Application Platform Sales Specialist

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Sales team to define and promote the adoption of emerging technologies across key accounts.
• Engage with customers to assess their business objectives and technical requirements, aligning them with Red Hat's solutions.
• Orchestrate the entire sales cycle-from initial qualification to procurement-for Red Hat's cloud and emerging technology offerings.
• Guide enterprises through their agile and cloud transformation initiatives, positioning Red Hat's platform as the foundational element for innovation.
• Cultivate trusted advisor relationships with senior IT and business leaders to foster enduring partnerships.
• Establish Red Hat OpenShift as the platform of choice for strategic customers.
• Drive revenue growth by consistently meeting and exceeding sales targets for the assigned segment
• Develop and execute Go-To-Market (GTM) strategies to identify new opportunities and expand existing accounts.
• Advocate for OpenShift solutions to both technical teams (developers, IT administrators) and C-level executives.
• Collaborate with Sales, Partners, and Solution Architects to develop customized customer proposals.
• Partner with Marketing & Channels to enhance demand generation and accelerate pipeline development.
• Provide market insights to inform Red Hat's product strategy and roadmap.
• This position is ideally suited for a strategic salesperson who excels in a customer-centric, technology-driven environment.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience within the Kubernetes ecosystem, including competing technologies and established relationships with Cloud Service Providers.
• Background in consultative customer engagement, acquired within a consulting or technology company or organization, is essential.
• Profound technical knowledge of enterprise middleware, virtualization, AI/Data Science, and container technologies is a prerequisite.
• A comprehensive understanding of and practical experience with DevOps, agile methodologies, and organizational and IT transformation are necessary.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to present to executives at large corporations, as well as at events and seminars, are mandatory.
• A proven capability to sell solutions within a multi-product environment is expected.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with global cross-functional teams and achieve customer success is required.
• The capacity to maintain a strategic and tactical skill balance is crucial.
• An entrepreneurial mindset is highly valued.
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• The salary range for this position is $211,650.00 - $349,250.00 (inclusive of base pay + target incentive compensation). Actual offer will be based on your qualifications.
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Additional Information

Red Hat is seeking a dynamic OpenShift Platform Sales Specialist to accelerate the adoption of Red Hat's OpenShift Container Platform. In this role, you will collaborate with the assigned segment Sales team to guide customers in shaping, implementing, and executing their digital transformation strategies. Your primary focus will be on driving Go-To-Market (GTM) initiatives, engaging with critical decision-makers, and establishing OpenShift as the preferred hybrid cloud and application modernization platform for enterprises. You will cultivate strategic relationships with C-level executives and business leaders, positioning Red Hat's cutting-edge solutions-including OpenShift, Virtualization, AI, and modern application services-as key enablers of business innovation and technological evolution. This role goes beyond sales-it's about championing cultural and technological change, helping enterprises transition to cloud-native, agile, and scalable IT infrastructures.

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