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Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Builds servers, networking and private cloud

Enterprise Architect

Pre-Sales Solution EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeWarsaw, PolandPLN351k - PLN653k /yr

About the Job

Requirements

  • An advanced degree in technology or a related field is preferred, or equivalent technical qualifications.
  • At least 12 years of technical experience in IT focused on technical consulting and solution selling.
  • At least two industry-standard relevant technology certifications or equivalent experience are expected.
  • Mastery of solution configurations, overall architecture design, and creating, managing, and positioning demonstrations and proofs of concept to meet customer requirements.
  • Mastery of the company portfolio of products, software, services, solution-domain specialization, and adjacent solution domains, including how they can be combined and adapted to address strategic customer and industry needs.
  • Deep working knowledge of the as-a-service business model, its business value and ecosystem, and how it supports strategic goals within one or more domains.
  • Ability to collaborate cross-functionally to generate revenue through increased subscription consumption and other as-a-service models.
  • Mastery of executive-level written, verbal, and nonverbal communication, including active listening and storytelling, and the ability to communicate in English and applicable local languages as needed for the job.
  • Mastery of discussion and persuasion skills to support the company point of view while respectfully questioning and challenging proposed solutions.
  • Mastery of financial and business acumen, including sales-cycle and funnel management, reporting, influence, business-strategy linkage, key executive metrics, total cost of ownership and return on investment concepts and calculations, financial models, and customer revenue models.
  • Mastery of consultative and value-selling skills, advisory influence, and executive presence, including presenting, whiteboarding, storytelling, objection handling, and closing.
  • Mastery of company business knowledge, technical tools, and standard customer relationship management systems and tools.
  • Strong resource-management skills, including knowing how and when to engage subject-matter experts and specialists.
  • Hands-on experience with multiple products, solutions, tools, or services aligned to the role’s responsibilities.
  • Ability to design and develop demonstration or product walkthrough playbooks.
  • Ability to deliver live demonstrations or walkthroughs of products, solutions, tools, or services to customers, partners, and other stakeholders.
  • Mastery of project and time-management skills or experience, along with analytical and problem-solving skills and appropriate due diligence.
  • Enterprise architecture frameworks and project-management methodologies and certifications are helpful but not required.

Responsibilities

  • Demonstrate mastery in more than one solution domain and in the customer’s technical and business environment.
  • Orchestrate the design of complex proposals that communicate tangible business value to customers.
  • Mitigate company risk by managing customer and company stakeholder expectations.
  • Critically review proposals and apply market intelligence and thought leadership to translate functional views into technical views and enhance workload-optimized solutions.
  • Provide input to global business units on end-customer IT trends, requirements, gaps, and unmet needs.
  • Lead teams in developing and presenting high-level, outcome-based solutions to customer business challenges, translating customer business needs into aligned functional solution designs.
  • Communicate the value proposition of HPE’s end solutions in customer-relevant terms and show how it aligns with business outcomes and customer needs.
  • Develop adjacent-technology knowledge and maintain in-depth knowledge of current and emerging technologies and trends.
  • Contribute to industry domains through conference participation, content support and presentations, demonstrations, booth support, social media, and business events.
  • Monitor the competitive landscape, including emerging competitors and start-ups.
  • Drive account business planning using knowledge of industry trends and the customer’s technical environment.
  • Facilitate and lead deep-dive discussions with clients and account teams to build customer relationships, understand business needs, evaluate customer ecosystems, and advocate and present technical transformation strategies.
  • Identify acceptable technical trade-offs and risks and suggest remediation.
  • Drive collaboration among internal account teams, set direction, provide guidance, and engage partners across the portfolio to build solution strategies aligned with customer technical and business challenges.
  • Transfer knowledge to external partners to support effective customer solutions.
  • Build the account pipeline by identifying opportunities such as enhancements, unmet or unrecognized needs, upselling, and cross-selling.
  • Monitor the account pipeline and nurture active deals from opportunity through close.
  • Use pipeline insights to prioritize activities and invest time and resources in deals with the highest potential.
  • Participate in sales forecast meetings and provide feedback to accelerate the sales lifecycle.
  • Document ongoing sales-cycle activities and tasks using specified tools and resources, and share best practices with peers and partners.
  • Build consultative presence and advisory influence with vice presidents, C-suite executives, line-of-business management, and customer thought leaders.
  • Anticipate customer needs and engage partners and resources to design innovative solutions and generate customer demand.
  • Share knowledge with peers and help develop knowledge and expertise within the presales community.

About the Company

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Builds servers, networking and private cloud

Hewlett Packard Enterprise sells servers, storage, networking and hybrid cloud software to large companies, governments and service providers. Its GreenLake platform lets customers run on-premises hardware as a metered cloud service, and its Cray supercomputers run national lab and AI training workloads. The networking business, built on Aruba and Juniper Networks, supplies campus, data-center and routing equipment. Revenue comes from hardware sales, multiyear support contracts, financing and subscriptions. The company traces its roots to Hewlett-Packard, founded in 1939, became a separate public company in 2015 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Houston, TX
Founded
1939

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