- Be an integral part of the exciting transformation to the cloud by identifying, progressing, and closing opportunities in high-impact State & Local and Education accounts in the assigned territory
- Understand what motivates State & Local Government and Education customers to adopt new technologies, what drives these sectors to innovate, and how to tap into their unique needs effectively
- Work across the Oracle ecosystem and with technology partners to transform these organizations and help them create enduring capabilities to serve citizens and students
- Develop and encourage long-term strategic relationships within select high-profile government and educational institutions
- Build a robust, qualified pipeline and manage strategic, customer-centric account planning, crafting, owning, and forecasting deals aligned to public sector priorities
- Serve as a trusted advisor and influencer in customer decisions to buy, architect, and adopt Oracle solutions tailored for government and education
- Cultivate client relationships by building trust, partnership, and an emotional connection to the Oracle brand and team
- Gain access and establish relationships with key executives, technology leaders, and decision-makers within government agencies and educational institutions
- Master and share the “why Oracle story” that demonstrates the value we provide to public sector and education customers with our unified, multi-pillar offerings
- Build and implement key sales and business development initiatives to improve awareness of Oracle Data and PaaS Solutions and increase sales pipeline within State & Local and Education accounts
- Successfully prospect into assigned public sector and education accounts to discover and develop viable selling opportunities
- Initiate and lead sophisticated sales cycles, using support and expertise from internal and external partners, including Pre-Sales, Product Management, Executives, and Industry Global Business Units
- Travel as required (this role may be a virtual position)
- Primary job duty is to sell technology software products and related services in a defined territory
- Identifies, qualifies and closes new opportunities
- Manages accounts including the entire sales process from business development prospecting and specifications through contract negotiations, signing, and post-sales support
- Leverages the Oracle sales model to maximize revenue growth and increase local market share
Builds and expands business partner revenue and self sufficiency *Certain US customer or client-facing roles may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization and occupational health mandates. Range and benefit information provided in this posting are specific to the stated locations only**