Cloud Solutions Specialist

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Job Description

The Cloud Solutions Specialist (CSS) is responsible for driving and co-owning software and services within his/her assigned region with a focus on cloud-based solutions. The person in this role is expected to take a consistently proactive approach to discovering software and services business in the region with new customers identified by associated teams or uncovered through self-driven discovery. The CSS is the lead in the region for initial sales success with new customers and serves as the expert on the customer’s software and services strategy as the customer is migrated to a management team that works to grow the breadth of the sales relationship.

In developing the initial success with a customer, the CSS will work with internal teams and external partners to define and deliver the combination of software and services that the customer requires to achieve their goals.  To do so, the CSS will act as a liaison between Zones’ Professional Services teams, Solutions Architects, software partners, and infrastructure partners.  The CSS will capture requirements from the customer, describe the elements of the solution, and help to create a Scope of Work (SoW) that will be used to define and price the solution.

Practice Summary and Role Expectations

This team operates within the space of Public Cloud, Hybrid Cloud, and on-premises technologies. Our goal is to provide the expertise that identifies the software, services, and environment that will enable customers to operate in the environment that is best-suited for their goals.                    

The CSS role is not a fully technical role but demonstrated technical acumen at the level required to credibly describe a path from a customer’s current state to the desired state is a must.  Demonstrating this level of competence will require holding or earning certifications in cloud and on-premises software and infrastructure.  Effective CSS‘s will understand and be able to articulate the value of software as a service, professional services, and infrastructure choices involving the best-known partners in the industry including, but not limited to, Microsoft, VMware, AWS, Oracle, Symantec, Cisco, McAfee and many more.  Beyond understanding how the technologies interact and support the customer’s goals, the CSS will have to understand the sometimes-complex licensing programs that are used by the producer of the product.

Key Responsibilities

  • Partner and co-own sales activities at a customer level
  • Performance and success will be measured by gross profit performance
  • Performance-based quarterly incentives will be structured in commission format
  • Analyze & gather business requirement from large and complex client environments
  • Perform required research and investigation to identify and create thorough, accurate solution proposals based on client requirements
  • Understand and articulate various licensing methods
  • Responsible for partnering with BDMs and local sales leadership to drive net-new business opportunities
  • First-line preparation of cost estimates for licensing and product sales as well as professional services (deployment, migration, implementation, workshops, etc.) by understanding the customer’s plans, consulting with technical resources, practice leads and other professional and technical personnel (both internal and external).
  • Develop high-level design, statements of work (SOW), service design and bills of materials (BOM).
  • Contribute to CSS team effectiveness by identifying short-term and long-range issues that must be addressed; provide information and commentary pertinent to deliberations; recommend options and courses of action; implement directives

General Business Development, Marketing, and Partnerships

 

  • Develop relationships and act as liaison to partners to ensure available resources are being utilized where appropriate
  • Act as a solution evangelist for marketing activities including speaking/presenter engagements at conferences, conventions, user groups, webinars, etc.
  • Partner with stakeholders and drive solution marketing activities by delivering content and messaging

We are seeking candidates with the following experience and skills

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

  • Bachelor’s degree with a preference for business and demonstrated achievement of technical certification or training
  • Ability to sell, scope, price with limited support
  • Familiarity with Microsoft software and infrastructure licensing plans
  • Documented successful sales of technology solutions is preferred  

*Ability to independently conduct meetings with engineering-level, management-level or executive level customer personnel to position sales and solutions

 

Required Skills

Microsoft Azure, Cisco,Microsoft,MS programs is a plus and in house resources, Symantec, McAfee Oracle
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Industry

BPO

CATEGORY

Software & Web Development

JOB TYPE

Full Time/Permanent

Minimum Education

Bachelors

Career Level

Experienced Professional

Required Experience

2 Years - 6 Years(our main publisher is Microsoft so knowledge about MS programs is a plus and in house resources are PLUS PLUS.)

Total Positions

3