Description:
As a Director of Enterprise Systems Engineering, you will lead and inspire a high-performing team of Pre-Sales Systems Engineers who partner closely with sales to drive strategic outcomes for our customers. You’ll be responsible for setting technical vision, developing top SE talent, and aligning Pre-Sales strategy with Everpure’s (formerly Pure Storage) go-to-market priorities. This is a highly visible leadership role for someone who thrives at the intersection of technology, customer impact, and team development—and who is excited to help shape the future of data storage.
What You’ll Do
Help grow revenue within the region
The successful candidate will join a high performing region and have the unique opportunity to work alongside a Regional Sales Director to define and execute the future strategy of the region for the West Enterprise Business.
- Work with the sales and pre-sales leadership to establish and track progress against a plan for creating long-term, sustainable growth.
- Engage directly with pre-sales and sales leadership to strategize on the team's opportunities and ensure the correct engagement on pre-sales activities
- Lead, report and the analyze the pipeline and forecast from a technical perspective
Provide Organizational Leadership
- Retain, hire and lead a world class team of SE Managers and Systems Engineers, helping to ensure technical success throughout the sales process
- Develop, improve, and maintain resources, ensuring they are efficiently deployed to successfully meet and exceed the company’s sales goals whilst also supporting a broad range of customer and partner needs.
- Help ensure that all available overlay team resources are aligned to the regions’ success
- Mentor/coach and conduct regular 1:1’s with team members to provide constructive feedback and skills development
- Ensure that every employee has a set of goals and Individual Development plan
Alignment, Cooperation and Partnership
- Ensure alignment of technical message and approach across the overlay functions inc. Partner Technical Managers, Data Architects, PSE, FSA, CTO, CX and PS organizations
- Build relationships and alignment with technical equivalents within regional Alliance and Channel partners
- Build and maintain your network both within and outside of Everpure
Maintain the Culture
Possibly, the hardest, but most important part of the role. Everpure has a unique culture that has driven our success. As we transition from a startup to a company focused on sustaining growth, we need to work hard to balance the demands of the business with the culture of the company.
- Be the custodian of, and live the, values of Everpure
- Recognize and reward outstanding behaviors and success within the team
- Undertake regular team building events as appropriate
What You Bring
Intellectual Curiosity
- Interact with customers, partners and prospects to understand their business challenges and engagement in pre-sales process
- Understand the big picture, industry trends and our competition
- Self Development - Technical, Leadership & Soft skills
Communicate Effectively
- Cascade communication and goals throughout your teams
- Leverage the field management process to build strong working relationships with cross functional teams to ensure alignment between pre and post sales activities, whilst ensuring solutions are implemented and supported in-line with client expectations
- Understand and communicate technical issues and/or enhancement requests from customers back to technical support, product management and R&D
Adapt and Adjust
- Be a keen observer. Effectively analyze the results of employee actions and take notice of any shortcomings that could be detrimentally affecting overall productivity
- Adapt to changes and quickly make adjustments to operations as needed
- Self-starter and highly motivated.
Active Contributor
- Be the executive sponsor in the region for a selection of larger opportunities
- Participate in regional industry events/organizations as a thought leader
- Promote products and business solutions at conferences, forums, and seminars.
Have Strong Ethics and Personal Integrity
- Treat people with respect at all time
- High degree of accountability and ownership
- Care about the company and our people
Experience
- 15+ year’s experience in a field Pre-sales position
- Experience leading a team with direct management responsibilities in a large geography
- Must have previous experience supporting the growth of a rapidly expanding organization and managed initiatives aimed at achieving 20% revenue growth
- Willingness to travel as needed on a regular basis