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Cloud Partner Sales Executive - GCP (m/f/d) Frankfurt, Germany or Remote
Cloud Partner Sales Executive - GCP (m/f/d) Description
EPAM is looking for a Cloud Partner Sales Executive to join our growing sales team. You will be responsible for driving revenue related to our cloud offering by working closely with our internal Cloud Consulting, Marketing, Alliances and Delivery, as well as with the cloud provider.
To be successful, you will have to get things done through relationships and influence because you will help identify and originate Cloud project opportunities by several means: own research; joint planning with the EPAM and the Cloud Vendor Account Managers in current client accounts; joint planning with the Cloud Vendor Partner and Vertical Managers; joint proposition developing with the EPAM Cloud Consultants; and active prospecting.
Your role is that of the skillful originator and coordinator who organizes the meetings and follow-up steps that bring together all the different parties – prospects, clients, account managers, strategists, consultants, technologists and delivery experts on both the EPAM and the Cloud Vendor side – the multi-disciplinary teams who jointly produce the right solutions for our clients.
You need to be outgoing, self-motivated and self-propelled. You will need to proactively build your own pipeline through outbound activities.
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Responsibilities
- Win cloud business for EPAM in new and existing clients
- Drive all cloud related sales and marketing activities within your region but working cross regions to share knowledge
- Coordinate and oversee the preparation of business' value propositions, sales plans, RFPs/RFQs/ RFIs; by serving as liaison to Business Units, sales, partners and executive teams
- Work with the cloud vendor to identify opportunities and joint target accounts
- Coordinate with the EPAM and partner teams regarding joint opportunities, including pipeline and forecast reviews
- Propagate across the Cloud Vendor’s organization EPAM’s capabilities and success stories to help stimulate partner-based lead referrals
- Work with the assigned partner manager to identify, prepare and deliver product messaging to demonstrate EPAM value prop as a trusted systems integrator
- Drive joint marketing initiatives with marketing teams
- Over time, develop into the internal trusted advisor on cloud (AWS/GCP/AZURE) ensuring internal product management and managing access to early release programs and product roadmaps
- From time to time, organize introductory training courses and supplementary materials (e.g. overview presentations and hands-on exercises) to illustrate platform-specific features and functionalities
Requirements
- Two to three years of relevant experience in all aspects of the sales life cycle
- Origination: learning EPAM’s value proposition, researching and selecting prospects; contacting and engaging prospects through proactive outbound calls/emails/LinkedIn
- Orchestration: bringing together the right experts to identify & assess opportunities and then put together, pitch and submit the respective solution proposals
- Legal coordination: liaising with the Legal Department to produce and sign the relevant contracts
- Relationship and network building: Solutions selling skills and demonstrated success developing and maintaining client and internal relationships
- Experience with Cloud Offerings is desired but not critical
- Ability to communicate effectively across teams with strong verbal, written, collaboration and interpersonal skills
- Strong presentation skills
- High energy level and ability to work independently
- Ability to speak German to a fully fluent level is mandatory for this role
We offer
- 30 days holiday per annum
- Company pension scheme
- EPAM Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
- bitkom - Corporate Benefits
- Regular corporate and social events
- Learning and development opportunities including in-house training and coaching, professional certifications, over 22,000 courses on LinkedIn Learning Solutions and much more
- *All benefits and perks are subject to certain eligibility requirements
