Strategic Account Manager

Introduction At IBM Global Sales, we bring together innovation, collaboration, and expertise to help clients solve their most complex business challenges. Working across industries and geographies, youu2019ll partner with colleagues, clients, and partners to co-create solutions that drive digital transformation and lasting impact.Success in Global Sales is built on curiosity, empathy, and collaboration. Youu2019ll connect technical understanding with strong people skills, building trusted relationships and shaping solutions that improve business and society. With world-class onboarding, continuous learning, and a supportive culture, IBM offers the tools and opportunities to grow your career. Join us and be part of a global team thatu2019s passionate about driving innovation and making a difference. Your role and responsibilities Strategic Account Manager is an outside sales position responsible for developing, managing, and closing business within accounts in our Strategic Accounts segment. The role is responsible for driving the sales cycle from prospect to close, selling the complete HashiCorp software suite to named key accounts and ensuring adoption and consumption of our solutionsHashiCorpu2019s Go to Market strategy is described as ALEER, which stands for Adopt, Land, Expand, Extend, and Renew. The strategic accounts sales team is responsible for Landing new logos, Expanding the initial use case, Extending into new solutions, and Renewing existing contractsResponsabilities:u25cf Engage new and existing strategic enterprise accounts to demonstrate how they can be more successful with our technology portfoliou25cf Proactively and efficiently lead resources with dedicated teams, virtual teams, partners, and executive staff around sales opportunities to ensure successful outcomesu25cf Lead sophisticated enterprise sales campaigns with multiple prospect engagement points in Development, IT Operations, and Security Operationsu25cf Align the overall HashiCorp solution to the customeru2019s business needs, challenges, and technical requirementsu25cf Execute solution and value selling to existing customer base and new prospectsu25cf Articulate and evangelize the vision and positioning of both the company and productsu25cf Build a healthy pipeline of revenue and new logos for your target accountsu25cf Accurately forecast business on a weekly cadenceu25cf Accurately qualify opportunities based on MEDDPICCu25cf Effectively connect with management, legal and deal desk to ensure proper execution of documents and correct process and follow instructions or recommendations set by these teams and company management Required technical and professional expertise u25cf Experience in Security, Open Source software business models, proficiency in Cloud and Infrastructure software is a minimum requirementu25cf Extensive strategic sales and strategic customer development experience with a track record of closing enterprise dealsu25cf Excellent operational discipline, crafting and completing quarterly and annual business plans and forecasting.u25cf Strong executive presence, interpersonal skills, and credibilityu25cf Experience working for a high growth company where critical thinking and problem solving were required on daily basis to help contribute to significant business decisionsu25cf Proven track record of consistently meeting or exceeding assigned annual/quarterly goals and targetsOutstanding Salesforce and Clari hygiene along with proficiency using Gong, Outreach, Slack, and TableauIBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

Created: 2026-03-09