Technology Specialist - New Graduate

The Programme

Technology sales at IBM is evolving its way of working to break beyond boundaries with innovative approaches.  
 
Preferring to ‘show’ vs. ‘tell’ we’re looking for graduates who want to combine their deep technical education with the people skills needed to co-create with customers, partners, and colleagues – face-to-face, on solutions to our clients’ most complex business challenges. 
 
In a world where technology moves at speed, it’s essential that we stay ahead of the curve to provide tailored solutions that meet our clients’ needs. It’s not enough for us to have technical expertise. We need to be great with people, too. To empathize. To understand. To collaborate on technical solutions that will improve lives all over the world. 
 
Excellent onboarding and an industry leading learning culture will set you up for positive impact and success, whilst ongoing development will continually advance your career. 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 invest in IBM’s products, services, and people.

What You Will Do

Developing trusting relationships, you’ll work with clients to shape the future of their technology landscape. 
 
As we help you combine your technical education with consultative sales best practices, you will accelerate enterprises’ success by providing award winning solutions across Cloud, Data & AI, Security and Automation. 
 
We’re passionate about success.  
 
If this role is right for you, then your achievements will mean that your career is thriving, and your clients are winning.  
 
To help ensure this outcome, a ‘day-in-the life’ of this role may include, but not be limited to…

• Learning and using solution-selling techniques to identify and engage decision makers and influencers, qualify business opportunities, and respond to clients’ needs. 
• Managing a dedicated client set and defining, confirming, and communicating the differentiated value of IBM’s technology at both the technical and business level. 
• Leading the entire sales process and ensuring delivery against KPIs, with a strong emphasis on new business sales, whilst expanding existing accounts. 
• Collaborating with the broader IBM sales ecosystem, from Marketing to Sales and technical colleagues, to IBM Business
• Partners, to build sales campaigns and incremental pipeline.

Required Skills and Abilities

Required Technical and Professional Expertise:

• You are in your final year of tertiary education OR have graduated from a Thailand University no earlier than 2021. 
• You studied a technical degree i.e., Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or an equivalent subject. 
• Excellent communication and presentation skills that are equally engaging, compelling, and influential.

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise:

• 0 – 2 years of software sales experience with demonstrable examples of contributing to the solving of clients’ problems. 
• Hands-on exposure to real-world application of computer science, information systems, or engineering concepts.

About Business Unit: 
 
IBM has a global presence, operating in more than 175 countries with a broad-based geographic distribution of revenue.  
 
The company’s Global Markets organization is a strategic sales business unit that manages IBM’s global footprint, working closely with dedicated country-based operating units to serve clients locally.  
 
These country teams have client relationship managers who lead integrated teams of consultants, solution specialists and delivery professionals to enable clients’ growth and innovation. By complementing local expertise with global experience and digital capabilities, IBM builds deep and broad-based client relationships. This local management focus fosters speed in supporting clients, addressing new markets and making investments in emerging opportunities.  
 
Additionally, the Global Markets organization serves clients with expertise in their industry as well as through the products and services that IBM and partner's supply.  
 
IBM is also expanding its reach to new and existing clients through digital marketplaces. 
 
About IBM: 
 
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. 
 
Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we’re also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 50 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business 
 
At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it’s time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.