The External Relations Professional will work closely with the Hybrid Cloud Communications team to build visibility of IBM's hybrid cloud strategy and leadership across resiliency, performance, security and compliance. This role requires a deep understanding of technology, including a background in cloud. Hybrid cloud is key to driving innovation and delivering enhanced, secure customer experiences for IBM clients across all industries. The ideal candidate must have strong storytelling and media relations skills, with the ability to translate complex topics into stories that resonate with all audiences – all through the lens of digital transformation and hybrid cloud. It requires creativity in leveraging client wins, IBM announcements, thought leadership, industry trends and news cycles to identify earned media opportunities and craft timely, interesting and relevant pitches.

• Locations - Must be in either Research Triangle Park, NC or Austin, TX

• Experience working in a PR agency or in-house communications team
• Demonstrated success working with clients and/or business partners to uncover stories and support company priorities
• Ability to understand, synthesize and communicate complex technologies, products and market challenges, specifically cloud computing concepts and trends

High School Diploma/GED Bachelor's Degree IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status. At IBM, work is more than a job - it's a calling: To build. To design. To code. To consult. To think along with clients and sell. To make markets. To invent. To collaborate. Not just to do something better, but to attempt things you've never thought possible. Are you ready to lead in this new era of technology and solve some of the world's most challenging problems? If so, lets talk. IBM Corporate Headquarters (CHQ) team represents a variety of functions such as marketing, finance, legal, operations, HR, and more, all working together to solve some of the world's most complex problems, help our clients achieve success and build collaborative work environments for IBMers. IBM’s greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.

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