Sr Presales Manager - Enterprise Architecture (Northeast Region)

Hewlett Packard Enterprise•Philadelphia, CT

4d•$175,000 - $411,500•Remote

About The Position

HPE is seeking a Sr. Pre-Sales Manager to manage a team of pre-sales architects covering external customers within the Northeastern United States. The Sr. Pre-Sales Manager will manage a group of presales professionals in Enterprise Architect. They are responsible for setting the direction, managing the deliverables of the assigned group, and achieving revenue and expense objectives. Resolves customer problems and contributes to customer satisfaction. Responsible for representing assigned area to all levels of sales and other company management. Where appropriate, seeks to build strategic executive relationships with external clients and internally within company, and partners with internal and external resources to develop best-in-class solutions for customer. Manages the performance of individual contributors and the team overall, and grows and develops talent within the organization. The Sr. Pre-Sales Manager will be an expert subject matter knowledge to manage staff activities in solving most complex business/technical issues within established policies. They will manage activities of exempt individual contributors (typically Expert/Master) and/or MG1s. While also being accountable for a large multi-department area(s) or location(s) with significant impact on business unit results and organizational strategy. This person acts as a key advisor to senior management on the development of overall policies and long-term goals of the organization. Plans, manages, and monitors high-end operational/tactical activities of Staff. Staff members' primary focus is on either high-end tactical or broad strategic issues or a combination of both. Recruits and supports development of direct staff members.

Requirements

University or Bachelor's degree; advanced or Master's degree preferred.
8+ years experience in customer facing role.
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

Nice To Haves

Develops methods for supporting innovation and change across the organization.

Responsibilities

Directs overall Presales operations in assigned area of responsibilities.
Resource management & Intra- Region support - 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.
Partnering with Sales & acct. planning - 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.
Coaching - 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.
Leadership - 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.
People development - 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.
Focus on strategic direction - articulates the company's technology vision and direction directly to customers in support of key account sales or complex deals.
Consultative selling - 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.
Financial selling - 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.