Public Sector Enterprise Presales Leader

Hewlett Packard Enterprise•Columbia, DC

18h•Remote

About The Position

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is seeking a leader to manage a group of presales professionals in the Public Sector division. These professionals will be in one or more of the Presales Functions, including Technical Consultant, Technical Client Consultant, and Enterprise Architects. The Public Sector division Enterprise Presales Leader will be responsible for setting the direction, managing the deliverables of the assigned group, and achieving revenue and expense objectives. This role involves resolving customer problems and contributing to customer satisfaction. Responsibilities also include representing the assigned area to all levels of sales and other company management. Where appropriate, the leader will seek to build strategic executive relationships with external clients and internally within the company, and partner with internal and external resources to develop best-in-class solutions for customers. The Public Sector division Enterprise Presales Leader will manage the performance of individual contributors and the team overall, and will grow and develop talent within the organization. This is a teleworker position, but the candidate must reside in the Washington DC area.

Requirements

University or Bachelor's degree; advanced or Master's degree preferred.
10 + years of experience in sales.
Directly related management experience and work results including success in managing the achievement of progressively higher quota or other sales related goals.
Demonstrated results in managing resources to support complex, strategic sales and/or business objectives.
Business Management
Strategic Planning/ Execution.
Forecast/Budget Control.
Operations Building/ Improvement.
Resource Brokering/ Allocation.
Management of complex processes.
Business Development
Strategic Account Support.
Negotiation skills within the company and with C-level clients.
Consultative Selling
Presentation and communication skills.
Ability to develop strong executive level relationships.
Consultative, solution selling and business development skills.
Business case development skills.
Workforce Planning & Development
Workforce Planning.
Career Planning & Development.
Workforce Management
Coaching & Supervision; timely management of low performers.
Skill Development/ Enhancement.
Performance Management.
Change Management
Develops methods for supporting innovation and change across the organization.

Nice To Haves

advanced or Master's degree preferred

Responsibilities

Directs overall Presales operations in assigned area of responsibilities.
Translates business goals into actionable presales utilization plans that reflect the requirements and opportunities within area of control.
Proactively addresses regional presales coverage gaps and leverages presales technical expertise where warranted to win opportunities for the company.
Actively engages in driving sales strategy; collaborates within the company and with the field to prioritize, facilitate and direct the use of resources; proactively assesses sales pipelines in area of control to ensure appropriate and timely utilization of presales support.
Collaborates effectively across organizational boundaries to ensure a positive "voice-from-the-field" presence in business decision making and product design.
Continuously monitors, troubleshoots, and improves area-of-control operations to ensure alignment with the company's business direction, the quality of business practices, optimum organizational performance and a highly motivated presales force.
Exhibits authoritative business, financial and legal acumen to develop meaningful business recommendations.
Understands what it takes to manage a business and uses these insights to gain better understanding of a client's/customer's needs and to position the value of the company's offers.
Assesses and manages employee performance to ensure individual and group excellence; counsels and supports individuals through selling challenges; manages performance and results of high and low performers.
Applies understanding of team dynamics to work effectively in teams, achieve goals and successfully plan & execute activities; Effectively facilitates remote team collaboration; develops methods for supporting innovation and change across the organization.
Nurtures and advances the talent required to maintain company sales force excellence within area of control; anticipates new skill requirements from changing industry or market indicators; sponsors and directs skill building activities to increase the productivity and accomplishments of the presales force; ensures strong technical acumen across the group needed to support sales.
Articulates the company's technology vision and direction directly to customers in support of key account sales or complex deals.
Strategizes with and coaches their team on how to apply consultative-selling techniques to advance opportunities that result in ongoing profitable revenue growth for the company; Compellingly positions the company as the vendor of choice for strategic partnering for enterprise-wide IT solutions; Identifies the measurable value or impact of company offerings and clarifies for customers the key differentiators that distinguish the company's solutions from those offered by its competitors.
Employs a financial selling approach to meet customer needs; works with team to build business cases that link proposals to customer's goals, strategies and relevant business metrics, and that demonstrate industry and competitive proficiency; Develops an accurate business need profile and demonstrates an understanding of related issues.