Sales Business Development Executive - Oracle Professional

Company Overview

IBM is a global technology and consulting company that provides innovative solutions to clients across various industries. Our mission is to drive progress through technology and empower businesses to achieve their goals.

The Business Development Leader will be responsible for identifying new business opportunities, working closely with our software vendor partner Oracle, building relationships with potential clients, and driving revenue growth through strategic initiatives.

• Identify and pursue new business opportunities in target markets.
• Develop and maintain relationships with Oracle as our software partner.
• Develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders and decision-makers.
• Conduct market research to understand industry trends and client needs.
• Collaborate with internal teams to create tailored solutions for clients.
• Prepare and present proposals and business cases to potential clients.
• Negotiate contracts and agreements to secure new business.
• Track and report on business development activities and outcomes.

This role will be based in a major US consulting hub and will require travel to meet with Oracle, clients, IBM teams and attend industry events.

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, or a related field.
• Proven experience in business development, sales, or a similar role.
• Strong understanding of technology and consulting services.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation skills.
• Domain knowledge of HR and/or finance and of Oracle or equivalent platforms.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Proficiency in CRM software and Microsoft Office Suite.

• Bachelor's or advanced degree in a related field.
• Experience in the technology consulting industry.
• Knowledge of Oracle products and services.
• Domain knowledge for HR, Finance and Financial Services.

IBM Consulting is IBM’s consulting and global professional services business, with market leading capabilities in business and technology transformation. With deep expertise in many industries, we offer strategy, experience, technology, and operations services to many of the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Our people are focused on accelerating our clients’ businesses through the power of collaboration. We believe in the power of technology responsibly used to help people, partners and the planet.

In a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.

Being an IBMer means you’ll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you’ll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.

Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.

Are you ready to be an IBMer?

IBM’s greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.

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