data. We help extend the value of these assets, enabling our customers to embrace the potential of cloud and mobile computing, advanced analytics, and the innovations of tomorrow. From the clothes we wear to the cars we drive, Rocket solutions power the back-end systems that thousands of brands rely on every day.
At Rocket, software is about more than just code-it's about people. We are passionate problem-solvers, working to make a difference for others. Our foundation is built on empathy, humanity, trust, and love, and we strive to embody these core values in everything we do. Whether we're serving our customers, partners, or fellow Rocketeers, we are committed to treating everyone with the respect and care they deserve.
Founded in 1990, Rocket Software is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, and has 20 offices worldwide, bringing people and technology together to build a better future.
**Job Description Summary:**
We are seeking a Director of Sales based in Canberra to lead and expand our strategic sales efforts across the Australian government sector. This is a high-impact, revenue-generating leadership role focused on driving growth through enterprise software solutions, particularly around mainframe and data modernization opportunities. The ideal candidate will be both a strong sales leader and a technical seller - someone who can navigate complex government accounts, understand detailed project requirements, and influence adoption of transformative technology solutions.
**Key Responsibilities**
+ Own and drive all sales activities across the Australian Federal Government territory.
+ Serve as the primary sales lead and project manager for a key existing Federal Government client, ensuring continued success, driving adoption of additional solutions, and expanding the relationship through proactive account planning and execution.
+ Build and execute a strategic sales plan to increase revenue and expand customer footprint.
+ Lead complex, multi-stakeholder sales cycles from discovery through to close, often involving technical, executive, and vendor management stakeholders.
+ Serve as a trusted advisor to government customers by deeply understanding their modernization goals, challenges, and opportunities.
+ Work closely with the modernization, product, and technical teams to align solutions with customer needs.
+ Engage with vendor management and government procurement functions to streamline and accelerate deal processes.
+ Collaborate with Rocket's executive team to provide insights into market trends, customer feedback, and strategic opportunities.
+ Accurately forecast, manage pipeline, and report on performance metrics.
+ Represent Rocket Software at key industry events, forums, and meetings with senior government stakeholders.
**Minimum Qualifications**
+ 10+ years of successful enterprise B2B software sales experience, with a strong focus on the government sector in Australia.
+ Proven track record of consistently exceeding sales targets and closing complex, high-value transactions.
+ Deep understanding of the government procurement lifecycle and experience selling into Australian government agencies.
+ Strong technical acumen; able to engage in detailed discussions on enterprise IT modernization, mainframe transformation, data infrastructure, and cloud integration.
+ Experience working in or with large enterprise software companies.
+ Strategic thinker with a hands-on, seller mentality.
+ Exceptional communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills.
+ Comfortable working cross-functionally with technical, product, legal, and executive teams.
+ Bachelor's degree in business, technology, or a related field; advanced degree preferred.
#LI-Remote
This position is eligible for commissions in accordance with the terms of the company's plan
Rocket Software Inc. 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. Rocket Software Inc. is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.
Rocket is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you need special assistance or an accommodation while seeking employment, please call: or send an email to We will make a determination on your request for reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis.
_If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!_
Companies around the world trust Rocket to solve their most complex business challenges by powering their critical infrastructure, business processes, and data. We help extend the value of these assets, enabling our customers to embrace the potential of cloud and mobile computing, advanced analytics, and the innovations of tomorrow. From the clothes we wear to the cars we drive, Rocket solutions power the back-end systems that thousands of brands rely on every day.
At Rocket, software is about more than just code-it's about people. We are passionate problem-solvers, working to make a difference for others. Our foundation is built on empathy, humanity, trust, and love, and we strive to embody these core values in everything we do. Whether we're serving our customers, partners, or fellow Rocketeers, we are committed to treating everyone with the respect and care they deserve.
Founded in 1990, Rocket Software is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, and has 20 offices worldwide, bringing people and technology together to build a better future.
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Business Sales and Delivery Executive - Cybersecurity Threat Management
Melbourne, Victoria
IBM
Posted 15 days ago
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**Introduction**
As a Business Sales & Delivery Executive, you will support IBM's consistent growth by bringing to the table your business development, sales, account management, and delivery skills.
**Your role and responsibilities**
The ideal candidate will be responsible for managing a team of security professionals and ensuring the successful execution of managed security services for our clients. This role involves strategic planning, client engagement, and a thorough understanding of cybersecurity protocols and trends.
Picture yourself working with a highly motivated, highly successful team with a proven sales record in top technologies. If you're ready to bring insights and experience in cloud security, we are ready to offer you a best-in-class career development.
This role is a leadership role engaged in the sales, planning and implementation of threat management solutions in our services portfolio and as such you will be self-motivated and driven to build new and maintain existing client relationships, have proven track record of meeting your sales and utilisation targets.
* Work with clients to establish a vision, gather requirements, and lead the development of winning solutions which meet client requirements, and maximize IBM's strengths
* Lead and manage the Managed Security Services (MSS) team, ensuring high performance and adherence to service level agreements (SLAs).
* Work closely with colleagues to develop client presentations and Statement of Works (SOWs) based on internal processes for release
* Analyzing and defining a client's threat management strategy based on the business strategy
* Drawing from primary and existing IBM research on evolving market trends
* Identifying issues, creating hypotheses, and executing analysis, to develop decision-ready recommendations for our clients
* Analyse and interpret test results to provide actionable recommendations for remediation, mitigation, and security enhancements.
* Communicate findings and insights to technical and non-technical stakeholders through detailed and concise reports, presentations, and discussions.
* Stay up to date with the latest cybersecurity trends to continuously improve testing methodologies and approaches.
* Provide leadership in use case design and implementation, runbook design and implementation, policy, process, technology assessment and build, governance, or organisational areas.
* Mentor and provide guidance to junior members of the team, fostering skill development and knowledge sharing.
**Required technical and professional expertise**
You understand and how to build use-cases because you know what you're looking for. For example, you understand how ransomware and other malware, or threats technically works, which logs they write to, their IOCs, network flows, and behaviors; thus, you are adapt at building custom use-cases that hunt for early indicators. Additionally, you understand how to hunt for threats, the relationship it has with forensic investigations, and creating extracts that divulge targets and areas of interest. Also, you can design Threat Hunting programs which can be taught to other analysts, or even be automated using artificial intelligence. False positives are your sworn enemies.
You must have experience writing your own queries and scripts that will allow you to search through logs, network flows, and other areas to correlate security events of interest. You are able to de-construct attacks and threats.
* Strong financial acumen and proven sales experience in Micorsoft, Palo Alto or related security technology solutions.
* At least 8-10 years' related experience in design of enterprise security service solutions (advisory, systems integration, and/or managed security services);
* Should have depth of knowledge and experience in core security domains SOC Assessments, Use Cases, SOC Runbooks, SOC Processes, SOC Operations, SIEM, Threat Hunting, Threat Intelligence, IOC's.
* Hands on experience with SIEM solutions such as Microsoft Sentinel highly desired
* Hand on SOAR: Resilient and others (SOAR workflow and playbook skill set)
* Knowledge of Palo Alto Cortex solution and XSIAM
* Knowledge and working experience with EDR, Attack Surface Management, Threat Intelligence tools
* Expert knowledge of Mitre Framework, NIST framework and Cyber Kill Chain Process.
* Scripting and custom parser knowledge required for integrations.
* An understanding of Threat Intelligence and Threat Hunting
* Proficient in incident response processes - detection, triage, incident analysis, remediation, and reporting.
* Understanding of compliance issues (ISO 27001, PCI, COBIT, GDPR, POPII, etc.) and market regulations
* Knowledge of networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, network layers, Ethernet, ARP, etc)
* Knowledge of malware operation and indicators
* Knowledge of threat landscape (threat actors, APT, cyber-crime, etc
* Knowledge of Windows and Linux
* Knowledge in penetration techniques. Extensive experience in documentation and reporting.
* Well-developed presentation skills.
* Strong communications skills both oral and written, and solid organisational skills.
* University degree in computer science, natural sciences or mathematics, engineering or an equivalent activity
**Preferred technical and professional experience**
.
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, 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.
As a Business Sales & Delivery Executive, you will support IBM's consistent growth by bringing to the table your business development, sales, account management, and delivery skills.
**Your role and responsibilities**
The ideal candidate will be responsible for managing a team of security professionals and ensuring the successful execution of managed security services for our clients. This role involves strategic planning, client engagement, and a thorough understanding of cybersecurity protocols and trends.
Picture yourself working with a highly motivated, highly successful team with a proven sales record in top technologies. If you're ready to bring insights and experience in cloud security, we are ready to offer you a best-in-class career development.
This role is a leadership role engaged in the sales, planning and implementation of threat management solutions in our services portfolio and as such you will be self-motivated and driven to build new and maintain existing client relationships, have proven track record of meeting your sales and utilisation targets.
* Work with clients to establish a vision, gather requirements, and lead the development of winning solutions which meet client requirements, and maximize IBM's strengths
* Lead and manage the Managed Security Services (MSS) team, ensuring high performance and adherence to service level agreements (SLAs).
* Work closely with colleagues to develop client presentations and Statement of Works (SOWs) based on internal processes for release
* Analyzing and defining a client's threat management strategy based on the business strategy
* Drawing from primary and existing IBM research on evolving market trends
* Identifying issues, creating hypotheses, and executing analysis, to develop decision-ready recommendations for our clients
* Analyse and interpret test results to provide actionable recommendations for remediation, mitigation, and security enhancements.
* Communicate findings and insights to technical and non-technical stakeholders through detailed and concise reports, presentations, and discussions.
* Stay up to date with the latest cybersecurity trends to continuously improve testing methodologies and approaches.
* Provide leadership in use case design and implementation, runbook design and implementation, policy, process, technology assessment and build, governance, or organisational areas.
* Mentor and provide guidance to junior members of the team, fostering skill development and knowledge sharing.
**Required technical and professional expertise**
You understand and how to build use-cases because you know what you're looking for. For example, you understand how ransomware and other malware, or threats technically works, which logs they write to, their IOCs, network flows, and behaviors; thus, you are adapt at building custom use-cases that hunt for early indicators. Additionally, you understand how to hunt for threats, the relationship it has with forensic investigations, and creating extracts that divulge targets and areas of interest. Also, you can design Threat Hunting programs which can be taught to other analysts, or even be automated using artificial intelligence. False positives are your sworn enemies.
You must have experience writing your own queries and scripts that will allow you to search through logs, network flows, and other areas to correlate security events of interest. You are able to de-construct attacks and threats.
* Strong financial acumen and proven sales experience in Micorsoft, Palo Alto or related security technology solutions.
* At least 8-10 years' related experience in design of enterprise security service solutions (advisory, systems integration, and/or managed security services);
* Should have depth of knowledge and experience in core security domains SOC Assessments, Use Cases, SOC Runbooks, SOC Processes, SOC Operations, SIEM, Threat Hunting, Threat Intelligence, IOC's.
* Hands on experience with SIEM solutions such as Microsoft Sentinel highly desired
* Hand on SOAR: Resilient and others (SOAR workflow and playbook skill set)
* Knowledge of Palo Alto Cortex solution and XSIAM
* Knowledge and working experience with EDR, Attack Surface Management, Threat Intelligence tools
* Expert knowledge of Mitre Framework, NIST framework and Cyber Kill Chain Process.
* Scripting and custom parser knowledge required for integrations.
* An understanding of Threat Intelligence and Threat Hunting
* Proficient in incident response processes - detection, triage, incident analysis, remediation, and reporting.
* Understanding of compliance issues (ISO 27001, PCI, COBIT, GDPR, POPII, etc.) and market regulations
* Knowledge of networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, network layers, Ethernet, ARP, etc)
* Knowledge of malware operation and indicators
* Knowledge of threat landscape (threat actors, APT, cyber-crime, etc
* Knowledge of Windows and Linux
* Knowledge in penetration techniques. Extensive experience in documentation and reporting.
* Well-developed presentation skills.
* Strong communications skills both oral and written, and solid organisational skills.
* University degree in computer science, natural sciences or mathematics, engineering or an equivalent activity
**Preferred technical and professional experience**
.
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, 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.
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Business Sales and Delivery Executive - Cybersecurity Threat Management
Sydney, New South Wales
IBM
Posted 15 days ago
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Job Description
**Introduction**
As a Business Sales & Delivery Executive, you will support IBM's consistent growth by bringing to the table your business development, sales, account management, and delivery skills.
**Your role and responsibilities**
The ideal candidate will be responsible for managing a team of security professionals and ensuring the successful execution of managed security services for our clients. This role involves strategic planning, client engagement, and a thorough understanding of cybersecurity protocols and trends.
Picture yourself working with a highly motivated, highly successful team with a proven sales record in top technologies. If you're ready to bring insights and experience in cloud security, we are ready to offer you a best-in-class career development.
This role is a leadership role engaged in the sales, planning and implementation of threat management solutions in our services portfolio and as such you will be self-motivated and driven to build new and maintain existing client relationships, have proven track record of meeting your sales and utilisation targets.
* Work with clients to establish a vision, gather requirements, and lead the development of winning solutions which meet client requirements, and maximize IBM's strengths
* Lead and manage the Managed Security Services (MSS) team, ensuring high performance and adherence to service level agreements (SLAs).
* Work closely with colleagues to develop client presentations and Statement of Works (SOWs) based on internal processes for release
* Analyzing and defining a client's threat management strategy based on the business strategy
* Drawing from primary and existing IBM research on evolving market trends
* Identifying issues, creating hypotheses, and executing analysis, to develop decision-ready recommendations for our clients
* Analyse and interpret test results to provide actionable recommendations for remediation, mitigation, and security enhancements.
* Communicate findings and insights to technical and non-technical stakeholders through detailed and concise reports, presentations, and discussions.
* Stay up to date with the latest cybersecurity trends to continuously improve testing methodologies and approaches.
* Provide leadership in use case design and implementation, runbook design and implementation, policy, process, technology assessment and build, governance, or organisational areas.
* Mentor and provide guidance to junior members of the team, fostering skill development and knowledge sharing.
**Required technical and professional expertise**
You understand and how to build use-cases because you know what you're looking for. For example, you understand how ransomware and other malware, or threats technically works, which logs they write to, their IOCs, network flows, and behaviors; thus, you are adapt at building custom use-cases that hunt for early indicators. Additionally, you understand how to hunt for threats, the relationship it has with forensic investigations, and creating extracts that divulge targets and areas of interest. Also, you can design Threat Hunting programs which can be taught to other analysts, or even be automated using artificial intelligence. False positives are your sworn enemies.
You must have experience writing your own queries and scripts that will allow you to search through logs, network flows, and other areas to correlate security events of interest. You are able to de-construct attacks and threats.
* Strong financial acumen and proven sales experience in Micorsoft, Palo Alto or related security technology solutions.
* At least 8-10 years' related experience in design of enterprise security service solutions (advisory, systems integration, and/or managed security services);
* Should have depth of knowledge and experience in core security domains SOC Assessments, Use Cases, SOC Runbooks, SOC Processes, SOC Operations, SIEM, Threat Hunting, Threat Intelligence, IOC's.
* Hands on experience with SIEM solutions such as Microsoft Sentinel highly desired
* Hand on SOAR: Resilient and others (SOAR workflow and playbook skill set)
* Knowledge of Palo Alto Cortex solution and XSIAM
* Knowledge and working experience with EDR, Attack Surface Management, Threat Intelligence tools
* Expert knowledge of Mitre Framework, NIST framework and Cyber Kill Chain Process.
* Scripting and custom parser knowledge required for integrations.
* An understanding of Threat Intelligence and Threat Hunting
* Proficient in incident response processes - detection, triage, incident analysis, remediation, and reporting.
* Understanding of compliance issues (ISO 27001, PCI, COBIT, GDPR, POPII, etc.) and market regulations
* Knowledge of networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, network layers, Ethernet, ARP, etc)
* Knowledge of malware operation and indicators
* Knowledge of threat landscape (threat actors, APT, cyber-crime, etc
* Knowledge of Windows and Linux
* Knowledge in penetration techniques. Extensive experience in documentation and reporting.
* Well-developed presentation skills.
* Strong communications skills both oral and written, and solid organisational skills.
* University degree in computer science, natural sciences or mathematics, engineering or an equivalent activity
**Preferred technical and professional experience**
.
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, 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.
As a Business Sales & Delivery Executive, you will support IBM's consistent growth by bringing to the table your business development, sales, account management, and delivery skills.
**Your role and responsibilities**
The ideal candidate will be responsible for managing a team of security professionals and ensuring the successful execution of managed security services for our clients. This role involves strategic planning, client engagement, and a thorough understanding of cybersecurity protocols and trends.
Picture yourself working with a highly motivated, highly successful team with a proven sales record in top technologies. If you're ready to bring insights and experience in cloud security, we are ready to offer you a best-in-class career development.
This role is a leadership role engaged in the sales, planning and implementation of threat management solutions in our services portfolio and as such you will be self-motivated and driven to build new and maintain existing client relationships, have proven track record of meeting your sales and utilisation targets.
* Work with clients to establish a vision, gather requirements, and lead the development of winning solutions which meet client requirements, and maximize IBM's strengths
* Lead and manage the Managed Security Services (MSS) team, ensuring high performance and adherence to service level agreements (SLAs).
* Work closely with colleagues to develop client presentations and Statement of Works (SOWs) based on internal processes for release
* Analyzing and defining a client's threat management strategy based on the business strategy
* Drawing from primary and existing IBM research on evolving market trends
* Identifying issues, creating hypotheses, and executing analysis, to develop decision-ready recommendations for our clients
* Analyse and interpret test results to provide actionable recommendations for remediation, mitigation, and security enhancements.
* Communicate findings and insights to technical and non-technical stakeholders through detailed and concise reports, presentations, and discussions.
* Stay up to date with the latest cybersecurity trends to continuously improve testing methodologies and approaches.
* Provide leadership in use case design and implementation, runbook design and implementation, policy, process, technology assessment and build, governance, or organisational areas.
* Mentor and provide guidance to junior members of the team, fostering skill development and knowledge sharing.
**Required technical and professional expertise**
You understand and how to build use-cases because you know what you're looking for. For example, you understand how ransomware and other malware, or threats technically works, which logs they write to, their IOCs, network flows, and behaviors; thus, you are adapt at building custom use-cases that hunt for early indicators. Additionally, you understand how to hunt for threats, the relationship it has with forensic investigations, and creating extracts that divulge targets and areas of interest. Also, you can design Threat Hunting programs which can be taught to other analysts, or even be automated using artificial intelligence. False positives are your sworn enemies.
You must have experience writing your own queries and scripts that will allow you to search through logs, network flows, and other areas to correlate security events of interest. You are able to de-construct attacks and threats.
* Strong financial acumen and proven sales experience in Micorsoft, Palo Alto or related security technology solutions.
* At least 8-10 years' related experience in design of enterprise security service solutions (advisory, systems integration, and/or managed security services);
* Should have depth of knowledge and experience in core security domains SOC Assessments, Use Cases, SOC Runbooks, SOC Processes, SOC Operations, SIEM, Threat Hunting, Threat Intelligence, IOC's.
* Hands on experience with SIEM solutions such as Microsoft Sentinel highly desired
* Hand on SOAR: Resilient and others (SOAR workflow and playbook skill set)
* Knowledge of Palo Alto Cortex solution and XSIAM
* Knowledge and working experience with EDR, Attack Surface Management, Threat Intelligence tools
* Expert knowledge of Mitre Framework, NIST framework and Cyber Kill Chain Process.
* Scripting and custom parser knowledge required for integrations.
* An understanding of Threat Intelligence and Threat Hunting
* Proficient in incident response processes - detection, triage, incident analysis, remediation, and reporting.
* Understanding of compliance issues (ISO 27001, PCI, COBIT, GDPR, POPII, etc.) and market regulations
* Knowledge of networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, network layers, Ethernet, ARP, etc)
* Knowledge of malware operation and indicators
* Knowledge of threat landscape (threat actors, APT, cyber-crime, etc
* Knowledge of Windows and Linux
* Knowledge in penetration techniques. Extensive experience in documentation and reporting.
* Well-developed presentation skills.
* Strong communications skills both oral and written, and solid organisational skills.
* University degree in computer science, natural sciences or mathematics, engineering or an equivalent activity
**Preferred technical and professional experience**
.
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, 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.
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Sales Director, Issuer Services
Sydney, New South Wales
Citigroup
Posted 3 days ago
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Job Description
**Business Overview:**
Citi's Issuer Services business delivers bespoke capital market transaction services to a wide variety of clients including banks, corporations, lawyers and governments around the world. Specific transaction services are delivered in connection with Corporate Debt, Restructuring, Structured Finance, M&A, Project Finance and Depositary Receipts transactions.
**Responsibilities:**
+ Full contribution towards delivering against regional sales goals, growing our Australia franchise and maintaining our position as the market leading service provider in Asia.
+ Assist in defining sales strategy and execute against proposed strategy
+ Provide senior representation for Issuer Services business both internally and externally
+ Establish sales plan and ensure execution against plan
+ Full responsibility for targeting key intermediaries and prospects in key Australian financial hubs to develop strong relationships, build pipeline and source new mandates for Issuer Services
+ Full responsibility for individual sales target
+ Position Citi to win Issuer Services mandates by being fully conversant with full suite of Issuer Services products. Support regional team in relation to cross border transactions where appropriate.
+ Maintain relationships and dialogue with existing clients and intermediaries at all levels of seniority from working level to C-suite contacts
+ Be a first point of contact for existing clients and connect with Issuer Services hubs to help resolve key issues
+ Work with clients and their advisors to understand deal structures, prepare pitch materials, proposals and negotiate pricing
+ Act as key partner and trusted advisor to clients and external intermediaries in relation to local market regulations that may impact Issuer Services transactions
+ Work with regional hub to seek approvals, and ensure smooth execution and implementation of transactions prior to closing
+ Work with team to ensure that deal structures are well understood and operationally viable
+ Act as first line of defense to ensure that mandates won are within target market and do not present significant franchise risk to Citi
+ Build strong internal network with key stakeholders and Relationship Managers, Services team, Legal, Compliance, Risk locally and Issuer services colleagues in key hubs **.**
**Key Skills and Competencies** :
+ Highly motivated self-starter, resourceful, able to perform well under stressful conditions, flexible, team player
+ Experience in building and maintaining strong relationships at varying levels of seniority is critical
+ Strong communication and presentation skills
+ Positive outlook & "can do" attitude are essential
+ Excellent PC skills with specific emphasis on presentation and written client materials.
+ Confident / competent client management skills are essential.
+ Ability to understand complex Capital Markets deal structures and build creative solutions for clients
+ Demonstrated ability to build internal and external client networks
**Qualifications and Experience Required:**
+ Strong sales experience as a top performing sales manager at a financial services organization
+ Existing intermediary network in Australian market is a distinct advantage
+ Prior Corporate Trust experience and / or a solid understanding of capital markets, project finance and/or M&A market is an advantage
+ The candidate should be self-motivated with excellent interpersonal and communication skills
+ Team player, able to work effectively as part of a top performing sales team
**Education:**
+ Bachelors/University degree or equivalent experience
#LI-HYBRID
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**Job Family Group:**
Institutional Sales
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**Job Family:**
Institutional Product Sales
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**Time Type:**
Full time
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**Most Relevant Skills**
Please see the requirements listed above.
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**Other Relevant Skills**
For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.
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_Citi is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law._
_If you are a person with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to use our search tools and/or apply for a career opportunity review_ _Accessibility at Citi ( _._
_View Citi's_ _EEO Policy Statement ( _and the_ _Know Your Rights ( _poster._
Citi is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.
Minority/Female/Veteran/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity.
Citi's Issuer Services business delivers bespoke capital market transaction services to a wide variety of clients including banks, corporations, lawyers and governments around the world. Specific transaction services are delivered in connection with Corporate Debt, Restructuring, Structured Finance, M&A, Project Finance and Depositary Receipts transactions.
**Responsibilities:**
+ Full contribution towards delivering against regional sales goals, growing our Australia franchise and maintaining our position as the market leading service provider in Asia.
+ Assist in defining sales strategy and execute against proposed strategy
+ Provide senior representation for Issuer Services business both internally and externally
+ Establish sales plan and ensure execution against plan
+ Full responsibility for targeting key intermediaries and prospects in key Australian financial hubs to develop strong relationships, build pipeline and source new mandates for Issuer Services
+ Full responsibility for individual sales target
+ Position Citi to win Issuer Services mandates by being fully conversant with full suite of Issuer Services products. Support regional team in relation to cross border transactions where appropriate.
+ Maintain relationships and dialogue with existing clients and intermediaries at all levels of seniority from working level to C-suite contacts
+ Be a first point of contact for existing clients and connect with Issuer Services hubs to help resolve key issues
+ Work with clients and their advisors to understand deal structures, prepare pitch materials, proposals and negotiate pricing
+ Act as key partner and trusted advisor to clients and external intermediaries in relation to local market regulations that may impact Issuer Services transactions
+ Work with regional hub to seek approvals, and ensure smooth execution and implementation of transactions prior to closing
+ Work with team to ensure that deal structures are well understood and operationally viable
+ Act as first line of defense to ensure that mandates won are within target market and do not present significant franchise risk to Citi
+ Build strong internal network with key stakeholders and Relationship Managers, Services team, Legal, Compliance, Risk locally and Issuer services colleagues in key hubs **.**
**Key Skills and Competencies** :
+ Highly motivated self-starter, resourceful, able to perform well under stressful conditions, flexible, team player
+ Experience in building and maintaining strong relationships at varying levels of seniority is critical
+ Strong communication and presentation skills
+ Positive outlook & "can do" attitude are essential
+ Excellent PC skills with specific emphasis on presentation and written client materials.
+ Confident / competent client management skills are essential.
+ Ability to understand complex Capital Markets deal structures and build creative solutions for clients
+ Demonstrated ability to build internal and external client networks
**Qualifications and Experience Required:**
+ Strong sales experience as a top performing sales manager at a financial services organization
+ Existing intermediary network in Australian market is a distinct advantage
+ Prior Corporate Trust experience and / or a solid understanding of capital markets, project finance and/or M&A market is an advantage
+ The candidate should be self-motivated with excellent interpersonal and communication skills
+ Team player, able to work effectively as part of a top performing sales team
**Education:**
+ Bachelors/University degree or equivalent experience
#LI-HYBRID
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**Job Family Group:**
Institutional Sales
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**Job Family:**
Institutional Product Sales
---
**Time Type:**
Full time
---
**Most Relevant Skills**
Please see the requirements listed above.
---
**Other Relevant Skills**
For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.
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_Citi is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law._
_If you are a person with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to use our search tools and/or apply for a career opportunity review_ _Accessibility at Citi ( _._
_View Citi's_ _EEO Policy Statement ( _and the_ _Know Your Rights ( _poster._
Citi is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.
Minority/Female/Veteran/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity.
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Regional Sales Director - ANZ
Melbourne, Victoria
Molex
Posted 17 days ago
Job Viewed
Job Description
Your Job:
As the Regional Sales Director - ANZ, you will be responsible for CES Sales throughout Australia and New Zealand. You will lead a team driving profitable revenue growth, set our go-to-market strategies for ANZ and build and maintain relationships across end users, consultants, distributors, system integrators, resellers and others. You will focus on CES-targeted vertical markets offering a wide range of solutions.
Our Team:
A pioneer in structured cabling and high-speed data technologies, Molex Connected Enterprise Solutions (CES) provides a comprehensive portfolio of copper and fiber data transport solutions. With more than three decades of experience delivering structured cabling solutions worldwide, Molex solutions deliver maximum performance, efficiency, and reliability.
What You Will Do:
- Develop and execute comprehensive go-to-market strategies to drive profitable sales growth and market share in the Australia and New Zealand.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with end users, ensuring a deep understanding of their needs and requirements.
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with distributors, consultants, system integrators, installers, resellers, manufacturing reps and other eco-system partners.
- Provide leadership and guidance to the Australia sales team, fostering a culture of high performance and continuous improvement.
- Target specific vertical markets including healthcare, education, financial services and enterprise data centers across these and others, to expand our customer base.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including marketing, product management, operations and customer support, to ensure alignment and successful execution of sales strategies.
- Monitor market trends, competitor activities, and industry developments to identify opportunities and threats.
- Achieve and exceed key performance metrics including revenue and others.
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications):
- Bachelor's degree in business, Marketing, Engineering. Other fields and qualifications considered.
- Lead a Sales Team in a structured cabling business, or similar area with responsibility for ANZ, Australia or a significant region within Australia.
- Proven track record in creating and executing successful sales strategies and driving revenue growth.
- Strong understanding of the importance of end-user relationships and the ability to navigate the full spectrum of partner relationships to drive success in the structured cabling business in the ANZ.
- Experience and relationships with key players in the structured cabling business.
- Experience selling infrastructure solutions into Enterprises.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to travel as needed within ANZ region
At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.
Who We Are
As a Koch company, Molex is a leading supplier of connectors and interconnect components, driving innovation in electronics and supporting industries from automotive to health care and consumer to data communications. The thousands of innovators who work for Molex have made us a global electronics leader. Our experienced people, groundbreaking products and leading-edge technologies help us deliver a wider array of solutions to more markets than ever before.
At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.
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