Cloud Technology seeks Cloud Technologists

 

Cloud Technology seeks Cloud Technologists

 

Come represent Oracle EMEA Applications as a Cloud Technologist. The Cloud Technologist is a member of the EMEA Cloud Technology Team within Oracle SaaS Applications business; covering all SaaS applications from CX, HCM, ERP, EPM to Social.

 

Cloud Technology is a specialist team supporting sales within EMEA applications business.  The team specializes in; how we run the Public Cloud, Cloud Strategy, Cloud Security, how Oracle meets Privacy and Regulator obligations.  These topics are at the forefront of customers/prospects agenda and are key areas of differentiation for Oracle.  The Cloud Technology Team answers this by helping Oracle intelligently engage in these conversations, driving SaaS win rates and revenue by delivering messages about Oracles enterprise advantage, through to turning sales obstacles into sales differentiators.   The overall mission of the Cloud Technology Team is to secure SaaS adoption and revenue growth through evangelism, community engagement and supporting sales.  These topics are of particular interest in EMEA, as data security/cloud technology and data residency are high on the agenda of our customers and prospects adopting the Cloud.  

 

Role\:

Your role is as Cloud Technologist is to be able to create security and Cloud technology mindshare/thought leadership in a sales cycle and eye of the prospect.  Also maintain close relationships with the Sales teams and Cloud Operations, ensuring you are their first point of contact for these topics.  Though clear and upfront engagements with prospects you will continually add value, supporting your sales and pre-sales colleagues.

 

Cloud Technologists must be able to talk about cloud technology intelligently and enthusiastically to various stakeholders including security and architecture teams, business sponsors through to CxO Level, both within the customer’s IT, business departments and within Oracle.  Passion, curiosity, technical depth, excellent objection handling, exceptional communication, and presentation skills are required.

 

Responsibilities\:

•    Able to engage and build relationships with sales leaders, sales developers, sales and pre-sales teams within the region.

•    Able to deliver articulate, effective, and audience-appropriate presentations/ workshops with technically oriented content at various events/meeting to both small and large audiences.

•    Provide internal and external advocacy on Cloud Technology.

•    Participate in the online and offline community

•    Convey a compelling and convincing case for Oracle Cloud technologies vs. the competition.

•    Ability to deliver complex technical security and Cloud operations workshops.

•    Maintain deep knowledge around Oracle Cloud Technology, Cloud Strategy and Cloud Roadmap.

•    Maintain a basic legal understanding of EMEA legislation which concerns customers and prospects, moving to the Cloud.

 

 

Experience and Skills

•    Educated to degree level.

•    At least 10 years experience in applications and 5 years in Cloud or SaaS.

•    Experience with Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) application or Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) is desirable.

•    A technical SaaS or Cloud background is required.

·       Either CISSP, CCSK, CIPP/T or  CIPP/E Certified.

•    Experience in a technical sales consulting.

•    Deep domain and application knowledge of either CRM, HCM, ERP, EPM or Social is an advantage.

•    Excellent verbal and written communication skills

•    Strong presentation skills.

•    Team player with strong interpersonal skills

•    Proactive self-starter

•    The credibility and experience to engage successfully with major customer executives, customer’s IT and business organizations.

•    Someone who enjoys the challenge of “the unexpected”

•    Someone who can rapidly sort out “fact from fiction” in any situation

•    The ability to influence, facilitate and juggle several competing opportunities at any one time.

•    Fluency in English required

•    Located in the New Delhi or Mumbai

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