Your Role and ResponsibilitiesA ‘Day-in-the Life’ of a Digital Sales Specialist intern may include, but not be limited to:
- Prospecting to identify potential new clients and opportunity for expansion with existing clients utilizing video, digital tools, and cold calling techniques.
- Understanding your prospective clients’ buying cycles to accurately predict the potential and timings of deal closures – clearly communicating your forecasts with stakeholders at all levels.
- Supporting your squad of Business Development, Ecosystem, Marketing and Technical colleagues (‘IBMers’) to identify and create up- /cross-sell opportunities within your assigned territory.
- Working with IBM Marketing and Sales leadership to activate targeted new business campaigns.
- Collaborating with your squad to design use-cases and proofs of concept in response to prospective clients’ requests for information (RFIs).
- Co-creating and presenting on high-level, value propositions for clients, conducting product demos – successfully landing product features, functionality and solutions in a way that’s highly compelling.
To be successful in this role, you will need:
- Confidence to contact and engage potential new customers and deliver an elevated experience.
- Motivation to achieve sales, business objectives and high client satisfaction.
- Aptitude to utilize selling technologies to network, engage clients, and identify new business opportunities.
- Embrace curiosity and a growth mindset.
Required Technical and Professional Expertise
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or equivalent experience in Computer Science/Information Systems/Engineering.
- Ability to understand client technology needs to address business challenges.
- Professional verbal, written, and interpersonal skills.
- Self-Starter.
- Demonstrated team collaboration and navigating different communication styles.
Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise
- Programming coursework or experience a plus.
- Prior work experience in client sales or service