Sales and Marketing opportunity development specialist with German

Meet our Team

We represent Hitachi Vantara to enterprise clients across industries, establishing business relationships to understand customer challenges so that we can deliver profitable business for Hitachi products, services, and solutions. We collaborate as a team and cross-functionally to ensure the success of our customers; success that is celebrated and shared. Our solutions bring value to every line of business and we need people like you to build those deep relationships and to passionately articulate our value proposition. Our Global Lead Qualification Team is located in the United States, Spain, Poland, and Asia. This position will report to our Global Manager located in the United States.

What you'll be doing

Responsible for marketing Hitachi Vantara products and services via telephone with inbound prospects. Qualifies leads on inbound inquiries as a result of marketing campaigns and programs. Directs qualified leads to appropriate Enterprise Account Executive or Commercial/Inside Sales teams for close.

Outbound prospecting via a combination of email and telephone outreach in support of strategic marketing initiatives. Delivers appropriate marketing materials to prospective customers, with a focus on building continued engagement to targeted prospects.

Research targeted accounts and build a database to expand the engaged universe of contacts within existing customer and prospect accounts. Keeps up-to-date knowledge of the industry as well as competitive position of the company, Prepares activity and forecast reports on a regular cadence (aligned with respective sales teams). Provides feedback on Marketing activity program performance to enable continuous optimization of messaging and tactic delivery

What you bring to the team

• Adept at qualifying accounts/opportunities to achieve monthly, quarterly, and yearly pipeline goals.
• Interact with technical and business decision-makers via telephone and email.
• Update lead and prospect activity in Salesforce and SalesLoft to ensure effective lead management.
• Nurture early phase leads for future pipeline potential (manage top of funnel progression) and build internal relationships with geo-marketing leads and aligned sales teams.
• Timely documentation within CRM / Marketing software of customer contact and activity data is required of this role (e.g. names, titles, contact information, opportunity value, product information, sales stages, probability, business pain, firm-future commitments, etc.).
• Knowledge of English and German is a must.

Our Company

Hitachi Vantara is part of the Global Hitachi family. We balance innovation with an open, friendly culture and the backing of a long-established parent company, known for its ethical reputation. We guide customers from what's now to what's next by unlocking the value of their data and applications to solve their digital challenges, achieving outcomes that benefit both business and society.

Our people are our biggest asset, they drive our innovation advantage and we strive to offer a flexible and collaborative workplace where they can thrive. Diversity of thought is welcomed and our employee base is represented by several active Employee Resource Group communities. We offer industry-leading benefits packages (flexible working, generous pension and private healthcare) and promote a creative and inclusive culture. If driving real change gives you a sense of pride and you are passionate about powering social good, we'd love to hear from you.

Our Values

Research tells us that some applicants, especially those from underrepresented groups, can be put off from applying for roles if they need flexibility or feel they don't meet all of the set criteria. We strive to create an inclusive environment for all and are open to considering home working, compressed/flexible hours. Get in touch with us to explore how we might be able to accommodate your specific needs.

We are proud to say we are an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applicants for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status. With Japanese roots going back over 100 years, our culture is founded on the values of our parent company expressed as the Hitachi Spirit:

Wa - Harmony, Trust, Respect

Makoto - Sincerity, Fairness, Honesty, Integrity

Kaitakusha-Seishin - Pioneering Spirit, Challenge