Manager leading presales and strategic transformation for HPE's hybrid cloud initiatives in the Benelux region, engaging directly with customers and developing best practices for the sales team.
Responsibilities
Define and execute a transformation roadmap for the hybrid cloud presales function that elevates presales to strategic, customer-facing influencers across Benelux.
Reframe solution and proposal design to prioritize HPE hybrid and private cloud architectures, incorporate the HPE Cloud software portfolio, and embed value‑added services for end-to-end customer outcomes.
Partner with sales leadership, product management, services, and partners to create repeatable, scalable solution patterns, IP and playbooks for hybrid/private cloud opportunities.
Measure and report transformation progress with clear KPIs (e.g., presales-driven pipeline influence, solution attach rates, win rates on hybrid/private cloud deals, customer satisfaction).
Lead a team of presales professionals across roles (Technical Consultants, Technical Client Consultants, Enterprise Architects) to provide account and shared resource support for the Benelux region.
Act as the management point of contact for Belgium—representing presales to local sales leadership, customers, and internal stakeholders.
Build utilization and coverage plans to align presales capacity with target regions, accounts and strategic cloud opportunities in Benelux.
Regularly engage with customers at technical and executive levels as a visible, strategic presales leader across Benelux.
Coach and enable the team to use consultative and value-based selling methods that link HPE hybrid/private cloud solutions to customers’ business objectives.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent); advanced degree or certifications in cloud/IT/engineering or business preferred.
Typically 7+ years in sales or presales roles, with demonstrable management experience leading presales teams and contributing to quota achievement.
Proven experience driving transformation initiatives, building solution playbooks, or launching cloud-focused go-to-market motions.
Strong project management skills and experience coordinating cross-functional teams (sales, services, product, partners).
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