Sterling Subject Matter Expert

Precisely
United States
RemoteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Aimed at experienced technical professionals with deep IBM Sterling B2Bi expertise who can bridge between OEM partners and internal teams.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 7+ years in technical sales or pre-sales roles focused on IBM Sterling B2Bi
    — “7+ years in technical sales, pre-sales, sales engineering, or customer support with IBM Sterling B2Bi”
  • Individuals skilled in training others and creating technical sales content independently
    — “Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to develop technical sales and enablement content independently”
  • Professionals with experience in OEM, reseller, or co-sell partner sales models
    — “Experience in OEM, reseller, or co-sell partner sales motions”

Things to consider

  • Travel is expected for field engagement, which may not suit remote-preference candidates
    — “Willingness to travel 10–20% for field engagement”
  • The role requires managing multiple sales cycles and enablement programs simultaneously
    — “Ability to juggle multiple concurrent sales cycles, enablement programs, and reporting obligations”

How to stand out

  • Emphasize your experience in scoping professional services engagements and setting client expectations
    — “Proven experience scoping and positioning professional services engagements, delivery boundaries, SOW basics, and client expectation-setting”
  • Highlight your ability to use AI tools for technical documentation and competitive analysis
    — “Proficient in using AI tools (Copilot, Claude, or equivalent) to accelerate technical documentation, solution write-ups, cadence content, competitive analysis”
  • Showcase your ability to train technical sellers and deliver tailored solution demonstrations
    — “Train the trainers by building Sterling knowledge and deal readiness across IBM’s technical seller audiences”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • winning deals
  • technical enablement
  • customer satisfaction
Typical background
technical salesproduct management

Skills & requirements

Required

Technical SalesProduct KnowledgeConsultative SellingCRMTechnical Enablement

Preferred

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About the role

Original posting from Precisely

At Precisely, we're not just building software — we're shaping the future of data integrity. As a global leader in data quality, data enrichment, and location intelligence, Precisely helps thousands of the world's most trusted brands make confident decisions with data they can rely on. We're an AI-first organization, which means artificial intelligence isn't a buzzword here — it's woven into how we build products, how we work, and how we think about solving complex problems for our customers. When you join Precisely, you join a team of curious, driven innovators who believe that better data makes the world run better. If you're ready to do meaningful work at the intersection of AI and data — and help define what's possible — we'd love for you to apply!

This position is 100% remote anywhere in the US

Overview:

Precisely is the leader in data integrity. We empower businesses to make more confident decisions based on trusted data through a unique combination of software, data enrichment products and strategic services. What does this mean to you? For starters, it means joining a company focused on delivering outstanding innovation and support that helps customers increase revenue, lower costs and reduce risk. In fact, Precisely powers better decisions for more than 12,000 global organizations, including 95 of the Fortune 100. Precisely's 2500 employees are unified by four company core values that are central to who we are and how we operate: Openness, Determination, Individuality, and Collaboration. We are committed to career development for our employees and offer opportunities for growth, learning and building community. With a "work from anywhere" culture, we celebrate diversity in a distributed environment with a presence in 30 countries as well as 20 offices in over 5 continents. Learn more about why it's an exciting time to join Precisely!

The Sterling SME reports to the Director of OEM Partnerships and works closely with Precisely Sterling Support, Engineering, and Professional Services, and across the IBM Sterling seller and delivery ecosystem to win, accelerate, and protect Sterling revenue. This is a remote position anywhere in the US.

What you will do:

Serve as the technical bridge between IBM's Sterling ecosystem and Precisely's ability to win, accelerate, and protect Sterling revenue

Own technical field enablement across the full IBM Sterling seller ecosystem, Technology Sellers, Expert Labs architects, Brand Sales Specialists, and Business Partners

Qualify deals, assist with configurations, size environments, and run demos to advance IBM technology seller pipeline

Train the trainers by building Sterling knowledge and deal readiness across IBM’s technical seller audiences

Scope PS engagements pre-sale, hand off cleanly to the Precisely Sterling delivery team at close, and engage IBM Sterling Business Partners for post-sale delivery

Develop and deliver technical pre-sales enablement content: prospecting guides, call scripts, competitive positioning, and objection-handling frameworks

Deliver solution demonstrations and architecture discussions calibrated to audience, from C-suite briefings to engineering-level design sessions partnering with Precisely Product, Engineering, Support, and PS.

Provide field feedback to Precisely Product, Engineering, Support, and PS teams to inform roadmaps and GTM priorities

Serve as the advocate between Precisely and IBM's Sterling technology sellers to build awareness, advance pipeline, and close deals

What we are looking for:

7+ years in technical sales, pre-sales, sales engineering, or customer support with IBM Sterling B2Bi

Demonstrated ability to engage technical practitioners and executive stakeholders across complex buyer and seller teams

Proven experience scoping and positioning professional services engagements, delivery boundaries, SOW basics, and client expectation-setting

Experience in OEM, reseller, or co-sell partner sales motions

Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to develop technical sales and enablement content independently

Willingness to travel 10–20% for field engagement (F2F enablement sessions, IBM offices, client sites, events)

Deep Sterling B2Bi product expertise, hands-on across administration, configuration, development, support, and deployment

Ability to juggle multiple concurrent sales cycles, enablement programs, and reporting obligations in a fast-paced partner environment

AI Skills / Knowledge

Proficient in using AI tools (Copilot, Claude, or equivalent) to accelerate technical documentation, solution write-ups, cadence content, competitive analysis, and building and supporting demos using AI and Sterling AI agents

Ability to engage IBM technical sellers, sellers, and clients on AI and Agentic trends, specifically how Precisely's AI expertise with Sterling AI agents supports IBM clients' Sterling transformation roadmaps

Stays current on Sterling ecosystem dynamics and IBM GTM shifts using AI-assisted research, able to qualify and position Precisely's AI-ready data positioning without overpromising

Preferred Skills

Experience working within or alongside Precisely or IBM Sterling related teams, Precisely Support, Professional Services, Technical Pre-Sales, or Engineering; or IBM Sales, Professional Services, or pre sales technical support roles

Background in application integration, managed file transfer (MFT), electronic data interchange (EDI), and systems sizing and architecture

Experience in working in, standing up, or scaling a subject matter expert practice

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