Senior Cloud Sales Specialist - Oracle Cloud VMware Solution

Company: VMware
Location: Palo Alto
Posted on: September 22, 2022

Job Description:

Job DescriptionBusiness Summary:VMware is the leader in virtualization and cloud infrastructure solutions that enable our more than 350,000 enterprise and SMB customers to thrive in the Cloud Era. A pioneer in the use of virtualization and automation technologies, VMware simplifies IT complexity across the entire data center to the virtual workplace, empowering customers with solutions in the software-defined data center to hybrid cloud computing and the mobile workspace.Our team of 30,000+ people working in 50+ locations worldwide is committed to building a community where phenomenal people want to work long term by living our values of passion, innovation, execution, collaboration, active learning and giving back. If you are ready to accelerate, innovate and lead, join us as we challenge constraints and problem solve for tomorrow today.Job Description:The Cloud Services Specialist owns sales responsibility for selling the Oracle Cloud VMware Solution (OCVS) cloud portfolio to enterprise and commercial end users. You are responsible for building a strong territory in their assigned geography and achieving a revenue quota target, managing the sales forecasting process, and building a brand around our solutions within your territory. This position will be an overlay cloud sales specialist position that will need to coordinate and work closely with VMware's core Field and Partner organizations to achieve success and lead interactions with our existing customers. Deep knowledge of the cloud services marketplace, hybrid cloud, IT sales cycles, and VMware's partner programs and ecosystem will all be essential for success in the role.Key Job Responsibilities:

• You are accountable for achieving revenue consumption targets for VMware Cloud portfolio.
• You will participate in a weekly forecasting process to provide visibility to VMware's leadership of sales pipeline status and potential to achieve target bookings, as well as upside and downside risks to achieving target bookings.
• Identify high propensity customers.
• You will drive increased monthly recurring revenue (MRR).
• Collaborate and build strong relationships with core Field and Partner sales leaders to ensure proper engagement with core teams and customers.
• You bring consultative sales experience, especially around the adoption of cloud services in the infrastructure space.
• You will lead qualification for all the leads and sales opportunities for Cloud Services within your territory.
• You are a highly trusted individual who maintains and expects high standards for self and team.
• Able to work across multi-functions/multi-individuals to achieve desired results.
• Will work closely with the Sales Leaders, Cloud Solutions Architects (CSA) and Partners to ensure sales activities are on-track in order to achieve bookings and pipeline goals.
• Will leverage the CSA/SE organization for desired results at top accounts.Key Requirements:
  • Do you possess 5+ years of sales experience in the IT industry, with Enterprise software and hosted service?
  • Do you have knowledge of the IT hosting and cloud services segment?
  • Are you able to articulate and evangelize the value of hybrid cloud IT solutions?
  • You have experience with new product introductions.
  • Strong leadership and Customer Relationship skills.
  • Contract negotiation and deal forecasting experience.
  • Microsoft related product sales knowledgePreferred Skills:
    • Our team looks for individuals who embody our values of humility, compassion, teamwork above isolationism, respectfulness, integrity, and good-natured fun.
    • Do you excel in leading strategic and value selling?
    • Consistent record of achieving business objectives in a highly competitive partner channel environment.
    • BA/BS degree or higher."This job requisition is not eligible for employment-based immigration sponsorship by VMware." -This job may require the candidate to travel and/or work from a facility that requires full vaccination prior to entry.VMware is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind: -VMware is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at VMware are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. VMware will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. VMware encourages applicants of all ages. VMware will provide reasonable accommodation to employees who have protected disabilities consistent with local law. ---

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