Sr. Manager, Pre-Sales Consultants

Senior Manager | Pre-Sales Consultant

We’re Hitachi Vantara, the data foundation trusted by the world’s innovators. Our resilient, high-performance data infrastructure means that customers – from banks to theme parks ­– can focus on achieving the incredible with data.

If you’ve seen the Las Vegas Sphere, you’ve seen just one example of how we empower businesses to automate, optimize, innovate – and wow their customers. Right now, we’re laying the foundation for our next wave of growth.  We’re looking for people who love being part of a diverse, global team – and who get excited about making a real-world impact with data.

The role

The Technical Sales Solutions Consultant (Presales Engineer) team plays a key role in the customer solution architecting process, providing pre-sales software and hardware technical expertise. Working closely with the field sales organization, other consultants, and customer representatives, the Solutions Consultant team members provide support ranging from product specification presentations to product value discussions. Each member of the team uses project management and customer relationship skills to align Hitachi Vantara Technology solutions with customers' business strategies. In addition, they demonstrate strong knowledge in one of Hitachi Vantara’s key initiatives with thorough knowledge of all solution areas.

What you’ll bring

• Collaborate with Regional Sales Leadership Team to prioritize and target team opportunities
• Directly engage with Director-level and higher customer and partner leadership to understand customer business issues and bring the right resources to bear in developing and proposing solutions
• Develop positive relationships with other organizational leadership to ensure constant collaboration and synchronization between the technical sales process and delivery execution
• Work closely with product management and product marketing to collaborate on solutions and opportunity pursuits
• Provide mentorship and coaching to the Solutions Consultants (SCs)
• Actively support company change programs and act as a role model for solution selling

What you’ll bring

• 10+ years of experience in the Information Technology industry
• 3-5 years of experience in managing Consulting Presales roles in the Storage/Technology Industry or in a High-Value Solutions Infrastructure company desired
• Track record of success in Business Technology related sales environment with excellent customer skills
• Strong knowledge of IT infrastructure technologies such as; Storage, Server technologies, Virtualization/VMware, AI/ML, Containers, Business Continuity, Data Protection, SAN, LAN/WAN Concepts and Architectures desired
• Ability to develop and deliver well-structured presentations (including whiteboarding) with information appropriate for the desired audience
• Personable, Persuasive and Articulate – Able to represent Hitachi Vantara positively to customers, build positive relationships of influence, and ability to communicate well (written and verbally), recruiters to populate – 80-100 words max)

About us

We’re a global team of innovators. Together, we harness engineering excellence and passion for insight to co-create meaningful solutions to complex challenges. We turn organizations into data-driven leaders that can a make positive impact on their industries and society. If you believe that innovation can inspire the future, this is the place to fulfil your purpose and achieve your potential.

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Championing diversity, equity, and inclusion

Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are integral to our culture and identity. Diverse thinking, a commitment to allyship, and a culture of empowerment help us achieve powerful results. We want you to be you, with all the ideas, lived experience, and fresh perspective that brings. We support your uniqueness and encourage people from all backgrounds to apply and realize their full potential as part of our team.

How we look after you

We want to help you take care of your today and tomorrow – at home and at work. Which is why we offer industry-leading benefits that go far beyond compensation. That means support, services, and resources that also take care of your holistic health and wellbeing. We’re always looking for new ways of working that bring out our best, which leads to unexpected ideas. Here, you’ll experience a sense of belonging, and discover autonomy, freedom, and ownership as you work alongside talented people you enjoy sharing knowledge with. We’re also champions of life balance and offer flexible arrangements that work for you (role and location dependent).

We’re proud to say we’re an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applicants for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, age, disability status or any other protected characteristic. Should you need reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know so that we can do our best to set you up for success.