Location: San Diego, CA
Company: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company
they live, from edge to cloud, so they can turn insights into outcomes at the speed required to thrive in today's complex world. Our culture thrives on finding new and better ways to accelerate what's next. We know diverse backgrounds are valued and succeed here.
We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good. If you are looking to stretch and grow your career our culture will embrace you. Open up opportunities with HPE. Job Description: The Solutions Architect is responsible for providing deep technical expertise for hardware, software, or services in the creation and delivery of proposals designed to meet customers'
business needs. Creates and maintains effective customer relationships to secure customer satisfaction. Breadth of awareness includes all company portfolio offerings (hardware, software, services, and everything as a service) in deal pursuit situations.
Develops and maintains knowledge of adjacent, leading-edge, and emerging technologies in the industry and market segments; and guides customers on how to migrate and/or integrate technologies in new or existing environments. Typically aligned to a specific business unit or, in smaller markets, may represent the deep technical expertise across multiple product or services areas (" multi-product Technology Architect" ). Responsibilities:
Participates in deep-dive discussions and gathers information about customer technical needs and backsses customer's current IT infrastructure and translates the technical view into the implementation view to architect an overall technical solution.
Additionally, defines technical alternatives and possible shortcomings to the proposed solution. Collaborates with account teams and other company organizations in developing and communicating key value propositions and negotiation points for a specific product set and technology. Delivers compelling and convincing presentations addressing specific requirements and expectations; effectively links the technical features and functions of company's solutions with tangible business benefits that meet customer challenges.
Protects and expands HPE's footprint with the customer by leveraging new technologies, upgrades, and refreshes to the company's installed base. Develops strategies to counter likely competitive threats. Responsible for pipeline information to be updated and accurately reflect the area of responsibility to ensure nurturing of all deals and constant movement of opportunities to close. Facilitates smooth transition from sales to implementation by orienting the appropriate teams to the technical solution design and identifying related training needs.
Education and Experience: Bachelor's degree in engineering or from technical university or relevant years of experience 5+ years of selling experience with a major storage company Deep hands-on technical expertise in pitching, demoing and architecting complex solutions Demonstratable knowledge in virtualization, and at least 2 application stacks (MSSQL, Oracle, SAP etc. ) Working knowledge of hands-on with one of major public clouds (Amazon, Azure, Google) - certifications preferred Expert in selling complete data lifecycle management portfolio - block, file, backup, ransomware protection & others Deep competitive knowledge of at least 1 major storage vendor Demonstratable technical knowledge of storage industry and major trends Deep expertise in at least one of the major verticals (FSI, manufacturing, Healthcare) and related solutions preferred Located within driving distance of the greater Cincinatti region preferred and have the ability to travel to customer sites on a regular basis.
Knowledge and Skills: Demonstrates deep technical skills in assigned area of specialization. Good knowledge of the company offerings, strategic initiatives, current trends, competitor products and strategies within area of responsibility.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills and mastery over English and local languages Demonstrates excellent consultative selling techniques, including active listening, framing, white boarding, storytelling etc. Knowledge of company business, technical tools, and standard CRM systems and tools. Working knowledge and usage of social media, blogging, and related information sharing technologies Solid knowledge of partner's offerings and how to effectively access, engage, and collaborate with them Knowledge-based and experienced-based industry certifications strongly preferred Solid project management skills or experience, with excellent analytical and problem solving skills, including appropriate due diligence.
Strong business and financial acumen, with an understanding of functional responsibilities of various customer business roles Experience participating in solution configurations and the creation of Po Cs to meet customer requirements. #NAStorage Sales #United States Additional Skills: Accountability, Accountability, Active Learning, Active Listening, Assertiveness, Bias, Building Rapport, Buyer Personas, Coaching, Complex Sales, Creativity, Critical Thinking, Cross-Functional Teamwork, Customer Experience Strategy, Customer Interactions, Design Thinking, Empathy, Financial Acumen, Follow-Through, Growth Mindset, Identifying Sales Opportunities, Industry Knowledge, Intellectual Curiosity, Long Term Planning, Managing Ambiguity {+ 6 more} What We Can Offer You: Health & Wellbeing We strive to provide our team members and their loved ones with a comprehensive suite of benefits that supports their physical, financial and emotional wellbeing.
Personal & Professional Development We also invest in your career because the better you are, the better we all are. We have specific programs catered to helping you reach any career goals you have - whether you want to become a knowledge expert in your field or apply your skills to another division. Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging We are unconditionally inclusive in the way we work and celebrate individual uniqueness. We know diverse backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good.
Let's Stay Connected: Follow @HPECareers on Instagram to see the latest on people, culture and tech at HPE. Job: Sales Job Level: Expert States with Pay Range Requirement The expected salary/wage range for a U. S. -based hire filling this position is provided below. Actual offer may vary from this range based upon geographic location, work experience, education/training, and/or skill level. If this is a sales role, then the listed salary range reflects combined base salary and target-level sales compensation pay. If this is a non-sales role, then the listed salary range reflects base salary only.
Variable incentives may also be offered. Information about employee benefits offered can be found at /main/new-hire-enrollment. html. Annual Salary: $139,700.00 - $313,900.00 HPE is an Equal Employment Opportunity/ Veterans/Disabled/LGBT and Affirmative Action employer. We are committed to diversity and building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We do not discriminate and all decisions we make are made on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need. Our goal is to be one global diverse team that is representative of our customers, in an inclusive environment where we can continue to innovate and grow together.
Please click here: Equal Employment Opportunity. Hewlett Packard Enterprise is EEO F/M/Protected Veteran/ Individual with Disabilities. HPE will comply with all applicable laws related to employer use of arrest and conviction records, including laws requiring employers to consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories.
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