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The Cloud Sales Specialist at NTT DATA is a key role focused on driving sales of hybrid cloud solutions. This position requires a seasoned sales professional with a strong understanding of cloud technology and a proven track record in achieving sales targets. The ideal candidate will engage with clients to understand their needs and present tailored solutions.
Job Responsibility:
Maintain subject matter expertise in the Hybrid Data Center technology domain and industry
Support the closure of sales based on technology domain knowledge
Addresses the technology conceptual challenges during the sales process
Maintains a high level of relevant product and service knowledge to have meaningful conversations with potential and existing clients
Maintains awareness of the competitive landscape, market pricing, and strategy and how to penetrate a new market
Works with relevant technology vendors and ensures a deep understanding of their solutions and how they can contribute to our own solutions set
Engages and interacts with clients to uncover and understand client business goals and articulates the solution/deliverables that the client requires, as opposed to the products that they need to buy
Prepares and conducts client workshops and presentations and establishes relationships with multiple client stakeholders and secures deals with clients to achieve assigned sales quotas and targets
Uses understanding of the client’s business and depth of knowledge on the technology-specific solution to personalize the recommended solution in line with the client’s need
Identifies and acts on new sales opportunities within an account and works with the sales teams to drive them to closure
Pursues and lands qualified leads identified by the client managers and other lead generation sources
Executes on the sales strategy and supports the wider territory sales plan, defining own plan for the solution to ensure that sales target is achieved
Develops and maintains clear account plans for appropriate clients and targets
Identifies, assesses and highlights client risks that could prove detrimental to the client’s organization and credibility
Partners with internal teams to ensure the scope of work and proposals are tracked and managed
Uses sales methodologies and tools such as opportunity plans, and account plans to drive the sales process
Develops and implements an opportunity plan, to provide regular check-ins with the primary point of contact and have an established process for getting buy-in from all stakeholders
Requirements:
Bachelor's degree or equivalent in information technology/systems or sales or a related field
SPIN and / or Solution Selling certification(s) preferred
Relevant technology and vendor certification(s) preferred
Seasoned sales experience in a Hybrid Data Center or services environment
Seasoned understanding of IT Managed Services environment
Seasoned experience of Hybrid Data Center solution based selling with a proven track record of sales over-achievement
Experience with NVIDIA DGX systems, HPE HPC, and AI workload benchmarking solutions
Seasoned experience in selling complex cloud technology solutions and services to senior level clients
Seasoned experience in resolving a wide range of issues in creative ways to meet targets and objectives
Seasoned experience in networking with senior internal and external people in the specialist area of expertise