Building and executing the SimCorp Japan Commercial Strategy
Achievement of new license revenue targets across Japan
Territory development ensuring all opportunities are qualified, developed and managed effectively through to closure of a sale
Research, analyze and confirm addressable market in Japan
Dedicatedly support sales and marketing campaigns as defined by the global and regional marketing functions
Maintain and update accurate information in Salesforce
Engage, along with the sales team, with the client and develop initial relationships to discover the opportunity.
Partner with Marketing and enable Inside Sales to discover opportunities to drive pipeline creation.
Create and implement strategic and operational plans to improve the market position, product range, innovation sales support, brand awareness and customer focus to attract volume from competitors.
Be knowledgeable in SimCorp offers and become well-versed in the value propositions of our solutions.
Lead, coach, motivate and develop the team to deliver effective and strategic marketing strategies that leverage the core values and create a compelling competitive advantage.
Explore new routes to market – identifying and exploiting new technologies, services, and partnerships to enhance revenue opportunities.
Be a pivotal part of negotiating contract pricing and overall responsibility for legal matters.
Identifying and prioritizing key players and top targets and corresponding opportunities of growth in line with broader SimCorp product growth objectives.
Requirements
A relevant Bachelor’s degree and a demonstrated interest and ability to engage in solutions-oriented discussion with senior leaders of the fund industry
At least 10 years of relevant Enterprise Sales role is critical.
Experience in covering Japanese market and Japanese language speaker
Demonstrated expertise in sales roles, highlighting the ability to create quality results while effectively managing several tasks in a busy organization.
Ability to develop and maintain relationships with the senior most leaders across, asset managers, consultants, trust banks, pension funds, insurance funds in your addressable market.
Ability to learn and gain a deep understanding of the different business issues the SimCorp offerings solve – industry acumen and subject matter comfort are important.
Ability to think both strategically and tactically.
The ability to work with and lead a sales process, choosing the most effective strategies for the organization and then executing the sales tactics with the deal team to accomplish those strategies.
Balance of people, selling and relationship development skills, along with enough understanding of the core product solution and other services the company offers in order to differentiate SimCorp in the market and compel prospects towards interest and ongoing participation/revenue generation.
Demonstrated experience proficiently leading the lifecycle of the sales process including accurately updating sales forecasts, managing salesforce.com and facilitating the weekly sales meeting to promote collaboration, accountability, and progress.
Proficient in building and maintaining relationships, with a keen ability to recognize and meet customer requirements related to SimCorp's scalable offerings.
Skill in recognizing market trends that could influence corporate sales strategies.
Decision maker – be a collaborative team player but be capable of being decisive when needed
Capable of effectively communicating their knowledge and the features of the product to encourage agreement
Detailed Oriented; ability to make strategic decisions but also drive discussions with a focus on intricate sales metrics
Versatile and Collaborative
Able to deal with demanding challenges
High integrity to whom a commitment is a promise and not just a suggestion
Capable and accountable
Effective communication (written/ verbal) skills.
Japanese language will be required to liaise with the local stakeholders and clients.
An effective collaborator who earns the confidence of team members at every level, while also being able to trust them in return.
Benefits
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