Description Overlay sales personnel providing specialist product expertise to the sales force. Partners with Account, Technology, and Application sales representatives to qualify and close new business on Oracle solutions. Provides specific industry or product expertise to facilitate the closing of deals within sales representatives territory. Interacts with sales team to architect the solution, and develop and execute solution strategies for market. Manages solution opportunities to obtain appropriate and necessary resources for all qualified opportunities. Leads teams in the sales process for establishing market visibility and deal visibility. Presents/demonstrates solution to high level clients and industry conference attendees. May provide training to field sales on industry/solutions. Builds and maintains a network and up to date specific industry or product knowledge. Acknowledged authority within the Corporation. Provides leadership and expertise in the development of new products/services/processes, frequently operating at the leading edge of technology. 12 years applicable experience preferred. Subject matter expertise in industry/product space. Knowledge of key industry leaders and management. Knowledge of Oracle competition. Presentation and product demonstration experience. Previous consultative selling experience preferred. Excellent communication, negotiating, and closing skills with prospects and customers. Travel may be needed. BA/BS degree in related field. Responsibilities Employer Description Oracle is leading the digital revolution. We are empowering nearly half a million businesses across the globe to turn untapped potential into real business value. You will connect the biggest enterprises of today with the tools to compete in the digital economy of tomorrow. Oracle Cloud is a Generation 2 enterprise cloud that delivers powerful compute and networking performance, a comprehensive portfolio of infrastructure and platform cloud services, and the world’s only self-driving autonomous database. Built from the ground up to meet the needs of mission-critical applications, Oracle Cloud supports all legacy workloads while delivering modern cloud development tools—so enterprises can bring their past and build their future. If you are looking to take the next step in your career by offering great effective, efficient, and commercially viable solutions to your clients, then one of our Tech Cloud Specialists roles could be your springboard to success. We’ve got exciting new opportunities opening up working with Oracle’s EMEA wide Digital Transformation Specialists team. So if you are passionate, entrepreneurial, innovative, and believe in being consultative and having fun whilst you work, then this could be the perfect opportunity for you. Having a sense of humor in what can be a pressure environment helps, and the rewards for your contribution include a compensation and benefits package and a continuous training program in a structured environment that are world class. Job Description What You’ll Do Be the vital piece of the puzzle that connects us to the businesses that need our help to evolve. Be the SMB Industry lead for either Mobility, Media, Retail, Gaming/Gambling, Financial Services markets. You will be accountable for the following: Work with Management to identify the businesses to target, work with market analysis teams to identify the highest potential prospects, build relationships and own business plan to develop. Create incremental pipeline for Cloud technology deals across accounts identified. Work with your assigned sales team to maximize the number of Mid-Market segment customers who start their journey to cloud with Oracle, generating long and short term success and business results for our On Premise customers by triggering their adoption of Oracle Cloud and contributing to continued growth of cloud bookings. Promote and evangelize Oracle products to selected customers, partners and internal audiences Engage effectively with clients to position the Oracle Cloud proposition through value based selling, business case definition, ROI analysis, references and analyst data. Collaborates and align effectively with Oracle Digital cluster sales leadership to ensure focus on priority customers and segments Work effectively with individual sales reps and within the sales ecosystem to achieve common goals and ensure optimal investment and deployment of resources to initiate high win-rate sales cycles Work as part of a distributed team to share and learn from each other, contributing to the ongoing development of and contribution from this new role in Oracle Digital. Continuously develop your own skills and competencies. Required Skills/Experience What You’ll Bring The ideal candidate must be a high-energy, strategic and technical expert leader possessing a strong sense of urgency with a performance-based track record of success. S/he will have demonstrated successful expertise with a cloud product technology company. The successful candidate will be technically adept, possessing a broad combination of skills and experiences reflecting the complexities of Oracle and Oracle’s customers. This role requires technical cloud subject matter expertise and the capability to influence critical and timely transformational change for our customers. We also look for: Applicants are required to read, write, and speak the following languages: English An experienced and credible industry expert with a recognized enterprise cloud skill set. Strong understanding of a trending Industry (e.g. Mobility, e-commerce, retail, FS); experience in the industry from a technologist point of view, understanding of the technology evaluation and buying cycle and the forces at play, the specific value chain of the industry with the latest trends and how technology plays into those. A dynamic technically-astute individual contributor in specialised Industry who understands what it takes to develop pipeline around cloud products and promote cloud consumption. Ability to demonstrate personal leadership and drive, self-starter with an entrepreneurial mindset A senior sales and business development professional who can demonstrate credibility through their commercial acumen and tenacity Strong influencing, interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills at CxO level Creativity with strong problem-solving skills, and the ability to adapt and succeed in a fast paced, diverse, and changing environment. A balance of strategic and tactical skills, with a high-level of intellectual agility and capacity for original thought. An exceptional communicator who can write, present and effectively adjust messages to meet individual audiences and organizations. A proven ability to navigate and effectively collaborate with other departments and resources in large complex environments. A career at Oracle is defined by you. We give you the freedom—and the skills—to write your own success story. Whatever avenue you go down, you’ll gain priceless learning experiences and be supported to do your best work. Create the future with us. Apply now. Visit oracle.com/careers and search for Value Cloud Technology Sales As part of Oracle's employment process candidates will be required to successfully complete a pre-employment screening process. This will involve identity and employment verification, professional references, education verification and professional qualifications and memberships (if applicable).