This role has been designed as ‘Hybrid’ with an expectation that you will work on average 2 days per week from an HPE office.
Who We Are:
Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud company advancing the way people live and work. We help companies connect, protect, analyze, and act on their data and applications wherever 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 varied 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:
Digital Presales – Advisory & Professional services Solution Architect
HPE Presales provides the expertise to design, integrate, and accelerate our customers’ outcomes from their digital transformation. Our teams collaborate to transform insight into innovation. In today’s fast paced, hybrid IT world, being at business speed means overcoming IT complexity to match the speed of actions to the speed of opportunities. Deploy the right technology to respond quickly to market possibilities. Join us and redefine what’s next for you.
Location: Sofia, Bulgaria
What you’ll do :
Creates and develops the implementation design of technical products, services, and solutions that address specific customer needs by participating in deep-dive discussions and leveraging a solid knowledge of customers' technical environment and a thorough knowledge of company's portfolioDevelops and articulates compelling customer proposals, ensuring the customer’s business and technical requirements are met.Identifies and articulates key risks related to the respective scope.Provides work estimations as well as recommendations on sourcing models.Review customer proposals for accuracy, relevance, and competitiveness, ensuring customer enthusiasm and collaborating with senior colleagues in review processes as necessary.Offers input to address key end-customer IT trends, requirements, gaps, or unmet needs.Performs due diligence by ensuring technical design meets customer workload needs, service level expectations, and are within budget.Develops and maintains awareness of emerging technologies.Addresses customer questions and concerns regarding technical products, services, and solutions within a specific scope.Collaborates with internal and external partners to successfully transfer knowledge and deliver effective solutions to customers.Supports the opportunity pipeline and help drive through the sales process to closure.Documents ongoing work (activities, tasks) throughout the sales cycle using specific tools and resources, sharing best practices with peers and partners to collaborate effectively.Develops a working relationship with the customer technical teams by understanding the customer’s ecosystem and how HPE's solutions can align to the ecosystem and deliver value.Proactively share knowledge with peers.What you’ll need:
To have graduated recently from a Bachelor or Master degreeDemonstrate strong written and verbal communication skills. Ability to write detailed technical reports/documents evaluating the existing Solutions.Must be a team player and show ability and willingness to motivate and support other engineers.Strong organizational, time management skills with keen attention to detail.Approach new technologies and assignments with a positive, opportunistic “can-do” attitude.Excellent communication (verbal & written) in English and interpersonal skills.Second language would be considered an advantageWhat we’d prefer you bring:
Interest towards architecting, designing and deploying IaaS, PaaS, Virtualization Technologies – MS Hyper-V, Hybrid Cloud, Containers, VMware. Multi-cloud services. Data & AI services, Security servicesConsultative and value selling skills, including presenting, whiteboarding, objection handling, and closing skills to proactively help customers make business decisions.Project and time management skills or experience with excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.Ability to interact with people (customer and internal HPE) at all levels and geographies.Communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders and have an ability to drive the conversation/discussion.Possess a strong customer focus with the ability to manage escalations and balancing the needs of the customer & the HPE teams (Sales/ Pursuit/ Delivery)What you can expect from us:
Initial extensive onboarding to support you with adjusting into the roleOngoing learning and development throughout the duration of the programBe mentored by at least one senior member of the team and after two years in the program you can grow into a true professional with valuable relationships and international working experience.Participation in Technology events & conferences. Competitive salary and great benefitsGreat work-life balance including hybrid working and Wellness Fridays initiativeAdditional Skills:
Accountability, Accountability, Active Learning, Active Listening, Bias, Business Growth, Client Expectations Management, Coaching, Creativity, Critical Thinking, Cross-Functional Teamwork, Customer Centric Solutions, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Design Thinking, Empathy, Follow-Through, Growth Mindset, Information Technology (IT) Infrastructure, Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Intellectual Curiosity (Inactive), Long Term Planning, Managing Ambiguity, Process Improvements, Product Services, Relationship Building {+ 5 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.
Unconditional Inclusion
We are unconditionally inclusive in the way we work and celebrate individual uniqueness. We know varied 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.
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