Senior Enterprise Sales Executive - Apptio

Introduction
Apptio IBM is the leading technology spend and value management company for financial and operational decisions across Information Technology (IT) multi-cloud FinOps and product development. Apptio’s mission is to deliver business value with every technology investment. Powered by Apptio’s cloud platform and AI/ML data engine Apptio’s SaaS applications translate technology spend into clear business outcomes and financial ROI. Apptio applications deliver six key capabilities: cost transparency actionable insights planning and forecasting usage and consumption value management and showback/chargeback. As a trusted leader in FinOps and Technology Business Management (TBM) with thousands of customers worldwide Apptio empowers leaders to cut costs and redirect investments to digital innovation. (We have been named as the leader in the Gartner Magic quadrant for Cloudability in October 24. )
Our acquisition by IBM is reinforcing our spot of market leader and will reserve some future product evolvements that will make us in a even stonger position in the market . As a note we are acting as a separate business unit under IBM.

The Apptio Field Sales Organization is a dynamic driven team dedicated to building lasting relationships with our customers prospects and partners. Our enthusiasm is matched only by our belief in the transformative power of the Apptio portfolio for world-class IT and Finance organizations. With a results-oriented mindset we are committed to continually improving and adapting to the evolving needs of our customers. Our success is intrinsically linked to our customers’ success

Your Role and Responsibilities
You are an energetic and self-motivated professional with a proven track record of delivering exceptional customer value in your region. You consistently exceed targets develop new markets and collaborate effectively within your ecosystem to achieve company goals.
You communicate fluently with CIOs CFOs COOs and key stakeholders inspiring and challenging them while initiating meaningful conversations across all organizational levels. You possess a deep understanding of the interplay between Finance IT and business operations with a solid grasp of FinOps TBM and Scaled Agile methodologies.
Your “can-do” mentality drives you to work with an entrepreneurial spirit upholding high quality and ethical standards. You are well-known among multiple CxOs in your territory and their positive impressions of you pave the way for new business opportunities and collaborations.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise
Our expectations of you:

You understand strategic selling by building strong relationships at CxO level throughout complex organizations

• You open doors at large accounts build pipeline manage complex sales processes forecast accurately and you close deals with new and existing customers.
• You are able to foster relationship with customer and grow the install base.
• You articulate the Apptio value proposition to senior business leaders like the CIO and CFO based on a deep understanding of IT operations and management. Being able
• Quickly grasp and convey key financial management concepts that are the core of the Apptio solution.
• Need to be able to work independently in an unstructured and fluid capacity in order to meet simultaneous sales objectives.
• Challenge the customers status-quo around their current business operations.
• Propose solutions which enable and align to the customers growth strategies through technology innovations.
• Liaise with the different side of the organisation to ensure the success of your sales campaign you are in the driving seat
• Work as a team and collaborate with marketing & GSI partner organizations to develop high-level plans to drive revenue growth.
• You have strong experience of collaborating closely with partners (System Integrators Hyperscale’s and Resellers) to identify customer needs leverage joint solutions and strategically co-sell
• Frequent travel required visiting prospects and customers.

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise
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