3 days ago
Base Salary
$230k - $250k/yr
Responsibilities
- Provide technical presentations, briefings, and lab demonstrations for clients and partners.
- Own the technical aspects of sales campaigns, including solution design, architecture, qualification, and handoff to consulting and services teams.
- Design, configure, compare, and position cloud, data center, security, and related service solutions.
- Qualify sales opportunities based on technical requirements, decision-making processes, and funding.
- Lead solution verification and bill-of-materials review processes for the assigned geography.
- Build account strategies with Client Directors and identify relevant technologies and vendors.
- Coach and mentor team resources in solution knowledge, technical skills, and pre-sales practices.
- Present at company events, user groups, conferences, and forums.
- Provide feedback on internal efficiencies and contribute suggestions for new solutions and offerings.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
- At least 4 years of pre-sales and data center experience.
- Experience serving as a technical lead in a pre-sales sales campaign.
- Extensive knowledge of one or more data center solution areas, including storage, networking, compute, virtualization, data center management or automation, and security.
- Strong professional communication, presentation, analytical, problem-solving, interpersonal, and customer-facing skills.
- Ability to work independently, prioritize opportunities, influence others, and perform under critical conditions.
- Ability to work effectively within team and partner environments.
- Self-motivated, proactive, customer-focused, and results-driven.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- 401(k) plan.
- Paid company holidays and paid time off.
- Paid parental and caregiver leave.
- Certification and credential sponsorship and continued learning opportunities.
- Access to a multi-million-dollar technology lab and cross-department training.
Categories
Solutions Engineering
About AHEAD
AHEAD is an IT services and consulting firm that designs, builds, and operates digital platforms for large enterprises across cloud infrastructure, automation, data and analytics, security, and DevOps. It generates revenue through consulting, systems integration, and managed services, including cloud management and operations. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Chicago, it is privately held and owned by Centerbridge Partners.