Red Hat Enterprise Linux Sales Specialist (Melbourne)

Job Description Join the Red Hat Sales Team as a Sales Specialist in Melbourne, Australia. We are seeking a technically proficient professional who can bridge the gap between complex technical solutions and business goals. In this role, you will drive the sales of Red Hat Enterprise Linux software subscriptions and services to both prospective and current customers. Your ability to understand customer needs and challenges, and effectively align them with Red Hat Linux offerings, will be crucial. What you will do:
- Own the development of current strategic sales opportunities.
- Lead critical customer presentations and sessions around business problems, RedHat solutions, business value, competitive positioning, product capabilities and roadmaps.
- Maintain relevant and detailed knowledge about products in your domain (features, updates, success stories, etc.) and general knowledge of the RedHat portfolio.
- Maintain knowledge and enable account teams on current plays and tactics in your domain (ISVs, use cases, solution blueprints, RedHat Sales Plays, etc.).
- Advise on and speak to forecasts for appropriate products, services and training.
- Guide strategy based on deep knowledge of industry or speciality.
- Position right‑sized solutions (subscriptions, services, partners) in the context of addressing the customer’s challenges or problems in their environment.
- Drive growth beyond the initial sale and deployment to scale and expand to other relevant products.
- Coordinate with other technical sellers on the delivery of the proposed business value/solution. What you will bring:
- 10+ years of sales or delivery experience for an enterprise software, SaaS, cloud provider or consulting organization.
- 5+ years of technology experience working in a business‑focused role (Solution Architect, Technical Leader, Product Manager, consultant, specialist, application developer, etc.) with the ability to translate product capabilities into business value.
- Possess a challenger mentality with demonstrated persuasiveness skills.
- Passion and curiosity about technology, the market and its future demonstrated by independent learning.
- Strategic thinker who sees beyond selling an individual product to building long‑term customer relationships.
- Entrepreneurial spirit with motivation to run your own business within the role.
- Highly effective orchestrator and collaborator with the ability to lead a cross‑functional team (internal and partner ecosystem) through a complex sales cycle.
- Compelling presenter of business and technical topics, capable of delivering demos for your domain.
- Presence at the C‑Suite level: charismatic, outgoing, and able to own the room to connect individually.
- Relevant experience in one or more of the following: territory, vertical and/or account selling.
- Experience with hyperscalers and expertise in cloud consumption models.
- Extensive knowledge of the Linux market, use cases, competitors and value.
- Solid understanding and a minimum of two years of hands‑on production experience with RedHat Enterprise Linux and competitive Linux offerings.
- Prior experience with Linux administration and a solid understanding of the full lifecycle of managing server operating systems at scale.
- Hands‑on administrative experience and understanding of the full lifecycle of managing Linux – preferable RHEL – in a production workplace.
- Ability to conceive and lead delivery of complete solutions (inclusive of ISVs) and orchestrate multi‑vendor cycles.
- Expert level knowledge of the principles and processes of open‑source technology.
- Execute on strategic plans developed to support product transitions and migrations, partnering with operations staff, developers, marketing, region and partner sales, both within and outside RedHat.
- Consult with PnT and Marketing for the build‑out of sales tactics and complementary enablement.
- Mentor broader technical sales organization to increase competitive advantage in the GTM area. #J-18808-Ljbffr Apply on Kit Job: kitjobau.com/job/3rukbq