Client Services Partner (Cloud Services)- Japan

IFS is a billion-dollar revenue company with 7000+ employees on all continents. Our leading AI technology is the backbone of our award-winning enterprise software solutions, enabling our customers to be their best when it really matters–at the Moment of Service™. Our commitment to internal AI adoption has allowed us to stay at the forefront of technological advancements, ensuring our colleagues can unlock their creativity and productivity, and our solutions are always cutting-edge.

At IFS, we’re flexible, we’re innovative, and we’re focused not only on how we can engage with our customers but on how we can make a real change and have a worldwide impact. We help solve some of society’s greatest challenges, fostering a better future through our agility, collaboration, and trust.

We celebrate diversity and understand our responsibility to reflect the diverse world we work in. We are committed to promoting an inclusive workforce that fully represents the many different cultures, backgrounds, and viewpoints of our customers, our partners, and our communities. As a truly international company serving people from around the globe, we realize that our success is tantamount to the respect we have for those different points of view.

By joining our team, you will have the opportunity to be part of a global, diverse environment; you will be joining a winning team with a commitment to sustainability; and a company where we get things done so that you can make a positive impact on the world.

We’re looking for innovative and original thinkers to work in an environment where you can #MakeYourMoment so that we can help others make theirs. With the power of our AI-driven solutions, we empower our team to change the status quo and make a real difference.

If you want to change the status quo, we’ll help you make your moment. Join Team Purple. Join IFS.

The Client Services Partner (CSP) role is positioned within the IFS GCS function. This role serves as a key partner to our sales team and customers, supporting the sales team in packing, positioning and integrating services to an opportunity. The IFS services portfolio includes customer success, implementation and consulting delivery, cloud managed services, and support & maintenance. While the sales lead owns the overall customer relationship and enduring commercial responsibility, the CSP provides critical services guidance and advice.

Working with sales and delivery teams, the CSP establishes and shapes desired customer outcomes and designs executable offerings to deliver value across the customer lifecycle. This individual is responsible for shaping how our portfolio of service offerings is positioned and sold to customers. They play a vital role in the sales process, requiring strong communication skills and the ability to influence deals internally. CSPs report to a regional team with a primary focus on a defined geographic territory.

Throughout the sales cycle, the CSP is active from shaping the opportunity to closing the deal, always working in partnership with sales team. Key responsibilities include facilitating customer requirements discovery workshops, pitching services aligned with customer objectives, qualifying deals, and setting the services sales strategy.

The CSP ensures that IFS proposals follow best practices and standards while minimizing risk to both the customer and IFS. Collaboration with many contributors is essential, but the CSP drives the services content of the bids, along with underpinning documentation, contracts, and Statements of Work (SOWs).

• 10+ years of experience in a customer facing and/or pre-sales role in – Customer success, professional services, management consultancy, project management; experience of customers undergoing transformation or digitalisation
• Proficiency in English and Japanese
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and presentation skills
• Competency in using tools such as Microsoft Powerpoint, Excel, Power BI and Gen AI for data analysis, reporting, and presentation purposes.
• University degree, or equivalent professional qualifications, in a field relevant for the functional area or responsibility
• Experience from working with Cloud Service Management, ERP applications
• Industry knowledge in one of IFS 6 core industries
• Proven experience in Sales methodologies (SPIN/MEDDIC etc 

• Demonstrated ability to focus on detail, consistency and quality in written communications and presentations. 
• Knowledge of Artificial Intelligence (AI) concepts and applications, and how they can be leveraged to create value for Visa and its clients
• Experience representing technical and/or business issues and solutions to influence audiences at multiple levels of an organization, including senior executives, in support of strategic business plans
• In-depth knowledge of the payment industry (i.e., trends, threats, competitors, regulatory environments), client segment and region/market.
• Ability to lead cross-functional team members through high impact, complex business issues that do not have precedent or are ambiguous.
• Certifications or qualifications in Client/Customer Success, project management or related areas of practice and expertise.
• Preferred background: Sales experience with AWS or Google Cloud.

• Building client relationships - Build credibility and create trust-based relations, partner with clients to build their business
• Becoming customer centric - Listen to and prioritize customer needs to drive value realization and build trusted partnerships
• Success planning - Build measurable actions plans to help clients achieve their business goals and realize value from their products/solutions
• Client engagement - Communicate clearly and effectively with clients
• Proactiveness - Think ahead and take action
• Critical thinking - Take ownership over problems and find creative solutions to complex problems