Strategic Enterprise Account Executive - Malaysia

IBM; Petaling Jaya; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

IBM Global Sales in Malaysia invites an experienced Enterprise Software Sales professional to own and grow a portfolio of strategic accounts across Malaysia. You will develop and execute account plans, build trusted relationships with senior CIO/CTO leaders, and lead complex opportunities from discovery through negotiation and close.

You will partner with Solutions Engineering, Professional Services, and the Partner ecosystem to deliver outcomes, maintain accurate forecasts using MEDDPICC, and

Qualifications

• Experience selling enterprise software to large organizations.
• Track record of developing executive relationships and managing complex sales cycles.
• Experience in data, cloud, infrastructure, AI, analytics or related technology markets is highly regarded.
• Strong account planning, opportunity management and forecasting discipline.
• Ability to engage both technical and business stakeholders and align technology solutions to business outcomes.
• Experience navigating multi-stakeholder buying processes and enterprise procurement environments.
• Familiarity with structured sales methodologies such as MEDDPICC, Challenger or similar frameworks.
• Excellent communication, presentation and negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

• Own and grow a portfolio of Strategic Enterprise accounts across Malaysia.
• Develop and execute account plans that drive customer value, long-term partnerships and sustainable growth.
• Build trusted relationships with senior business and technology leaders, including CIOs, CTOs, CDOs and Heads of Data, Architecture and Engineering.
• Lead complex sales opportunities from discovery and business case development through commercial negotiation and close.
• Identify opportunities where data streaming can help customers solve business challenges and accelerate innovation.
• Partner closely with Solutions Engineering, Professional Services, Customer Success, Marketing and our Partner ecosystem to deliver successful customer outcomes.
• Maintain accurate forecasting and opportunity management using MEDDPICC and Confluent’s sales process.
• Contribute to a collaborative, high-performing team culture while consistently delivering against business objectives.

Skills

Enterprise software sales

Executive relationships

Account planning

Forecasting

Multi-stakeholder engagement

Negotiation

Stakeholder communication

Education

Master's degree

Tools

MEDDPICC

CRM

Forecasting tools

Job description

IBM Global Sales in Malaysia invites an experienced Enterprise Software Sales professional to own and grow a portfolio of strategic accounts across Malaysia. You will develop and execute account plans, build trusted relationships with senior CIO/CTO leaders, and lead complex opportunities from discovery through negotiation and close.

You will partner with Solutions Engineering, Professional Services, and the Partner ecosystem to deliver outcomes, maintain accurate forecasts using MEDDPICC, and