EY Alliance Sales Executive Associate Director - IBM Financial Services FSO 

United States, New York, New York 

404750643

Your key responsibilities

As an IBM Alliance SE, you’ll be responsible for leading Alliance sales activity by delivering against defined sales and pipeline targets. You’ll build relationships with top priority clients for joint alliance pursuits and drive sales directly in the market. You’ll be a subject matter expert on the alliance program; IBM powered transformations and solutions and joint EY-IBM value proposition. You will have expertise and experience in the IBM platform and solutions including but not limited to: Apptio, Watson, RedHat, SW AG and Hashicorp, their sales & GTM motions, developing/ maintaining relevant alliance partner relationships and able to lead pursuits independently through qualification phase if needed. Your time will be primarily focused on external selling, actively engaging with IBM, your client(s) and EY account and industry leadership.

To qualify for the role, you must have

• 10-12 years of quota carrying sales experience in professional services, solutions, and technology.
• Direct enterprise and alliance channel sales experience
• Experience selling enterprise solutions to Financial Services organizations (Banking, Capital Markets, Insurance and Wealth and Asset Management)
• Services sales experience working at a Big 4 firm. Accenture, IBM or other GSI
• Experience teaming with other system integrators around joint services solutions.
• Knowledge and expertise of IBM technology solutions and platforms
• A proven record of selling complex digital, technology and/or managed services solutions to the "C" level of Fortune 500 companies.
• Expert client management and relationship skills, strong executive presence, and expertise in influencing without authority.
• Knowledge of EY’s Alliances, products and services
• Solid understanding of the marketplace/industry, competitive intel, and target account profiles information
• Strong knowledge of current and emerging sales tools, methodologies and go-to-market models including social media.
• Strong sector or technical content expertise
• Strong ability to manage and resolve conflict.
• A University/bachelor’s degree

Ideally, you’ll also have

• An advanced degree or MBA
• Technical IT background
• Delivery management leadership experience
• Selling experience with IBM’s recent acquisitions (Redhat, Apptio, SW AG, Hashicorp) solutions
• AI solution selling experience, ideally with IBM watsonx products.
• Joint services experience.
• Strong coaching and mentoring skills
• Team selling experience.
• Ability to travel.

What we offer you
At EY, we’ll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences. We’ll empower you in a flexible environment, and fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams. Learn .

• We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package where you'll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to the business. The base salary range for this job in all geographic locations in the US is $221,410 to $280,070 plus participation in an incentive compensation program applicable to Sales Executives. The base salary range for New York City Metro Area, Washington State and California (excluding Sacramento) is $265,650 to $318,290 plus participation in an incentive compensation program applicable to Sales Executives. Individual salaries within those ranges are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, skills and geography. In addition, our Total Rewards package includes medical and dental coverage, pension and 401(k) plans, and a wide range of paid time off options.
• Join us in our team-led and leader-enabled hybrid model. Our expectation is for most people in external, client serving roles to work together in person 40-60% of the time over the course of an engagement, project or year.
• Under our flexible vacation policy, you’ll decide how much vacation time you need based on your own personal circumstances. You’ll also be granted time off for designated EY Paid Holidays, Winter/Summer breaks, Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.