Manager II, Presales Consulting, Networking (New York City)

Manager II, Presales Consulting, Networking (New York City) This role has been designated as ‘Remote/Teleworker’, which means you will primarily work from home. 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: HPE is seeking a Manager to manage a group of presales professionals in one or more of the Presales Functions (Technical Consultant, Technical Client Consultant, and Enterprise Architects). Responsible for setting the direction, managing the deliverables of the assigned group, and achieving revenue and expense objectives. This person will also resolve 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. Responsibilities: Managing the Business 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. Business acumen 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. Leading & Managing Presales People 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. Selling as a Presales Manager 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. Education and Experience Required: University or Bachelor's degree; advanced or Master's degree preferred. 8+ years experience in sales. 3 + years of experience in management 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. Knowledge and Skills: In addition to core technical skills: 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 Develops methods for supporting innovation and change across the organization. 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. Let's Stay Connected: Follow @HPECareers on Instagram to see the latest on people, culture and tech at HPE. Job: Sales Job Level: Manager_2 "The expected salary/wage range for this position is provided below. Actual offer may vary from this range based upon geographic location, work experience, education/training, and/or skill level. – United States of America: Annual Salary USD 221,000 - 456,500 in New York // 194,500 - 456,500 in New Jersey This range reflects the minimum to maximum combined base and target-level sales compensation that would be paid if the hire performs at 100% of their sales plan. Of that on-target pay amount, the mix of base salary and target-level sales compensation is 75%/25%." 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