Presales Specialist - Storage

Introduction
A Technology Sales Engineer role (what we internally call a 'Brand Technical Specialist') within IBM storage means co-creating with clients and colleagues in one of the most trusted, respected and awarded teams in it's space. When clients want cyber resiliency, they think of IBM Storage. A career with us gives you exceptional sales exposure to the latest technology; the brightest thought-leaders to learn from; and the most influential clients to help shape the world with.
Excellent onboarding and an industry leading learning culture will set you up for positive impact and success, whilst ongoing development will advance your career through an upward trajectory. Our sales environment is collaborative and experiential. Part of a team, you'll be surrounded by bright minds and keen co-creators – always willing to help and be helped – as you apply passion to work that will compel our clients to invests in IBM's products and services.Your Role and ResponsibilitiesAs a Technology Sales Engineer, you'll work closely with clients to develop relationships, understand their needs, earn their trust and show them how IBM's industry leading solutions will solve their problems whilst delivering value to their business.
We're committed to success. In this role, your achievements will drive your career, team, and clients to thrive. A typical day may involve:

• Storage Strategy Creation: Creating client strategies for storage solutions.
• Enhanced Storage Solutions: Defining IBM storage options to improve existing technology.
• Proof of Concept Delivery: Providing proofs of concept and simplifying technical topics for client understanding.
• Complex Cloud Deal Closure: Building trust to successfully close complex cloud tech deals.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Strong understanding of data storage technologies and trends
• Proven experience in designing and implementing storage solutions for enterprise customers in hybrid cloud environments
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, ability to articulate complex concepts clearly and persuasively to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Familiarity with agile project management principles as they relate to modern application development, integrating on premise and cloud workloads
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, including engineering, marketing, and sales
• Passion for staying current with industry developments and emerging technologies

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• Cyber Resilience Expertise: Experience in backup and restore activities as a response to cyber events.
• Experience with project delivery, solution architecture, business continuity and risk management.