Customer Success Manager - Architect

Introduction : At IBM, work is more than a job - it's a calling: To build. To design. To code. To consult. To think along with clients and sell. To make markets. To invent. To collaborate. Not just to do something better, but to attempt things you've never thought possible. Are you ready to lead in this new era of technology and solve some of the world's most challenging problems? If so, lets talk. Your Role and Responsibilities : As a Customer Success Manager (Architect) you will apply your technical skills to help our customers achieve their business outcomes with hybrid cloud & AI Growth Offerings. You will be responsible for use case identification, solution architecture design, MVP builds, and adoption of our Growth Offerings that run on Red Hat OpenShift.


You will also guide IT executives through the changes needed to unlock the full value of hybrid cloud, show users how to get value out of their solutions, identify expansion opportunities, and work with the renewal team to ensure execution of the renewal process.


You will be part of IBM's new growing Customer Success Management (CSM) Team and be working directly with our customers at all levels to help achieve their business objectives. The CSM role is a fast growing discipline in the IT industry hence represent a great career path for the right candidates.
To be successful in this role you:
Demonstrate a history of success as a consultant, pre-sales, technical account management, enterprise architect, or equivalent
Deeply understand customer business and technology needs; become the face of IBM to the customer
Serve as a trusted technical expert for the customer’s cloud migration, deployment, and adoption of Hybrid Cloud & AI Growth Offerings
Have a proven track record of leading technical conversations and persuading others to take action based on requirements and value provided by solutions
Have handled difficult customers or situations and can demonstrate resolutions
Willingness to take initiative and tackle things on your own
Ability to navigate data and people to find answers
Execute customer success plan to drive adoption post-deployment
Required Professional and Technical Expertise : Technical understanding and hands-on experience with Containers, OpenShift, Value Prop, Use Cases, Competitive Differentiation
Technical understanding of IBM Middleware / Software / Cloud Services
Experience with enterprise software implementations
Ability to show customers how to “use” the offerings to get to first productive use and proactive expansion
Can build a growth plan to demonstrate how Growth Offerings will deliver customer outcomes
Analytical mindset and problem-solving skills
Understanding of enterprise software implementations, SaaS / IaaS / PaaS and cloud applications
Strong interpersonal relationship building and executive communications skills
Can manage multiple customer accounts and projects simultaneously



Preferred Professional and Technical Expertise : 5-10 years of experience in Customer Success, Professional Services and/or Services Industries, Technical Sales (e.g., technology or management consulting)
Experience working with OpenShift and Hybrid Cloud & AI Growth Offerings
Experience working in B2B Enterprise Software, SaaS / IaaS / PaaS and/or Cloud



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 partners 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.