MySQL is the world's most popular open source database software. Many of the world's largest organizations, including Yahoo!, Alcatel, The Associated Press, Suzuki and NASA rely on MySQL for their critical business applications.
We are looking for passionate, skilled, globally minded thinkers and doers who themselves live and breath the online world we are serving. We are very much about technical innovation, but at the end of the day our goal is financial success for all involved. At Oracle, you can advance on your career as a domain expert or as a manager and leader.
Brief Description
Working within MySQL’s Sales organization, this individual will team with members of MySQL Sales organizations in their assigned territory to maximize pipeline development from our Demand-to-Close program.
Detailed Description
• Be intellectually curious and have a passion for MySQL, as well as being able to quickly uncover customer business pains
• Use analysis, CRM systems and internet tools to efficiently prospect and prioritize sales leads.
• Contact marketing generated leads and follow a qualification process in order to identify prospects that are appropriate for sales opportunities.
• Support the sales representatives in territory with proactive approach to building pipeline and collaborative efforts to build strategies and execute marketing plans.
• Achieve a high level of collaboration with Marketing, Sales and Sales Engineers teams against the joint goals.
• Meet daily outbound call quota and monthly-qualified lead quota.
• Project a professional, high quality image to potential MySQL users and customers when answering inbound customer calls and when making outbound calls.
• Use CRM system to track lead activity and qualification progress and use system tools to pass qualified leads as appropriate.
• Document and communicate information gathered during qualification process calls.
• Meet monthly target on leads passed to sales representatives, opportunities resulting from leads and bookings resulting from conversions.
Job Requirements
• Fluent French and English language skills. Additional Italian or Arabic language skills preferred.
• Self-motivated, strong energy and enthusiasm balanced with patience and persistence.
• Strong negotiation skills and a passion for sales.
• Ability to manage your work within a very dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated ability to self-motivate, yet prize team collaboration.
• Solid verbal, interpersonal and written communication skills; comfortable presenting to a professional audience
• 1-2 years sales, sales support, or business development experience is highly preferred
• BA/BS degree preffered.