Pre-Sales Business Critical Systems Specialist

HP is a leading global provider of products, technologies, solutions and services to consumers and business. The company's offerings span IT infrastructure, personal computing and access devices, global services, and imaging and printing. Our $4 billion annual R&D investment fuels the invention of products, solutions and new technologies so we can better serve customers and enter new markets. We invent, engineer and deliver technology solutions that drive business value, create social value and improve the lives of our customers.

Work with our Business Critical Systems and Solutions - based on the industry leading architecture and supporting multiple operating systems (HP-UX, Linux, Windows, OVMS) and thousands of applications designed to meet the operational requirements of the most demanding customers.



Act as the lead presales technical architect to the HP sales team and as a technical specialist to the assigned customer base. Primary technical liason with customers to understand their business requirements and architect a technical solution to meet those requirements. Support the sales team throughout the sales process and could also assist in the implementation.



This is a quota bearing position and you will be an integral member of the sales team.
REQUIREMENTS
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Bachelor's (undergraduate) degree or equivalent experience preferably in technical field
Sound technical knowledge (UNIX, Linux, Networking, Hardware, mission Critical- High Availability Concepts)
Excellent customer and communication and presentation skills
Strong sales & negotiation skills
Customer facing skills
Ability and willingness to motivate and support other consultants
Resilience and resourcefulness when solving complex problems
Ability to present proposals persuasively
Excellent team skills.