Drive pre-sales activities in support of company sales growth and strategy for service related opportunities in Cloud.
Engage the customers the company would like to acquire with the support of the sales/marketing team and vendors to generate and engage these leads to present the company value proposition.
Engage, Present, Analyse, Propose, Negotiate and Convert qualified prospects into deals
Translate client requirements into solutions, and confident with an ability to handle pressure in critical situations by always ensuring that client requirements are met i.e., solutioning, POC verification, and traditional IT cloud solution design for public cloud projects
Work with the PMO, project and services delivery team (including Operation team) to develop business proposals, scope of work and costing within certain gross margins before presenting to the clients.
Keep abreast and insight of competition, competitive issues and products.
Improve governance (policies, standards, guidelines) on successful delivery outcomes e.g., industry compliances, delivery frameworks/playbooks, port-mortem reviews
Cross group collaboration
Work closely with Sales to progress new Managed Services, Cloud and Enterprise Computing opportunities i.e. demand analysis, demos, tenders, etc.
Work closely with all technical group to on-board technical knowledge of solution offerings, inclusive of vendors and partners as needed
Job Requirements
Degree or other equivalent
At least 8 years of IT experience with 3+ years of cloud services experience
Prior presales experience is desirable
Strong knowledge of cloud services and solutions, as well as experience in designing and deploying AWS/Azure based solutions
Technical knowledge of on-premises (data centres, virtualization, hyper-converge, security) and cloud ecosystems - AWS, Azure
Technical knowledge infra stack i.e. x86, Unix, storage, networks, security, desktops/laptops/devices, servers
Knowledge of managed services
Knowledge of project management
Knowledge of IT lifecycle management
Knowledge of ITSM - Incident Management, Problem Management, Change Management, Asset Management, Patch Management
Strong problem-solving skills and able to prioritize and manage multiple tasks
Strategic Business Acumen, and resilience in sales pursuits
Strong communication skills
Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills with ability to coordinate between technical and business teams
Able to interact with various levels of internal and external stakeholders both in written and verbal forms
Ability to efficiently understand client organizations and their business model and to tailor relevant processes to privacy requirements
Willingness to travel up to 50% of the time
Candidates with the following attributes will have an advantage: 1. Previous technical experience as consultant or Managed Services delivery in Infrastructure and Operations, Cloud and Enterprise Computing projects 2. Experience in handling large Enterprise RFQ/RFP and government tender 3. Certification: VMWare, AWS, Azure preferred
Preference would be given to citizens / PR candidates.
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