NetBackup Solution Architect – Emerging Markets

Dubai, UAE

Ref: HP647-1784

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Manages and leads complex engagements with strategic customers to influence and drive both short term and long term revenue throughout EMEA.
- To lead the customer through the sales lifecycle, from pre sales, architecting the solution through to implementation
- To engage at a technical leadership level with strategic enterprise customers enabling Veritas to position, sell and deliver large scale/complex solutions involving new and/or mature technologies.
- Combines a deep and wide understanding of IT Infrastructure technology to architect and deliver complex solutions to address specific customer business needs.
- To proactively engage and communicate with the Business Unit, TSS, Sales, Channel and Partner communities in relation to technology expertise.

Leadership:
- Is accountable for driving Technical Sales and Services Excellence and acts as a role model in driving TSS value and behaviours across EMEA
- Actively participates in TSS Mentoring Programme and is able to mentor in all areas (technical skills/knowledge, soft skills, selling skills)
- Leads very large, high risk and/or high profile engagements
- Provides focused leadership across of within technology area to lead initiatives with virtual teams across EMEA
- Recognised Thought Leader and source of advice for other functions and external partners.
- Drives increased thought leadership by actively discussing design proposals/business value/architectural solutions with peers and other domain leads
- Presents Veritas value proposition and strategy to analysts and conference presentations

Partner/Customer Management:
- Proactively participates in strategic Account Planning process.
- Is recognized as a technology Thought Leader externally
- Manages a partner eco-system and transfers services consulting knowledge to partners in accordance with Veritas Partner Specialisation model

Opportunity Management:
- Translates customer business requirements into integrated technical solutions
- Designs/architects solutions which match Veritas’s technologies/services to customer needs
- Leverages cross domain architects skills to create integrated solutions architectures
- Defines interfaces with adjacent technology areas/customer infrastructure to ensure Veritas proposed solution is integrated seamlessly into the existing environment
- Develops and articulates to the customer the complete solution deployment lifecycle
- Works with customer to finalise detail of proposed solution and drives to technical closure
- Participates in the development of responses to RFIs and RFPs
- Delivers product and technology briefings and ensures all technical teams have been presented to on both Veritas technology and strategy
- Takes leadership role in large/complex deals

Delivery Management:
- Engaged in billable delivery of Veritas solutions
- Delivers services portfolio (Strategic Consulting, Design Validation & Implementation Assurance, Solution Architecture / Project Leadership ) as well as SOW associated to solution requirements

Project Management:
- Employs industry leading best practice and TSS methodology and tools

Operational Management:
- Creates Service catalogue/library (eg; reference architectures, white papers , client references) that includes standardised architectural development methodology and approach

Thorough technical understanding of at least one of the Veritas products areas/solutions and the application of strategic cross industry solutions.
- Ability to map technical and commercial value to longer term business goals within customer environment.
- Excellent presentation skills with experience of delivering at C level within customer organization.
- Understanding of budget cycles and P&L management
- Presence and credibility both internally and externally.
- Recognized internally and externally as thought leader in area of expertise.
- Self confidence that translates well for customers, partners and colleagues.
- Demonstrates passion and enthusiasm.
- Enjoys the challenges encountered in selling and delivering complex technology in a competitive environment.

Requirements

- Likely to have at least 5 years customer facing experience.
- Likely to have at least 8 years proven in-depth knowledge of relevant of underlying technology area.
- Likely to have knowledge/experience of competitor products
- Track record of design and delivery of high value complex solutions to customers.
- Vertical experience desirable in one or more of Telco, Finance, Public Sector, Industry.
- Computer Science degree desirable.

About the Company

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ManpowerGroup powers the success of many of the world's most dynamic organizations. We deliver innovative workforce solutions that enhance competitiveness, increase efficiency and spur productivity. Combining global reach with local expertise - 3600 offices in over 80 countries - we know the changing world of work and bring a deep understanding of the companies we work for and the industries we service.

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