Data Platform Sales Representative, SLED - Southern California (Local)

Data Platform Sales Representative, SLED – Southern California (Local) Oracle is leading the digital revolution, empowering nearly half a million organizations—including public sector institutions and educational organizations—across the globe to turn untapped potential into real value. You will connect State & Local Governments and Education institutions with the tools to succeed in today’s digital economy and prepare them for tomorrow’s opportunities. Description Join us to work with the largest customers in the State & Local and Education sectors in the State of California-SoCal. You will have the opportunity to build innovative solutions across our data platform offerings that address the unique business and operational challenges faced by government agencies and educational organizations—helping to drive their growth, success, and service to communities. Oracle is a fast-paced, collaborative environment passionate about customer success. We offer the most comprehensive, cloud-based technology to help governments and academic institutions modernize, operate efficiently, and better serve constituents and students. At Oracle, learning is constant. We support the development of our workforce through training, mentoring, and opportunities for internal mobility to help everyone achieve their aspirations. Be an integral part of the exciting transformation to the cloud by identifying, progressing, and closing opportunities in high-impact State & Local and Education accounts in the assigned territory (State of CA-Local-SoCal). What You’ll Do Understand what motivates State & Local Government and Education customers to adopt new technologies, what drives these sectors to innovate, and how to tap into their unique needs effectively. Work across the Oracle ecosystem and with technology partners to transform these organizations and help them create enduring capabilities to serve citizens and students. Develop and encourage long-term strategic relationships within select high-profile government and educational institutions. Build a robust, qualified pipeline and manage strategic, customer-centric account planning, crafting, owning, and forecasting deals aligned to public sector priorities. Serve as a trusted advisor and influencer in customer decisions to buy, architect, and adopt Oracle solutions tailored for government and education. Cultivate client relationships by building trust, partnership, and an emotional connection to the Oracle brand and team. Gain access and establish relationships with key executives, technology leaders, and decision-makers within government agencies and educational institutions. Master and share the “why Oracle story” that demonstrates the value we provide to public sector and education customers with our unified, multi-pillar offerings. Build and implement key sales and business development initiatives to improve awareness of Oracle Data and PaaS Solutions and increase sales pipeline within State & Local and Education accounts. Successfully prospect into assigned public sector and education accounts to discover and develop viable selling opportunities. Initiate and lead sophisticated sales cycles, using support and expertise from internal and external partners, including Pre-Sales, Product Management, Executives, and Industry Global Business Units. Travel as required (this role may be a virtual position). Required Skills/Experience What You’ll Bring Your passion, knowledge, and customer-centric approach will help us become the number one cloud company in the public sector and education markets. We also look for: Experience selling to public sector and/or education decision-makers, including C-level and executive leadership. An entrepreneurial spirit, thriving in dynamic and mission-driven environments. Creativity and innovation in problem-solving. Success in a team-selling environment. Drive and demonstrated results-orientation. Experience selling SaaS, IaaS, PaaS, and Database solutions, ideally to government and education organizations. Familiarity with open source and other cloud tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Linux, Java). Solutions-oriented and inventive approaches. A proven track record of success selling complex solutions, with the ability to exceed expectations. Commitment to continuous learning and professional development. Confidence and strong communication skills. A career at Oracle is defined by you. We give you the autonomy—and the skills—to write your own success story. Whatever direction you choose, you’ll gain invaluable experiences and be fully supported to do your best work. Apply Now – Create the future with us! Only Oracle brings together the data, infrastructure, applications, and expertise to power everything from industry innovations to life-saving care. And with AI embedded across our products and services, we help customers turn that promise into a better future for all. Discover your potential at a company leading the way in AI and cloud solutions that impact billions of lives. True innovation starts when everyone is empowered to contribute. That’s why we’re committed to growing a workforce that promotes opportunities for all with competitive benefits that support our people with flexible medical, life insurance, and retirement options. We also encourage employees to give back to their communities through our volunteer programs. We’re committed to including people with disabilities at all stages of the employment process. 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