Sales Specialist

Sony Electronics Inc. is looking for the risk-takers, the collaborators, the inspired and the inspirational. We want the people who are brave enough to work at the cutting edge and create solutions that will enrich and improve the lives of people across the globe. In addition to competitive pay and benefits, we offer an environment and culture that promotes Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.  In addition, our team members enjoy innovative work-life balance opportunities including a hybrid home/office workplace, monthly “Free Fridays”, and early shutdowns on Fridays throughout the year (including half-days during the summer).

So, if you want to join a “Best Place to Work” company and make the world say wow, let's talk.

Title: Sales Specialist – Sony’s AITRIOS Solutions

Sony Semiconductor Solutions is the world leader in the development and distribution of image sensor solutions and helped to democratize photo and video capture by enabling our technology in the palm of worlds’ hands through image capture on smartphones. We are now focused on driving the same objective for Vision AI – to simplify, scale and democratize the digitization of the physical world with our new semiconductor and edge AI solution platform called AITRIOS.

Sony’s AITRIOS solutions enables increased value for customers and partners through edge-based intelligence - where the AITROS edge vision platform service becomes a foundation for our customer success developing inspiring, intelligent, and reassuring solutions for the society, industry, and human lives.

Role

The Sales Specialist is responsible to drive Enterprise deals all the way from deal discovering, consulting, design, commercial negotiation, closing and billing, by having deep knowledge of Sony’s AITRIOS solutions, understanding customer’s technical and business needs, and orchestrating external and internal stakeholders. You will continually seek our revenue growth opportunities through upselling and cross selling. The Sales Specialist is an experienced deal maker who can understand customer’s strategy, build deep relationship, and make customers and Sony growth and successes.

Responsibilities

Pipeline Management

Pro-actively follows up potential deals from exhibition, inquiry, and outbound activities to make 1st call happens, drives deals to next stage by stimulating customer’s interest based on prior investigating customer’s strategies and situation. Prioritizes and manages pipelines well from its business potentiality, Sony’s AITRIOS solutions line-ups and overall strategy.

Customer Engagement

Builds and maintains relationships with executives and decision makers at each level of customer’s organization by identifying and proposing solutions based on understanding of customer’s business and technology needs, and strategies.

Account Management

Develops and oversees the execution of account plans by proposing Sony’s AITRIOS solutions for each assigned account to ensure revenue targets. Drives accountability to deliver on account plans by orchestrating internal teams such as marketing, engineering. Thinks strategically about customer’s planning, priorities, engaging internal and external decision makers on long-term business planning.

Sales Excellence

Develops plans to offer solutions that satisfy customers' key performance indicators (KPIs) and align the right partner solution for customer industry needs.

Develops value-proposition presentations (e.g., with the use of business cases) and specialized business plans for customers that drive business outcomes to generate business and up-sells. Presents business plans to customers to generate new non-qualified opportunities.

Implements strategies to engage relevant stakeholders of assigned accounts and create and/or identify up-selling/cross-selling non-qualified opportunities.

Product & Industry Knowledge

Pro-actively gathers and learns knowledge of Sony’s AITIOS solutions, industry report and strategy to improve plans for the assigned accounts.

Requirement

Minimum

- 5+ years technology-related business to business sales or account management experience

- Bachelor’s Degree

- Strong communication and presentation skills

- Ability to manage conflict and resolve issues effectively

- Deep understanding of customer strategic partnerships and relationship management

- Proficiency in sales strategy and managing sales pipeline

Plus

- Master’s Degree

- +2-3 year’s direct experience as sales in Cloud application, Artificial Intelligence, Image Sensors industry

- Fluency in Japanese language

The anticipated base pay range for this position is $91,000.00 to $122,000.00. The actual base salary offered depends on a variety of factor